Cast 88% Of All Eligible Roll Call
Votes This Session
(22 out of 25)
Bolden, Kyra Harris (D)
State Representative District 35
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POLITICAL CAREER
Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden was first elected to the House on Nov. 6, 2018 when she defeated Republican Theodore ALFONSETTI III by securing 85.2 percent of the general election vote.
She won in a six-candidate primary field, taking 44.9 percent of the August primary vote.
In 2020, Bolden won her second term by defeating Shadia MARTINI, 90% to 9.85% in the August primary. Bolden carried the 35th House district in the general elect against Daniela DAVIS 82.9% to 15.9%.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Bolden was a commissioner on the Total Living Commission for the city of Southfield.
To read MIRS biography of Rep. Bolden, click here.
EDUCATION
She is a graduate of Southfield-Lathrup High School and earned a bachelor's degree at Grand Valley State University.
Bolden attended the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law where she served as a student representative to the State Bar of Michigan and vice president of UDM Black Law Students Society.
LEAD STAFF PERSON:
Taylor LawrenceTlawrence@house.mi.gov
Additional Information
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House Gives A Count For COVID Positive Members, Staffers (12-09-2020)
Sex Assault Victims Get 'Address Confidentiality' In House; Prevention Bills Heard In Committee (12-01-2020)
Bits And Tidbits (12-01-2020)
Bolden Undergoing Surgery After COVID; 'Not Leaving House Anytime Soon' (11-25-2020)
EMILY's List Makes Its 'Largest Investment' In State House Races (10-27-2020)
B-Corps Would Get Liability Protection Under Dem Package (10-14-2020)
10 Bills Proposed For Nursing Home Care In COVID World (09-01-2020)
Majority Of Dems Abandon Gov On Education Package (08-18-2020)
House Sends Return To Learn Bills To Governor's Desk (08-17-2020)
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Bits And Tidbits (07-29-2020)
News And Notes From Campaign Finance Deadline (07-24-2020)
Bits And Tidbits (07-07-2020)
AFL-CIO Unveils Endorsements For August Primary (06-29-2020)
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House Discourages Locals From Defunding Their Local Police Departments (06-17-2020)
Work Starts On Dialing Down Low-Level Misdemeanors To Civil Infractions (06-05-2020)
Bits And Tidbits (06-03-2020)
Here's How We See The House Race, Districts 31-40 (06-01-2020)
21 House Members Get Primary On Filing Deadline (04-21-2020)
Business Owner Challenging Bolden In 35th (04-06-2020)
Fundraisers Going Virtual . . . If They're Happening At All (03-16-2020)
Press Releases
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