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Detroit Free Press Endorsement: 1 candidate is qualified to replace Dan Kildee in Michigan's 8th District
(Detroit Free Press) Residents of Michigan’s 8th Congressional district face a distinct choice in the Nov. 5 general election: Whether to send Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet or Republican Paul Junge to the U.S. Congress.
It’s also an easy choice.
In every respect, KRISTEN McDONALD RIVET is more experienced, more qualified, and more in touch with this sprawling district and its residents’ lives than her Republican opponent, Paul Junge.
The 8th District, comprising Saginaw and Bay counties, and most of Genesee, Midland and Tuscola counties, including the cities of Saginaw and Flint, has been represented by Democrats since 1976, specifically, the late Dale Kildee and his nephew, incumbent Dan Kildee, first elected in 2013, and is stepping down at the end of this term. .................(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2024/10/04/endorsement-freeps-pick-to-replace-dan-kildee-in-michigans-8th/75465064007/