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Hillary J. Scholten

2nd term · 3.7 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · MI-3 · Democrat · since Jan 2023

Hillary J. Scholten

Bills authored 26Missed votes 28 of 524Party unity 51% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 111 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Born in 1982 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Scholten grew up in Hudsonville with a mother who taught public school and a father who worked as a sports journalist.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten After earning a bachelor's degree from Gordon College in 2004, she worked as a social worker focusing on housing and immigration advocacy.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten She received a law degree from the University of Maryland in 2011, clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and served as an attorney adviser for the Department of Justice from 2013 to 2017 before returning to Michigan to practice law.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

Scholten first ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan's 3rd congressional district in 2020, losing the general election.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten She ran again in 2022, winning the election, and was sworn into office in 2023.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten She won a second term in 2024 and currently represents the district.Source 1: Hillary J. Scholten — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 2: Official website of Hillary J. ScholtenSource 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

In their own words

“That is why I am proud to have introduced H. Res. 1214, which would recognize its years of significant efforts to promote better hearing care and visibility.”

Congressional Record · Jul 14, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1982

    Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

  2. 2004

    Graduated from Gordon College with a bachelor's degree.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

  3. 2011

    Earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

  4. 2013-2017

    Worked as an attorney adviser for the Board of Immigration Appeals at the U.S. Department of Justice.Source 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

  5. 2023-Present

    Serving as U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district.Source 1: Hillary J. Scholten — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 2: Official website of Hillary J. ScholtenSource 3: Wikipedia: Hillary Scholten

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

94.66% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

3 sources

  1. 1Hillary J. Scholten — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 2Official website of Hillary J. Scholtenofficial profileopen source
  3. 3Wikipedia: Hillary Scholtenwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

3.7YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2023

41,558VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 9.89%

Certified result

94.66%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1982 Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  2. 2004 Graduated from Gordon College with a bachelor's degree.
  3. 2011 Earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law.
  4. 2013-2017 Worked as an attorney adviser for the Board of Immigration Appeals at the U.S. Department of Justice.
  5. 2023-Present Serving as U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district.
House Committee on Small BusinessHouse Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureHouse Committee on Small Business · Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development subcommittee ranking memberHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Aviation subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation subcommitteeHouse Committee on Small Business · Contracting and Infrastructure subcommitteeHouse Committee on Small Business · Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains subcommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Water Resources and Environment subcommittee26 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 44 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 48 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 45 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 59 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 56 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jul 15, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jul 15, 2026

$2.3MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $60.0K · 39 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$695.3K · 29.9%
  • Itemized individual$1.4M · 59.2%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$169.7K · 7.3%
  • All other$84.6K · 3.6%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.259
Social (dim 2)0.224

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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