Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Michigan's 13th 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.

Donavan McKinney
Democratic Party · Open seat
T.P. Nykoriak
Republican Party · Open seat
Chris Dardzinski
U.S. Taxpayers Party · Open seat
Raelyn Light
Green Party · Open seat
Simone R. Coleman
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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Donavan McKinneyT.P. NykoriakChris DardzinskiRaelyn LightSimone R. Coleman
Party on the ballotDemocratic Party1Republican Party1U.S. Taxpayers Party1Green Party1Working Class Party1
StatusOpen seatOpen seatOpen seatOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$1,876,780 through October 14, 20262Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$129,6742Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$1,658,394 for · $268,690 against3Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Qualified immunity for police
End qualified immunity for police officers
His campaign website lists ending qualified immunity among the changes he wants to make to the criminal justice system.4		His campaign website says federal officers who knowingly violate constitutional rights should lose qualified immunity, and that he will introduce a bill to substantially reform it for federal law enforcement, including Border Patrol and ICE agents.5Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Foreign aidHis campaign website calls for resuming funding for UNRWA and other organizations providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians.4His campaign website says every dollar Congress appropriates should be traceable and spent only as intended, that military, humanitarian and other foreign aid should not be lost to fraud, corruption, theft or waste, and that anyone who diverts or misuses resources paid for by taxpayers should face investigation and, where appropriate, prosecution.5
Cut foreign aid further or end most of it
His campaign website says the U.S. should end foreign aid to any nation that wants to harm it and that he would like other G-20 nations to carry the larger share of foreign aid, and it lists the U.S. Agency for International Development among the independent agencies to eliminate.6,7		Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Military spendingHis campaign website says he will oppose open-ended, unconditional funding for weapons and bombs, and that the money could instead go to needs at home such as infrastructure, housing, and jobs and health care for veterans.4Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says the Department of Defense could do what it does now for $100 billion less per year, citing former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and calls for forensic review of defense contracts; its '5 by 5’ proposal also calls for increasing the number of Ford-class aircraft carriers from 10 to 15.7Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Highway and transit funding
Shift more money to public transit, walking and biking
His campaign website says investment is needed to build and expand public transit in metro Detroit.4		Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website lists the Federal Transit Administration among 125 federal agencies and programs to eliminate or downsize, saying transit is the responsibility of state, county and local governments.7Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Corporate tax rate
Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
His campaign website says raising taxes on billionaires and corporations could fund investments in housing, education, clean air and water, jobs and healthcare.4		Not found in the public sources we checked
Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)
His campaign website’s single-rate tax proposal would apply the same 15% federal income tax rate to corporations and other businesses earning more than $39,000 a year.8		Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Federal income tax ratesHis campaign website says the ultra-wealthy should pay their fair share of taxes and that raising taxes on billionaires could fund investments the community needs.4Not found in the public sources we checked
Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
His campaign website proposes a single-rate federal tax: no federal income tax for individuals and businesses earning $39,000 a year or less, a 15% rate on income from all sources for those earning more, and a 5% rate on gains from capital investments.8		Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Federal spending levelsNot found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website lists advocating responsible federal spending, reducing the national debt and eliminating unnecessary government programs among his commitments.5His campaign website proposes freezing federal spending at current levels for five budget years and then returning to zero-based budgeting, and says agencies outside the Constitution’s enumerated powers should be phased out over three years, with budget and staff cut 33% each year.7Not found in the public sources we checkedNot 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.

