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H4MI08218

MCDONALD RIVET, KRISTEN Incumbent

 ·  MI-8 (House)
34.8
Influence Score · 2026
Least exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $1.19M 5.65 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $180 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $0 OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $0 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $180 4.54 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $5.20M 3.27 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.631 1.80 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0000 0.00 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0021 0.01 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  MI-8

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
MCDONALD RIVET, KRISTEN DEM Inc. $1.19M $2.13M 34.8 Least exposed
HASSAN, AMIR REP Chal. $131K $0 0.5 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.