KILDEE, DALE

D · house · bioguide K000172

FEC candidate id: H6MI07108
Internal id: 3d5846f6-8b29-4dff-b8d1-f47eed7699d2
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-05. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	773,657
People	Median age	42
Income	Median household income	$70,618
Income	Per-capita income	$36,822
Income	In poverty	11.6%
Income	Unemployed	5.2%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.434
Race	White alone	86.4%
Race	Black alone	3.8%
Race	Asian alone	0.7%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	5.5%
Race	Two or more races	7.2%
Origin	Foreign-born	2.9%
Language	Speaks English only at home	94.5%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	2.7%
Education	High school or higher	57.9%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	23.6%
Education	Advanced degree	8.6%
Household	Family households	64.9%
Household	Avg household size	2.45
Household	Never married (15+)	29.8%
Housing	Median home value	$204,700
Housing	Median gross rent	$962
Housing	Single-family detached	78.8%
Housing	Built before 1940	6.2%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.5%
Housing	Vacant units	12.1%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.8%
Health	With a disability	14.8%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	89.1%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	8.6%
Commute	Drove alone	78.6%
Commute	Public transit	0.2%
Commute	Worked from home	9.0%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2012	$103,381	$116,047	$0	$0	$27,450
2010	$622,561	$1,207,958	$12,666	$0	$262,813
2008	$606,572	$559,952	$598,063	$0	$230,562
2006	$556,806	$593,820	$551,443	$0	$239,803
2004	$531,701	$608,289	$588,456	$0	$208,559
2002	$426,048	$416,092	$665,045	$0	$148,762
2000	$570,766	$307,040	$620,945	$0	$177,663
1998	$713,301	$394,037	$357,221	$0	$298,105
1996	$841,182	$816,337	$37,958	$0	$336,389
1994	$970,631	$963,249	$13,114	$23,409	$301,790
1992	$762,558	$794,866	$5,733	$121,739	$239,011
1990	$259,480	$222,531	$39,580	$0	$66,144
1988	$152,246	$150,594	$2,634	$0	$42,128
1986	$96,112	$101,545	$984	$0	$0
1984	$60,128	$60,923	$6,439	$0	$10,671
1982	$54,061	$49,384	$0	$0	$0
1980	$28,457	$28,527	$0	$0	$0

Elections

1980 general house · MI-7 — won
1982 general house · MI-7 — won
1984 general house · MI-7 — won
1986 general house · MI-7 — won
1988 general house · MI-7 — won
1990 general house · MI-7 — won
1992 general house · MI-9 — won
1994 general house · MI-9 — won
1996 general house · MI-9 — won
1998 general house · MI-9 — won
2000 general house · MI-9 — won
2002 general house · MI-5 — won
2004 general house · MI-5 — won
2006 general house · MI-5 — won
2008 general house · MI-5 — won
2010 general house · MI-5 — won
2012 general house · MI-5 — won

Committees

KILDEE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE — principal · type H

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 25.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-11-07	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	24F	$1,405
2022-10-12	CONCERNED CITIZEN	24A	$478
2022-10-01	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	24F	$1,405
2022-09-30	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	24F	$2,100
2022-09-30	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	24F	$51
2022-06-15	BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE…	24K	$1,000
2021-12-03	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION…	24K	$2,000
2021-06-22	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION P…	24K	$5,000
2021-06-22	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION P…	24K	$5,000
2021-05-23	INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION	24K	$2,500

Connected on the graph

Inbound (10)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-11-07	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$1,405	pas2
2022-10-12	CONCERNED CITIZEN	contributed_to	$478	pas2
2022-10-01	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$1,405	pas2
2022-09-30	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$2,100	pas2
2022-09-30	ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$51	pas2
2022-06-15	BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-03	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2021-06-22	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-06-22	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-05-23	INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	KILDEE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	—		candidate_committees

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