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Scholten, Hillary

Democratic · MI · U.S. Representative, Michigan District 3

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Hillary Scholten is the Democratic incumbent U.S. Representative for Michigan District 3. Her official House about page says she serves Michigan Third Congressional District, previously served in the U.S. Department of Justice, and is the first woman and mother to represent the district in Congress.

Where Scholten, Hillary stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (2 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Anti-Corruption (2 records),

Opposes

Immigration (1 record), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 3

Campaign Finance Information · United States Representative, Congressional District 3 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$2,287,558
Spent
$1,241,468

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • NOT EMPLOYED$2,867,868
  • ATTORNEY$908,051
  • RETIRED$855,666
  • CEO$157,021
  • PHYSICIAN$133,057

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support

  • The House passed two of her bipartisan farm bills inside the 2026 farm bill. One pushes research into natural pest control. The other cuts paperwork for small farms in federal food programs.

    April 30, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Wrote to the Agriculture Secretary demanding answers on closing every Forest Service research site in Michigan. She warned the cuts drive out fire and forest scientists.

    April 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support

  • Co-led the Investing in All of America Act with Rep. Dan Meuser, and it was signed into law. The law widens small-business access to capital in rural and low-income areas.

    May 19, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 2 support

  • Publicly called on Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales to resign over sexual misconduct allegations involving their staff.

    April 13, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Asked the Homeland Security inspector general to investigate a former Coast Guard senior advisor. He was listed as a consultant to a federal contractor while holding that job.

    March 24, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose

  • Voted to pass S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, sending it to the president to require jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft. The House passed it 263-156, and it became law on January 29, 2025.

    January 22, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support

  • Six of her amendments to the 2027 defense bill passed the House. They cover child care for military families, blast-related brain injuries, aviation mechanic shortages, and tool-and-die making.

    July 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Hillary Scholten announced $207,898 in HHS funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in West Michigan.

    June 22, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched July 6, 2026

  • Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.

    July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 1 support

  • Six of her amendments to the 2027 defense bill passed the House. They cover child care for military families, blast-related brain injuries, aviation mechanic shortages, and tool-and-die making.

    July 24, 2026Supports National Defense

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose

  • Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.

    July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support

  • Hillary Scholten had the U.S. House pass her bipartisan Main Street Competes Act to require DOJ, FTC, and SBA reporting on antitrust impacts for small businesses.

    June 29, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support

  • Won $115 million in water and wastewater authorizations for Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties in the 2026 water resources bill. The committee approved the package.

    July 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Hillary Scholten announced $6 million in DOT funding for Gerald R. Ford International Airport terminal upgrades.

    May 27, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: scholten.house.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • Voted against passing H.R. 7567, the 2026 farm bill, renewing Agriculture Department crop support, conservation, food aid and rural development programs through 2031. It passed the House 224-200.

    April 30, 2026

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown and funding most agencies into January 2026. The House agreed 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.

    November 12, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.

    June 12, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

  • Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.

    April 10, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 1, 2026

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Profile last researched September 13, 2026.