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Brink

Democrat Not on the November ballot

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The Brink cardThe race card

Raised for this seat

$3.0M

Through July 15, 2026

Cash on hand

$841K

Through July 15, 2026

Not on the November ballot

Brink is not on the November ballot for this seat. Tom Barrett and William Lawrence are.

Tom BarrettRepublican · $6.3MWilliam LawrenceDemocrat · $1.1M

A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Brink's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

23%from small donors
Small donors
23%$697K
Large donors
74%$2.2M
PACs
2%$59K
Party
--
Self-funding
1%$20K
Other
<1%$7K

Separately, $604K in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.

Receipts reported through July 15, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Michigan

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 15 days before online or by mail, or same-day through Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
779K
Median household income
$80K
Unemployment
4.7%
Living below the poverty line
10.7%
Without health insurance
3.8%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$125K
  • Elect Democratic Women$125K

Spending to oppose them

$479K
  • Michigan Values PAC$479K
How these directions are decided

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.

In their own words

What Brink's campaign says it would work on.

The priorities Brink's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.

  • “Our Priorities for Mid-Michigan”
  • “Lowering Costs and Investing in Mid-Michigan”
  • “Making Health Care More Affordable and Accessible”
  • “Protecting Social Security and Medicare”
  • “Fighting Corruption and Defending Democracy”
  • “Protecting the Environment and Growing the Green Economy”
  • “Strengthening Public Schools”
  • “Protecting Fundamental Rights and Freedoms”

Quoted from bridgetbrink.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.

Record in office

Brink has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.