State Senator Kristen McDonald Privet has been declared the winner of the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.
Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., announced he would not seek re-election in 2023, leaving the seat he has represented since 2012 up for grabs this cycle.
There are three candidates vying for the nomination in the primary: Kristen McDonald Privet, Matt Collier and Pamela Pugh. .
Key primaries will be held in 4 states on Tuesday, setting the stage for Senate and House showdowns in November
Rep. Dan Kildee will leave Congress at the end of this term (Getty Images)
Collier served as mayor of Flint, Michigan in the late 1980s.
Pugh currently serves as chairman of the Michigan State Board of Education.
McDonald Privet is currently the first female state senator to represent the Great Lakes Bay region.
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The state senator also served as executive director of Head Start Michigan, chief of staff for the Michigan Department of Education and vice president of the Skillman Foundation.
