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MI-10 Democratic nominee?
$19.7K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleProsecutor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationMichigan
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BackgroundProsecutor
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Notable personal detailsChristina Hines is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District (2026). She is a Michigan prosecutor and has worked on cases involving sexual assault, human trafficking, homicide, and hate crimes, and has said she helped start a restorative justice program. She attended the University of Michigan and earned a law degree from Wayne State University Law School.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to lower costs for working families, hold corporations accountable for price gouging, protect Social Security and expand access to affordable healthcare, and to boost manufacturing, support unions and small businesses to bring good-paying jobs to her district. Emphasizes reducing everyday expenses (prescriptions, housing, childcare, groceries) rather than specifying major tax-cut or tax-increase proposals.
Healthcare
Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid and ensuring high-quality, affordable healthcare for everyone, and pledges to lower prescription drug costs and hold corporations accountable for price gouging. Prioritizes expanded access to physical and mental health services and increased treatment and rehabilitation for substance use disorders.
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Immigration & Border
Supports increased border security and tougher penalties for narcotics trafficking as part of combating the fentanyl crisis; no explicit statements on expanding legal immigration pathways or asylum protections were found on the campaign site.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive freedom and has received endorsements from pro-choice organizations and Democratic groups. The campaign emphasizes protecting basic rights and healthcare access as part of its priorities. Specific policy language on federal codification or gestational limits was not found on the campaign site.
Climate & Energy
Supports protecting environmental programs that support the Great Lakes and criticizes rollbacks of those programs. Campaign materials mention lowering gas costs and investing in manufacturing but do not present detailed climate or energy policy proposals or specific emissions/clean-energy targets.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports stronger federal gun safety measures including universal background checks, red flag laws, and strengthened safe-storage requirements, and prioritizes funding community-based programs to prevent gun violence. Views gun violence as a public-health issue and lists passage of stronger gun laws as a top priority for federal action.
Polls
MI-10 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
MI-10 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Christina Hines for MI-10 Democratic nominee?
Carl Marlinga
Public figure
Carl Marlinga endorsed Christina Hines for Michigan's 10th Congressional District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$884.2K
$663.2K
$442.1K
$221.1K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$884.2K
$311.8K
$572.4K
$38.2K
Source: FEC
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We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
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