Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Michigan's 10th District

5 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Christina Bertrand Hines
Democratic Party · Open seat
Michael Bouchard
Republican Party · Open seat
Mike Saliba
Libertarian Party · Open seat
Kwabena Nkromo
Green Party · Open seat
Andrea L. Kirby
Working Class Party · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Christina Bertrand HinesMichael BouchardMike SalibaKwabena NkromoAndrea L. Kirby
Party on the ballotDemocratic Party1Republican Party1Libertarian Party1Green Party1Working Class Party1
StatusOpen seatOpen seatOpen seatOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$4,159,693 through October 14, 20262$2,884,259 through October 14, 20263Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$1,007,6282$1,573,4703Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$2,537,220 for · $1,504,272 against4$937,176 for · $10,135,610 against5Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
US Department of Education
Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
Her disability rights topic page says the effort to dismantle the Department of Education and shift oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services would harm more than 9 million students with disabilities, and her education topic page says she would ramp up the federal share of special education costs to the full 40%.6,7		Not found in the public sources we checked
Close the department and move or end its programs
His campaign website says he pledges to support H.R. 899 and its 2025 successor to terminate the Department of Education.8		Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Iran's nuclear program and sanctionsNot found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says ending the current conflict with Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz is the first step toward lower gas prices.9His campaign website says the country must end war propaganda, threats of a blockade and plans to attack Iran, and must be willing to talk with every country.10Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance systemHer health care topic page says she believes health care is a human right, wants to strengthen and expand the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid and build toward a system where everyone can afford care, and supports capping premiums and out-of-pocket costs for public and private insurance and early Medicare buy-in for Americans who have served the country, such as police officers.11His campaign website says people should be able to pick the health care that works for them and their families, and that it should be low cost, high quality and transparent about what people pay.12,13Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says he would work for health care that is accessible, affordable and preventive and would look to high-performing systems, including Massachusetts, as models for stronger primary and preventive care.14Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Christina Bertrand Hines — 24 issues
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her money in politics topic page says she will support passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act, and the Freedom to Vote Act.15
  • Police funding
    Her campaign website says that in Congress she will fight for safer communities and for giving law enforcement the resources to prevent violent crime and keep children and seniors safe online.16
  • Tariffs
    Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
    Her prices topic page says she backs strategic use of tariffs to shield American workers and key industries but that retaliatory tariffs imposed without a strategy are hurting working families, and her housing topic page lists reducing tariffs that raise the cost of building materials.17,18
  • Who sets tariffs
    Require Congress to approve new tariffs before they take effect
    Her prices topic page says major economic decisions such as tariffs should not be made unilaterally but should go through debate and legislation in the democratic process, and that she will work to restore Congress's authority over trade and economic policy.17
  • Books in school libraries
    Her education topic page says she will oppose book bans that pull literature only because it makes readers think harder or tells the story of someone whose life differs from their own.7
  • Religion in public schools
    No school-sponsored prayer or religious displays, while students may pray or share their faith on their own
    Her education topic page says she will repel efforts to force religion into public schools because church and state must remain separate.7
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
    Her education topic page says she would expand loan forgiveness for educators in high-need areas.7
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    Her money in politics topic page says she supports overturning Citizens United and backs a constitutional amendment, for example the For Our Freedom Amendment, that would permit reasonable caps on political spending.15
  • Federal workforce and job protections
    Her health care topic page says she wants to roll back the Trump administration's DOGE firings, which it says stop the FDA from safety-testing drugs and infant formula.11
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
    Her money in politics topic page says she supports a ban on trading individual stocks by members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children.15,16
  • Clean energy tax credits
    Her environment topic page says she will back legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act that, it says, helps return clean energy manufacturing to the United States.19