Donavan McKinney — 13 issues
  • Abortion medication
    His campaign website says access to medication abortion should be protected nationwide.4
  • Government funding and abortion
    Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
    His campaign website says he will push to pass bills like the EACH Act, which it says would repeal laws such as the Hyde Amendment.4
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says abortion rights must be codified at the federal level.4
  • Cash bail and pretrial release
    End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk
    His campaign website says he is committed to ending cash bail, because people should not be jailed simply because they are poor.4
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign website says he backs the right of every worker to form a union and to be paid a living wage.4
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Broad cancellation of student debt
    His campaign website says all existing student loan debt should be canceled.4
  • Tuition-free college
    Free tuition at public colleges and universities
    His campaign website says tuition should be free at every public college, university and trade school.4
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His campaign website says the Citizens United decision lets corporations and wealthy donors spend unlimited money on elections, says he wants to get big money out of politics, and lists his work helping introduce Michigan House bills that would stop government contractors and monopoly utilities from donating to political campaigns.4,9
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website lists expanding early child care resources among the federal investments he would pursue for children and public schools.4
  • Military aid to Israel
    Reduce or end military aid to Israel
    His campaign website says the U.S. needs to end the military aid and arms it gives to Israel, and says he pledges to co-sign legislation like the Block the Bombs Act.4
  • Health insurance system
    One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
    His campaign website says families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which it says would cover everyone regardless of employment status or location and include dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health and abortion care.4
  • Limits on rent increases
    Freeze rents or keep yearly increases low, as in traditional rent control
    His campaign website says he supports nationwide rent control to cap annual rent increases, along with just-cause eviction protections and a federal right to counsel for renters facing eviction.4
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
    His campaign website says there should be a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants.4
T.P. Nykoriak — 3 issues
  • Marijuana laws
    Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
    His campaign website calls for decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level, saying Congress should work with the President to take it off the federal controlled-substances list where appropriate and bring federal law in line with states such as Michigan that treat it differently; it says he will also push for a process to review, and where the law permits grant retroactive relief for, people whose only federal offense was low-level, non-violent marijuana possession.5
  • Aid to Ukraine
    His campaign website says he will press for broad congressional oversight of, and investigations into, how U.S. money and materials sent to foreign conflicts, including Ukraine, were spent, and will back bills for tighter audits, independent inspectors general and better end-use monitoring.5
  • Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
    His campaign website says he will work to protect Medicare and Medicaid for the people who rely on them lawfully while rooting out fraud, waste and abuse.5
Chris Dardzinski — 17 issues
  • Abortion law
    His campaign website says he is pro-life and does not tell others how to decide for their families, and that he does not believe governments or public officials have much power to decrease abortion, calling it an issue handled within families, communities and churches.10
  • Death penalty
    His campaign website says he supports the death penalty.10
  • Banking and investment rules
    His campaign website lists the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau among 125 federal agencies and programs to eliminate or downsize, saying its mission duplicates that of the Treasury Department, the FBI and state agencies.7
  • Trade agreements
    His campaign website says the World Trade Organization has become a tool China uses to abuse trade rules and that he would do away with it.6
  • Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality
    His campaign website says sex education for children is the responsibility of parents.10
  • US Department of Education
    His campaign website proposes combining the Department of Education with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture into a Department of Health, Welfare and Education, and its '5 by 5’ proposal would transfer the federal student loan system back to private banks by 2030.7
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    His campaign website says AI data centers should be kept at least a mile away from schools, churches, hospitals, daycare centers, public parks, residential neighborhoods, and retirement and nursing homes, and that local zoning rules more than 10 years old should be updated.10
  • Nuclear power
    His campaign website says America should watch how France uses nuclear power and model it for new power plant upgrades.6
  • Same-sex marriage
    His campaign website says marriage and civil unions are a matter between two adults, and asks everyone to stop bringing the Constitution, politics and the media into the question.10
  • US role in NATO
    Stay in NATO, but bring many US troops home and have European allies lead their own defense
    His campaign website says NATO has strategic value and that other members need to do more of the heavy lifting, and it calls for removing U.S. troops from Europe, turning the bases over to host countries and having Europe support a European military force as part of a new NATO plan.6
  • Public health emergency powers and workplace vaccine requirements
    His campaign website says he has no strong views on vaccines in any direction but strongly objects to anyone in government authority telling Americans what they must put in their bodies, and says each household should make its own vaccination decisions.10
  • Border wall and barriers
    His campaign website says the country’s borders need to be defined and secured, and points to the Great Wall of China and a Saudi Arabian border wall as examples.10
  • Legal immigration levels
    Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
    His campaign website’s '5 by 5’ proposal would increase legal immigration overall and all work-visa programs by 5% a year from fiscal year 2026 through 2030.7
  • Federal disaster aid (FEMA)
    His campaign website says FEMA has limits, that every city, township and village needs its own community-wide disaster plan, and that he would hold district workshops every 90 days for local officials to develop those plans.11
  • Passenger trains and Amtrak
    Cut federal rail funding or move Amtrak toward private operation
    His campaign website lists Amtrak among the independent agencies to eliminate.7
  • Social Security retirement age
    Raise the full retirement age
    His campaign website’s '5 by 5’ proposal, dated September 2024, would raise the Social Security retirement age in yearly steps from 67 years 7 months in 2026 to 71 years 7 months in 2030, leaving current recipients’ benefits as they are through December 2025.7
  • Business tax breaks
    Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
    His campaign website says tax loopholes and tax shelters for a small number of corporations and wealthy people should be abolished, and its '5 by 5’ proposal would eliminate all federal tax-code loopholes over five years.7,8

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