U.S. House · Michigan's 8th District

Kathy Goodwin

CandidateWorking Class Party

Race: U.S. House · Michigan's 8th District
Result: Kristen McDonald Rivet, projected winner
Opponents: Kristen McDonald Rivet (D); Thomas J. Smith (R); Jim Casha (G); C. Mia Pettus (LIB)
Research: Basic

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes

I believe abortion must be legal in all circumstances. I'm against bans on abortion

Protect legal access to abortion

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On the ballotU.S. House · 8

2026-11-03

Kristen McDonald Rivet D	incumbent
Thomas J. Smith R	challenger
Jim Casha G	challenger
C. Mia Pettus LIB	challenger
Kathy Goodwin Working Class Party	challenger

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Issue

What they said

How they voted

Protect legal access to abortionSupports

I believe abortion must be legal in all circumstances. I'm against bans on abortion

In a 2022 Michigan Public interview (her prior run for this seat), she said abortion must be legal in all circumstances and that she opposes bans.[3]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Stricter gun lawsSupports

curtail those semiautomatic weapons and to have those limits on magazines. I would be happy to see those things

In a 2022 Michigan Public interview, she said she would like to see limits on semiautomatic weapons and magazines, and that a mobilized public would be needed to get Congress to act.[3]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Biography

Kathy Goodwin, a Working Class Party candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Michigan's 8th District to Kristen McDonald Rivet. She advanced from the party's June 6, 2026 convention, and little biographical information is available beyond a 2020 Ballotpedia survey.[1][2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Goodwin said in a 2020 Ballotpedia survey that the Flint, Saginaw and Bay City area formed her and that she attended public school in Montrose, outside Flint.[1] She received 1.5% of the vote to Kristen McDonald Rivet's 55.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]

In their own words

Priorities

In a 2022 Michigan Public interview (her prior run for this seat): wages that rise automatically when prices rise.[3]
In a 2022 Michigan Public interview (her prior run for this seat): using a seat in Congress as a platform to address issues workers face.[3]

Statements, quoted without a stance

Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“There are tons of resources that those who have profited from the way the system has been run all these years can be the ones that empty their wallets and their pocketbooks to help us transition to cleaner energy.”[3]
In a 2022 Michigan Public interview (her prior run for this seat)

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/kathy-goodwin

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Sources cited in this profile

1.Kathy Goodwin · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
2.U.S. House · Michigan's 8th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
3.Meet 8th District Working Class Party candidate Kathy Goodwin · Michigan Public · 2022-10-11 News report