Representative · Michigan's 2nd district

John R. Moolenaar

John R. Moolenaar is a Republican representative for Michigan's 2nd district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 2, and cast 458 of 469 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 6, 2015
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	0.3%2 of 675 · rank 381 of 439	98%458 of 469 · rank 262 of 439	490 became law	14%44 of 314
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.6%7 of 1,222 · rank 384 of 442	94%793 of 848 · rank 325 of 442	281 became law	10%43 of 437
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.0%0 of 997 · rank 426 of 443	97%554 of 573 · rank 297 of 443	150 became law	29%80 of 279

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+0.45+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. 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 136–291· Against party
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 163–257· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· 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".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
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 2026Yea
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.Nay
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".Yea
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 2025Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79· Against party
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 2nd 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: $374M
Per resident: $476
Rank in Michigan: 6 of 13
Contract actions: 1,112; New awards: 591

By fiscal year

261.2MFY2017
303.9MFY2018
335.1MFY2019
412.8MFY2020
286.2MFY2021
342.7MFY2022
348MFY2023
360.9MFY2024
453.5MFY2025
374MFY2026

Top buyers

Defense Logistics Agency$99.6M27%
Department of Defense
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$92.1M25%
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Air Force$73M20%
Department of Defense
Agricultural Marketing Service$55.3M15%
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Army$35.5M9.5%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$6.5M1.7%
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection Agency$5.1M1.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs$2.7M0.7%

Top recipients

THE GEO GROUP, INC.$92.1M25%
3 awards
AAR MANUFACTURING, INC.$82.9M22%
106 awards
RENK AMERICA LLC$58M16%
8 awards
ORIGINAL FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURING BR INC$39.8M11%
20 awards
CHERRY CENTRAL COOPERATIVE, INC.$30.5M8.1%
19 awards
AVON PROTECTION SYSTEMS INCORPORATED$16.2M4.3%
15 awards
PETERSON FARMS INC$8.9M2.4%
6 awards
BURNETTE FOODS, INC.$8M2.1%
24 awards
SYNERGETICS INCORPORATED$5.2M1.4%
1 award
BROOKS & PERKINS, INC.$3.9M1.0%
6 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: $1.7M; through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand: $1.9M
From committees: $595.1K; 172 committees
From contractor PACs: $194.5K; 51 PACs · 33% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
corning incorporatedcorning incorporated employees political action committee (corepac)	$10K	CORNING NETOPTIXAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	—
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
dte energy companydte energy company political action committee	$10K	DTE ENERGY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$2.3M
delta airlinesdelta air lines pac	$10K	DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$8.9M
applied intuition, inc.applied intuition, inc. political action committee (applied pac)	$10K	APPLIED INTUITION, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	—
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$9,000	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
general electric companygeneral electric company aerospace employee political action committee (ge aerospace pac)	$9,000	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 98% · the same organization	$636.3M
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee	$6,000	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$13.3B
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee	$5,000	ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$286.4K
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac	$5,000	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$1.1B

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.7M	$595.1K	$194.5K51 PACs · 33% of committee money
2024	$2.1M	$891K	$221.5K58 PACs · 25% of committee money
2022	$2.2M	$773.3K	$179.1K44 PACs · 23% 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 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Michigan's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Michigan's 4th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Michigan's 4th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Michigan's 4th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Michigan's 4th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: moolenaar.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3561
Office: 246 Cannon 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.