Kristen Fauson

President of the Forest Hills Board of Education in Grand Rapids, MI

Kristen Fauson is a candidate for Representative in State Legislature District 80 in Michigan State House District 80, Michigan — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Lily Cheng-Schulting, Kris Pachla, Doug Lee.

Kristen Fauson is a candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 80. She earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University. Early in her career, she worked abroad and in Washington, D.C., to help communities build stable governments. In 2020, Fauson was elected to the Forest Hills Public Schools Board of Education and later served as its president. She resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her husband and three children.