Kristen McDonald Rivet

DemocratDistrict R+1119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score80#23 of 433 representatives across tracked bills

Contact Kristen McDonald Rivet’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-3611 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

1408 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2208

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Republicans · 5 signals

Strong
Backs 13 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 13 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 842, H.R. 909, H.R. 1107, H.R. 1262, H.R. 1329 and 8 more.
Strong
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+1)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. MI-8 has a partisan lean of R+1. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
Medium
31st most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.244 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.149 toward the Republicans (rank 31 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
Medium
MI-8 leans R+1: a Democrat in a Republican-leaning districtMI-8 has a partisan lean of R+1 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). Members whose seat favors the other party face pressure to moderate.

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 1.8 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Agriculture
Minority · 17th in seniority
- Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
- Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Minority · 27th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

D median

R median

Rivet

← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →

Their score of -0.244 is 0.15 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Democratic average

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House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)

Swing score by bill

swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 1–50 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for Kristen McDonald Rivet on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role	Swing score ·
H.R. 7388Smart Space Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov	No position yetNow in the Senate	93 Broke with party on 20% of 10 similar votes Sits on a committee of referral	Swing
H.R. 3424SPACE Act of 2025