Representative · Michigan's 3rd district

Hillary J. Scholten

Hillary J. Scholten is a Democratic representative for Michigan's 3rd district, in Congress since 2023. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 29, and cast 427 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2023
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	4.3%29 of 675 · rank 96 of 439	91%427 of 467 · rank 413 of 439	520 became law	34%133 of 390
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.7%9 of 1,222 · rank 359 of 442	92%779 of 844 · rank 341 of 442	101 became law	33%114 of 345

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.26+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Yea
Sep 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 237–169· Against party
H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026Yea
May 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–179· Against party
H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
H.R. 6260: Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025Yea
May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 243–179· Against party
H.Con.Res. 96: Expressing support for law enforcement officers.Yea
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 243–173· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Michigan's 3rd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $179.8M
Per resident: $230
Rank in Michigan: 9 of 13
Contract actions: 2,798; New awards: 2,103

By fiscal year

208.8MFY2017
221.9MFY2018
247.9MFY2019
572.4MFY2020
379.7MFY2021
275.6MFY2022
299.7MFY2023
258.8MFY2024
312.6MFY2025
179.8MFY2026

Top buyers

Defense Logistics Agency$60.8M34%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$18.5M10%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$17.4M9.7%
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force$16M8.9%
Department of Defense
Forest Service$13.5M7.5%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$10.3M5.7%
Department of Justice
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$7M3.9%
Department of Labor
Drug Enforcement Administration$6.2M3.4%
Department of Justice

Top recipients

GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC$28.5M16%
81 awards
RENK AMERICA LLC$26.4M15%
8 awards
HME, INC.$13.5M7.5%
5 awards
CHERRY STREET SERVICES INC$10.3M5.7%
15 awards
ACRON AVIATION, INC.$9.5M5.3%
33 awards
STEELCASE INC.$8.5M4.7%
37 awards
ALLIANT ENTERPRISES, LLC$8.5M4.7%
1,363 awards
HUMAN LEARNING SYSTEMS LLC$7M3.9%
2 awards
BRAINGU LLC$5.8M3.2%
3 awards
NATURALLY BRAND INC$4.1M2.3%
5 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $2.3M; through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand: $1.4M
From committees: $792.3K; 225 committees
From contractor PACs: $100.5K; 33 PACs · 13% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
dte energy companydte energy company political action committee	$10K	DTE ENERGY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$2.3M
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)	$8,000	GENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$652.9M
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$7,500	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$7,000	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)	$6,000	GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$29.3K
delta airlinesdelta air lines pac	$6,000	DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$8.9M
entergy corporationentergy corporation employee political action committee (enpac)	$5,000	ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$7.5M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$5,000	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$4,500	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)	$3,500	CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$188.3M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2.3M	$792.3K	$100.5K33 PACs · 13% of committee money
2024	$5.3M	$1.4M	$143.5K40 PACs · 10% of committee money
2022	$3.8M	$646.8K	$12K4 PACs · 2% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Michigan's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Michigan's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: scholten.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3831
Office: 1317 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.