Kathy Goodwin

Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Working Class Party convention on June 6, 2026.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

This Flint, Saginaw and Bay City area formed me. From a young age, my wise grandmother and mother taught me how to stand up for myself. Before I really understood much, it was drilled into my head that the system will walk all over you unless you learn how to fight.

I went to public school outside of Flint in a small town called Montrose. I still remember the history class where the teacher showed a powerful movie about the victory of the Flint Sit Down Strike in 1937. I immediately understood that the working class has real power when we stand together and fight.

I want to run as a candidate in the Flint area to spread the message of Flint to all of Michigan: that fighting the system is life and death important. I was horrified but not surprised when vicious greed poisoned the water in Flint, Michigan, beginning in 2014. I watched with pride when adults and children in Flint stood up for themselves. They forced State government to admit there was a water crisis and that people were poisoned. Working people in Flint showed determination to expose the truth, and their courage inspired support from others.

I have watched again with pride as a new generation takes up the fight - this time against police brutality and systemic racism. I would say to the new generation that working class solidarity will be the key that unlocks the next phase of struggle.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Pay for the crises we're facing by taking back the wealth that the richest 1 percent steals from our labor every day.Guarantee EVERYONE a job, with a decent wage that keeps up with prices.Working people are essential. Organized together, the working class can change the world.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We have been living through the spread of a deadly virus - made more deadly by the capitalist system.

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Hundreds of thousands of people will die because the public health system was not prepared to deal with the virus - or any deadly disease.

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For decades, every government, Democrat or Republican, raided funds from public health just like they stole funds from roads, dams, water and sewage systems, and education.

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Every government gave that stolen money away in tax breaks, subsidies, and outright gifts to a greedy capitalist class. Public money went to their private profit.

We are living through an economy in collapse - made worse because government policies let the virus get out of control.

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Even when their economy was ""expanding,"" the capitalist class was slashing jobs, cutting wages, making jobs temporary, part-time or contracted out.

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The money made in production went into bigger profits, more wealth for the top 1%, and more speculation on Wall Street.

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The uncontrolled virus just exacerbated all the problems of an economy already in crisis.