# John Moolenaar

John Moolenaar is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001194
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MI04126

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001194 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

69% of Moolenaar’s statements claim credit, 1.9 times the House Republican average of 37%.

## What Moolenaar says (119th Congress (2025–27))

235 classified statements: 98 press releases, 75 newsletters, 54 posts on X, 8 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Moolenaar | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.1% | 83 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 27.7% | 15.1% | 10 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 91.1% | 67.7% | 3 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 26.0% | 8.9% | 4 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 69.4% | 37.4% | 2 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 3.0% | 86 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 43% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (House Republicans 19%); Health 23% (House Republicans 15%); International Affairs 22% (House Republicans 9.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 2,099 donors and 6,354 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.6% (97.1%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 314. 6.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 184 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1626: Supporting the designation of the week of October 18 through 24, 2026, as "National Chemistry Week". (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1626
- H.Res. 1570: Marking the eighth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas by the Government of the People's Republic of China, condemning the use of… (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1570
- H.Res. 1526: Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as "Patriot Week". (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1526
- H.R. 9789: Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9789
- H.R. 9711: Autocycle Safety Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9711
- H.R. 9642: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9642
- H.R. 9561: Shandra Eisenga TB Study Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9561
- H.Res. 1408: Recognizing the State of Michigan's contributions to the United States on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Union. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1408
- H.R. 9249: No PLA Employees Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9249
- H.R. 9227: Magnets Value Chain Support Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9227

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 3.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Gotion Packs its Bags, Good Riddance · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gotion-packs-its-bags-good-riddance
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Moolenaar on the Release of Stephen Hubbard from Russian Prison · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-release-stephen-hubbard-russian-prison
- 2026-10-14 · Press release · More Michigan PACE Leaders Announce Support for Moolenaar's Bipartisan Legislation · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/more-michigan-pace-leaders-announce-support-moolenaars-bipartisan
- 2026-09-24 · Press release · Moolenaar, Dingell Introduce PACE Expanded Act to Strengthen Senior Care · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-dingell-introduce-pace-expanded-act-strengthen-senior-care-2
- 2026-09-11 · Press release · Congressman Moolenaar Introduces Patriot Week Resolution · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-moolenaar-introduces-patriot-week-resolution-0
- 2026-09-02 · Press release · Moolenaar, Goldman, Obernolte's LOCOMOTIVES Act Passed by Committee · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-goldman-obernoltes-locomotives-act-passed-committee
- 2026-07-22 · Press release · Moolenaar Votes to End Insider Trading in Congress · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-votes-end-insider-trading-congress
- 2026-07-22 · Press release · Moolenaar Votes to Empower American Military and Support Servicemembers · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-votes-empower-american-military-and-support-servicemembers
- 2026-07-15 · Press release · Moolenaar, Huffman Introduce Legislation to Improve, Modernize Rural Health Care · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-huffman-introduce-legislation-improve-modernize-rural-health
- 2026-07-15 · Press release · Moolenaar Bill to Improve Rural Health Care Passes Committee Unanimously · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-bill-improve-rural-health-care-passes-committee-unanimously

## Links

- Official site: https://moolenaar.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMoolenaar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMoolenaar
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepMoolenaar
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001194

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001194