ICYMI: Kristen McDonald Rivet silent as former constituents go without representation for over 100 days
Out of touch Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet bailed on her constituents in her state legislature district to get a promotion and after over 100 days, Governor Whitmer has refused to call a special election to fill the seat.
This is by far the longest time frame in Governor Whitmer’s tenure between a State Senate seat vacancy and a special election announcement.
More than 270,000 Michiganders are still left without representation because of self-serving Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet.
Read more from The Midwesterner here or see excerpts below:
Kristen McDonald Rivet silent as former constituents go without Senate representation for over 100 days
The Midwesterner
Victor Skinner
May 2, 2025
“After more than 100 days, will Kristen McDonald Rivet remain silent despite growing frustration from her constituents or call on Governor Whitmer to hold a special election?” asked the National Republican Congressional Committee in a statement Thursday.
“After over 100 days, more than 270,000 Michiganders are still left without representation because of self-serving Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet,” it continued.
“Kristen McDonald Rivet bailed on her constituents in her state legislature district to get a promotion and Governor Whitmer has refused to call a special election to fill the seat,” the statement continued. “This is by far the longest time frame in Governor Whitmer’s tenure between a State Senate seat vacancy and a special election announcement.”
Voters elected McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, to Congress 178 days ago, and she officially vacated her former 35th Senate District seat when she was sworn in to office 118 days ago.
Despite numerous calls from lawmakers, local leaders, businesses, political allies and public rallies demanding Whitmer schedule a special election, the governor has refused to do so, offering no rationale for the delay as McDonald Rivet remains silent.
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The district’s Midland, Bay and Saginaw counties went 54.8% for President Donald Trump in November. The senate district has been represented by a Republican every year since 1965, until McDonald-Rivet took office in 2023.
A special election would determine whether the legislature’s upper chamber operates with a new 19-19 tie between Republicans and Democrats, or returns to a 20-18 Democratic majority. Voters shifted control of the House to Republicans in November, killing the first Democratic government trifecta in four decades.