Dan Kildee

Democrat Representative of Michigan's 8th district

Representative
Michigan, district 5
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Michigan, district 5
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Michigan, district 5
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Michigan, district 5
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Michigan, district 5
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Michigan, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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August 11, 1958 (66 years old)

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Has been serving as a U.S. representative since 2013, initially for Michigan’s 5th congressional district and then for the 8th district from 2023.
Succeeded his uncle, Dale Kildee, in Congress.
Announced he would not seek re-election in 2024.
Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, and earned a B.S. in community development administration from Central Michigan University.
Became one of the nation’s youngest elected officials at age 18 when elected to the Flint Board of Education in 1977.
Served on Genesee County’s board of commissioners for 12 years, including five as chair.
Ran for mayor of Flint in 1991 but finished third in the primary election.
Elected Genesee County Treasurer in 1996 and reelected in 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Helped create the Genesee County Land Bank in 2002 to address urban decay.
Co-founded and served as president of the Center for Community Progress, focusing on urban revitalization.
Appointed assistant whip in the House in January 2013 and elected to the caucus’s Steering and Policy Committee by fellow freshmen Democratic members.
Secured federal funding for demolishing blighted homes and supported legislation to remove tax breaks for companies moving jobs overseas.
Claimed on the House floor that Republican leaders were refusing emergency aid to Flint due to racial bias.
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress.
Supported the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, abortion rights, and opposed lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers.
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act and attributed rising inflation rates to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Supported prohibiting troop deployment on the southern border for enforcing immigration law and voted to impeach Donald Trump twice.
Criticized the 60-vote majority Senate rule, introduced legislation for electric vehicle tax credits, and opposed the use of eminent domain for economic development.
Co-launched the Congressional Freethought Caucus, supports humanist chaplains, and is a sponsor of H.R. 40 for studying and developing reparation proposals for African Americans.
Voted in favor of intervention in Syria, signed a letter to lift tariffs on China, supported aid to Ukraine, and voted for lowering the voting age to 16.
Has served on the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Budget.
Was a candidate in the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election but dropped out.
Married to Jennifer Kildee since 1988, with three children. His brother Timothy was killed in a shooting in 2024.
Diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in 2023 but described his prognosis as “excellent” following surgery.