Hillary Scholten
Hillary Scholten (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Scholten (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 6, 2024.[source]
Biography
Hillary Scholten earned a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 2012. Scholten's career experience includes working as senior counsel with Miller Johnson, a staff attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and a judicial law clerk and attorney advisor with the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration.[1]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2023-2024
Scholten was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
Key votes
- See also: Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Elections
2024
See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Incumbent Hillary Scholten and Salim Al-Shatel are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
J. Allen Fiorletta, Paul Hudson, Jason Ickes, and Michael Markey Jr. are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 6, 2024.
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2022
See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Hillary Scholten defeated John Gibbs, Jamie Lewis, and Louis Palus in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Scholten (D) | 54.9 | 185,989 |
 | John Gibbs (R) | 42.0 | 142,229 | |
 | Jamie Lewis (L) | 2.0 | 6,634 | |
 | Louis Palus (Working Class Party) | 1.2 | 4,136 | |
| Total votes: 338,988 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Hillary Scholten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Scholten | 100.0 | 59,661 |
| Total votes: 59,661 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
John Gibbs defeated incumbent Peter Meijer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Gibbs | 51.8 | 54,136 |
 | Peter Meijer | 48.2 | 50,440 | |
| Total votes: 104,576 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Jamie Lewis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on July 10, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Jamie Lewis (L) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Louis Palus advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on June 26, 2022.
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2020
See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Peter Meijer defeated Hillary Scholten, Richard Fuentes, and Shannon Hogan in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Meijer (R) | 53.0 | 213,649 |
| Hillary Scholten (D) | 47.0 | 189,769 | |
| Richard Fuentes (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Shannon Hogan (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 403,419 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Amash (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Hillary Scholten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Scholten | 100.0 | 65,008 |
| Total votes: 65,008 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cathy Albro (D)
- Nick Colvin (D)
- Doug Booth (D)
- Amanda Le'Anne Brunzell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Peter Meijer defeated Lynn Afendoulis, Tom Norton, Joe Farrington, and Emily Rafi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Meijer | 50.2 | 47,273 |
 | Lynn Afendoulis | 26.1 | 24,579 | |
 | Tom Norton | 15.8 | 14,913 | |
| Joe Farrington | 4.2 | 3,966 | |
| Emily Rafi | 3.7 | 3,462 | |
| Total votes: 94,193 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Jackson Willis (R)
- James Lower (R)
- Joel Langlois (R)
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Hillary Scholten completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scholten's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a fourth-generation West Michigander, a mom, a person of deep faith, and an attorney who served in the U.S. Department of Justice. I live in Grand Rapids with my husband, Jesse, and two sons. As a deeply connected and invested member of my community, I’m eager to serve our community in Congress as a voice for all West Michiganders.
- My story is a West Michigan story. My great-great-grandparents emigrated from the Netherlands to build a better life in Grand Rapids. My mom worked as an elementary school teacher, and my dad was a reporter and an assistant sports editor for the Grand Rapids Press. I’m raising my own family here now too, around the corner from the house where my grandfather grew up. My West Michigan roots, my family, and my Christian faith have shaped who I am, and inspired me to always think critically, and stand up for what’s right. West Michigan deserves a representative that’s rooted in the community, grounded in the truth, and committed to putting people over politics.
- We’re at a crossroads right now here in West Michigan, and we’re deciding who we are and what we stand for. The people of West Michigan want someone with courage to lead, and stand up and do the right thing when it matters. Serving our country in the United States Department of Justice, I worked alongside Republicans and Democrats and delivered time and time again for the American people–helping to make our laws more just, fair and humane. But when our democracy began getting attacked from the inside, I took a stand, and left, and set to work righting our democracy from the inside.
- As a working mom of two school aged kids, I understand the issues facing every day working families in West Michigan–from high prices at the pump and the grocery store checkout, to concerns about my kids education, and their future, and wanting safe communities for all families. Washington isn’t working for working families. So, if we don’t like what’s happening in Washington–let’s change who we send there. I’d be the first woman, and the first mother, to represent our district in Congress–it’s time for a change. Let’s send a working mom to Congress to get the job done.
Protecting Medicare and Social Security and Medicare for our seniors
Getting rising costs under control, including healthcare and higher education
Bringing good-paying jobs to West Michigan
Combating climate change so we can pass on a liveable world to our children and grandchildren
Protecting a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions
Fixing our broken immigration system
Strengthening our public schools
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2020
Hillary Scholten did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Scholten's campaign website stated the following:
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Healthcare In Congress, my priority will be finding immediate, common-sense solutions to bring down the costs of healthcare, including and especially lowering the cost of prescription drugs. I support policies that will ban insurance companies from raising rates on people when they get sick, denying people coverage for having a pre-existing condition or dropping them when they get sick. I will work tirelessly to prevent insurance companies from increasing premiums and deductibles while reducing coverage. I will defend the Affordable Care Act and work every day to expand on it, including working to create a public option like Medicare, for all Americans who want it. Jobs and the Economy My mom was a public school teacher and MEA member. Watching her go above and beyond to help her students taught me the importance of hard work, the dignity of work, and how unions helped build the Michigan economy. While in high school, I worked on the Assembly Line at Royal Plastics. I saw how West Michigan families rely on Michigan manufacturing. To help thousands of families and workers across West Michigan, we must strengthen American manufacturing and have strong trade laws that protect Michigan workers. Especially now, as so many employers and employees alike are being impacted by COVID-19, it has never been more crucial to ensure that every West Michigan small business is aided toward recovery and is guaranteed to get the same opportunities as large corporations. In Congress, I'll be proud to:
Education In Congress, I'll be proud to:
Social Security and Medicare In Congress, I'll be proud to:
Energy and the Environment In Congress, I'll be proud to:
Roads and Infrastructure It doesn’t have to be this way. In Congress, I'll be proud to:
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Criminal Justice Reform In Congress, I'll be proud to:
Covid Public health experts recommend that we all stay home and avoid going out in public except for essential reasons. If you do need to leave, try to minimize the number of trips you take and practice safe social distancing. Stay at least six feet away from people. Even if you do not feel sick, you may be carrying the virus and exposing someone vulnerable. Wash your hands, and avoid touching your face. Here are some additional resources to keep yourself healthy during these times. If you are suffering financially as a result of the shutdown, click here for some resources that can help people and small businesses stay afloat.[15][16] |
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Notable endorsements
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Hillary Scholten," accessed November 18, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Hillary Scholten 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 14, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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