Kristen McDonald Rivet is an American politician who is a member of the

Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...

for the 35th district. She was elected in November 2022 and took office on January 1, 2023.

Early life and education

McDonald Rivet was raised in

Portland, Michigan Portland is a city in Ionia County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,883 at the 2010 census. The city is situated in the south central portion of Portland Township and is known as the "City of Two Rivers" since it is the conflu ...

, with her fraternal twin sister Karen McDonald. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

and a Master of Arts in education and public administration from the

University of Michigan–Flint The University of Michigan–Flint (UM-Flint, UMF) is a public university in Flint, Michigan. It is one of the two regional universities operating under the policies of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, the other being the University ...

Career

Prior to entering politics, McDonald Rivet served as chief of staff for State Superintendent Michael P. Flanagan and was vice president of the Skillman Foundation. McDonald Rivet later served as a member of the Bay City Commission, representing the city's 2nd ward. She was elected to the

in November 2022, defeating Republican

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Annette Glenn Annette Glenn is an American politician from Michigan. Glenn is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 98. Early life Glenn is a native of Idaho. Education Glenn earned a bachelor's degree in Public Admin ...

Personal life

McDonald Rivet and her husband,

Joseph Rivet Joseph L. Rivet is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently serving as a Bay City Commissioner from Bay City, Michigan's 2nd Ward. He previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 97th and 96th distric ...

, have six children.

References

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