Kristen McDonald Rivet

A Representative from Michigan. Born in Portland, Ionia County, Mich. , July 11, 1970. Graduated from Portland High School, Portland, Mich. , 1988. B. A. , Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. , 1992. M. P. A, University of Michigan Flint, Flint, Mich. , 2010. Nonprofit executive. Professional advocate. Staff, Michigan department of human services, 2004-2006. Staff, Michigan department of education, 2006-2007. City commissioner, Bay City, Mich. , 2019-2022. Member of the Michigan state senate, 2023-2025, assistant majority floor leader, 2023-2025. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).