  • Electric vehicles
    Her environment topic page says she backs investment in electric vehicle production, along with clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to cut pollution and create well-paying jobs.19
  • Clean Water Act coverage of wetlands and streams
    Her environment topic page says she will defend and strengthen protections for coastlines, rivers and wetlands.19
  • Conservation and development on federal lands
    Her environment topic page says she will back conservation work that protects wildlife habitat and natural landscapes and will keep championing the protection of public lands in Congress.19
  • Child care costs
    Her education topic page says she will fight for universal pre-K and press for child care subsidies so working parents can afford good-quality care.7
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Her health care topic page lists expanding paid family leave among her preventive care priorities.11
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her disability rights topic page says she supports protecting and expanding Medicaid, SSI and SSDI, and her health care topic page says Medicare and Medicaid should be strengthened and expanded.6,11
  • Zoning and new housing
    Give extra state or federal money to communities that allow more homes
    Her housing topic page says she would reward communities that increase housing supply, expand tax incentives for affordable housing, cut red tape and permitting delays and encourage redevelopment of vacant and underused properties into housing.18
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Her health care topic page says she wants to negotiate prices for more prescriptions.11
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Slow benefit growth for higher earners or future retirees
    Her Social Security topic page says she will reject cuts to Social Security, disability or survivor benefits for working and middle-class Americans and supports capping cost-of-living increases for the top 25% of beneficiaries while keeping full inflation protection for the rest.20
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    Apply the tax to all earnings
    Her Social Security topic page says she supports eliminating the Social Security funding cap and closing corporate loopholes.20
  • Social Security retirement age
    Keep it at 67
    Her Social Security topic page says she will reject changing the retirement age and that Social Security can be funded for decades without raising it.20
  • Children and social media
    Her education topic page says she supports phone-free schools and that children are safer with simpler phones than smartphones before high school and with no social media before age 16.7
  • High-speed internet access
    Her education topic page says she will fight to bring broadband access to every classroom.7
Michael Bouchard — 5 issues
  • Asylum rules
    His campaign website says he stands for restoring the Remain in Mexico policy and ending catch-and-release.12,21
  • Border wall and barriers
    Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
    His campaign website says he stands for finishing the border wall.12,21
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    His campaign website says he stands for ending catch-and-release and for deporting people in the country illegally who are criminals and endanger citizens.12,21
  • Gas tax and road funding
    Cut or suspend the federal gas tax
    His campaign website says the state and federal gas tax should be temporarily suspended to lower prices at the pump.9
  • Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
    His campaign website says he will always protect Medicare and Social Security and that waste and fraud that threaten those programs must be rooted out.12,22
Mike Saliba — 7 issues
  • Foreign intelligence surveillance (FISA Section 702)
    Don't renew it, or replace it with much narrower authority
    His campaign website says the USA Freedom Act, the Military Commissions Act and the FISA legislation must be repealed or fundamentally changed to protect privacy and civil liberties.10
  • Qualified immunity for police
    End qualified immunity for police officers
    His campaign website says he pledges to support H.R. 7085, the Ending Qualified Immunity Act, which it says eliminates the qualified immunity defense in civil actions for deprivation of rights.8
  • Federal Reserve independence
    His campaign website says he seeks a thorough investigation and audit of the Federal Reserve and says the Fed's arbitrary, closed-door power to create money and credit for commercial interests should end, and that he pledges to support the Gold Standard Restoration Act, which it says would require the Treasury to fix the dollar's value at a set weight of gold.8,10
  • Aid to Ukraine
    His campaign website says the country should not re-ignite the cold war with Russia over Ukraine.10
  • US role in NATO
    His campaign website says the country should start bringing home its troops stationed abroad, including in Korea, Japan, Europe and the entire Middle East.10
  • Federal income tax rates
    Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
    His campaign website says he signed the FAIRtax Pledge to support H.R. 25, which it says would replace federal income taxes and other federal taxes with a single-rate federal retail sales tax.8,23
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says there should be no increase in the national debt and that the country should pay its bills as it goes along.10

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.