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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · MI-8

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Representative · MI · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does+22
Childcare & leave
analysis
says+100
does
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Veterans' care delivery
analysis
says+80
does
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says
does0
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does+35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Government role in coverage
analysis
says+80
does
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Abortion policy
analysis
says+100
does
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Tax distribution
analysis
says+80
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Ethics & oversight
analysis
says+100
does
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says
does−16
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says−80
does0
gap +80
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says
does+23
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says−80
does+55
gap +135
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says−80
does0
gap +80
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says+100
does0
gap +100
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+11
Welfare & anti-poverty
analysis
says+80
does

Money — FEC

$5.5Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Amir Hassan

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Challenger · No voting record

Alfred Lemmo

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Overall tax level · Stated

    Al Lemmo supports permanent tax cuts and expanded deductions for small businesses to lower the tax burden.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Greenhouse-gas policy · Stated

    Al Lemmo opposes federal climate programs and mandates, prioritizing economic growth and local conservation efforts instead.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Regulation (cross-sector) · Stated

    Al Lemmo supports reducing federal regulations, proposing a rule to remove two regulations for every new one instituted.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Business taxation · Stated

    Al Lemmo supports lowering taxes on businesses through full expensing of equipment and permanent small business tax cuts.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Abortion policy · Stated

    Al Lemmo is strongly pro-life, opposing abortion and taxpayer funding for it.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Trade & tariffs · Stated

    Al Lemmo favors protectionist trade policies, including reshoring supply chains and enforcing Buy American provisions.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$220.3Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 35 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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