Andrea
L. Kirby
Working Class Party challenger running for Michigan's 10th Congressional District in 2026
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Background
Andrea L. Kirby is a Working Class Party candidate running for Michigan's 10th Congressional District in the November 2026 election. She is not a current elected officeholder; publicly available profiles describe her as a junior accountant at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan — where she has worked since approximately 2002 — and as recording secretary of UAW Local 2500, a position she assumed in August 2024. 21217
Kirby was born and raised in Queens, New York, and has lived in Michigan for more than two decades. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baker College of Clinton Township, and candidate profiles note labor-education coursework through the UAW and Wayne State University. 2312
She has run for Congress as a Working Class Party candidate multiple times, including in Michigan's 9th District in 2020 and in the 10th District in 2022, 2024, and again in 2026. She was nominated as part of the Working Class Party's slate of 20 candidates for the 2026 November election. 21617
Kirby has no prior elected offices on record. Her FEC filing lists her party as "Other"; the Working Class Party's own nomination announcement identifies her as its congressional candidate for Michigan's 10th District. 116
At a glance
- Party
- Working Class Party
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 10, Michigan
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Website
- workingclassfight.com(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Oct 11newsNo 2026 campaign-finance data found for Kirby in FEC or OpenSecrets records
As of October 11, Smarter.Vote reported finding no 2026 campaign-finance data for Kirby in FEC or OpenSecrets records, providing no receipts, spending, cash-on-hand, or donor figures. This does not establish that she raised no money.
Compare MI-10 House candidates 2026 | Smarter.Vote · Oct 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 8filingAndrea L. Kirby listed on Michigan 10th Congressional District ballot as Working Class Party candidate
A Michigan 2026 general election guide reports that state candidate records list Andrea L. Kirby for the 10th Congressional District as a Working Class Party candidate who qualified by convention, placing her among candidates for the November 3 general election.
Michigan 2026 General Election Guide: Candidates & Ballot · Oct 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Jun 6newsAndrea L. Kirby delivers Working Class Party convention speech titled 'On War Against the Working Class'
A candidate-comparison page identifies a Working Class Party convention speech by Kirby titled 'On War Against the Working Class.' Her platform emphasizes protections against layoffs, work-sharing without pay cuts, higher wages and benefits, and eliminating two-tier and involuntary employment practices.
Compare MI-10 House candidates 2026 | Smarter.Vote · Oct 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Endorsements
- Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council unionListed under Kirby's endorsements on iVoterGuide; no endorsement date located. The Council's website notes candidates endorsed for the November 3, 2026 general election. ivoterguide.com
Sources 4
- [1] Compare MI-10 House candidates 2026 | Smarter.Vote(opens in a new tab) Oct 11, 2026
- [2] Michigan 2026 General Election Guide: Candidates & Ballot(opens in a new tab) Oct 9, 2026
- [3] Andrea L. Kirby, 9th Congressional District | Working Class Fight(opens in a new tab) Oct 3, 2026
- [4] Voter Guide Profile for MI U.S. Rep., Dist. 9 candidate - Andrea Kirby(opens in a new tab) Sep 17, 2026