Michigan U.S. House District 8

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• CLFHybrid PAC (super PAC account)99% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$1.6M against Kristen McDonald Rivet
• WELCOMEPACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$13K for Kristen McDonald Rivet
• GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSuper PAC$392 for Kristen McDonald Rivet

Each campaign.

• Kristen McDonald RivetFEC filing: Kristen McDonald Rivet · H4MI08218 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Kristen McDonald Rivet

  In the U.S. House (MI-8) since 2025 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure · 4 subcommittees
  • 453 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4MI08218) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $6.4M

  Spent

  $4.3M

  Cash on hand

  $2.7M

  • Individuals 69% $4.4M
  • PACs & other committees 30% $1.9M
  • Party committees <0.1% $5,107
  • Other receipts 1% $87K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $539K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $14K supporting · $1.6M opposing ($1.6M of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. WELCOMEPACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $13K
  2. GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSuper PAC $392

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. CLFHybrid PAC (super PAC account)99% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $1.6M

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. JSTREETPACMembership group PAC · J Street $23K
  2. EMILYS LISTPAC with no sponsoring organization $11K
  3. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSUnion PAC · United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $10K

  Where the money went $1.3M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.3M of the $4.3M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 8% $109K
  • Consultants & strategy 12% $165K
  • Staff & payroll 28% $366K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 25% $331K
  • Polling, research & data 9% $118K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $58K
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $109K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $52K
  • Other or unclassified 2% $26K

  Largest payees

  1. GUSTO $363K
  2. WESTWEST DIGITAL $203K
  3. MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES LLC $161K
  4. ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $97K
  5. SPIROS CONSULTING LLC $60K

  Paid to individuals: $87K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (978 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Amir HassanFEC filing: Amir Hassan · H6MI08296 ↗

  Raised

  $868K

  Spent

  $863K

  Cash on hand

  $11K

  Debts

  $20K

  • Individuals 78% $680K
  • PACs & other committees 18% $159K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 3% $29K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $473

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $6,002 moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC of Kevin McCarthy $10K
  2. UPPER HAND FUNDLeadership PAC of William P Huizenga $7,500
  3. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)Trade association PAC $5,000

  Where the money went $603K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $603K of the $863K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 13% $78K
  • Consultants & strategy 67% $405K
  • Staff & payroll 4% $25K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 6% $38K
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $20K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $12K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $23K
  • Other or unclassified 0.4% $2,221

  Largest payees

  1. TARGETED VICTORY $354K
  2. PT STRATEGY LLC $52K
  3. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $29K
  4. MARRIOTT GROUP $25K
  5. PDS COMPLIANCE $23K

  Paid to individuals: $35K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jul 21, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (189 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Alfred LemmoFEC filing: Alfred Lemmo · H0MI13463 ↗

  Raised

  $220K

  Spent

  $220K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Debts

  $220K

  • Individuals <0.1% $200
  • Candidate's own money & loans 99.9% $220K

  Campaign totals through Aug 11, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $219K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 100% $219K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.1% $248
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $216

  Largest payees

  1. CSM LLC $219K
  2. CITGO GAS STATION $248
  3. USPS DEARBORN $232

  Payments dated Feb 17, 2026 to Jul 12, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (17 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Thomas James SmithFEC filing: Thomas James Smith · H6MI08312 ↗

  Raised

  $43K

  Spent

  $476K

  Cash on hand

  $85K

  Debts

  $7,600

  • Individuals 46% $20K
  • PACs & other committees 37% $16K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 17% $7,605

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $518K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. THE GUARDIAN FUNDJoint fundraising committee $5,000
  2. SIX PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $5,000

  Where the money went $3,053 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $3,053 of the $476K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 25, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 93% $2,844
  • Travel, meals & events 7% $209

  Largest payees

  1. VISION SOLUTIONS, LLC $2,844
  2. SAGINAW COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $209

  Payments dated Jun 12, 2026 to Jun 25, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (2 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Jim Casha, C. Mia Pettus, Kathy Goodwin.