# Hillary Scholten

Hillary Scholten is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001221
- FEC candidate IDs: H0MI03316

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001221 (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

Scholten voted against the majority of House Democrats 41 times; party unity 91.4%, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 96.4%).

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

2,486 classified statements: 2,103 posts on X, 165 press releases, 123 newsletters, 95 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scholten | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 6.6% | 184 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 21.0% | 27.5% | 163 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 68.9% | 73.2% | 162 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 9.8% | 76 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 30.8% | 22.7% | 35 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.9% | 188 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Commerce 13% (House Democrats 5.1%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (House Democrats 5.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.01), from 5,849 donors and 1,871 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 91.4% (96.4%). 41 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 399. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 46 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10601: Muskegon County Environmental Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10601
- H.R. 10602: Ottawa County Environmental Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10602
- H.R. 10603: Kent County Environmental Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10603
- H.R. 10399: Currency Options, Information, and Navigation Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10399
- H.R. 10286: Consumer Affordability and Pricing Concessions Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10286
- H.R. 10133: Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10133
- H.R. 10134: Local Health Care Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10134
- H.R. 10004: Defending Our Energy and Water Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10004
- H.R. 10005: Data Center Resource Disclosure Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10005
- H.R. 9818: Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9818

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 10% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114851704139120722
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114858418250944804
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114865946707812498
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · Scholten's Monday Minute - October 26, 2026 · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114151741574795568
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114363910195155186
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114412945467670533
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114451949084934642
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114488463588286488
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScholten/status/2114018683349602552

## Links

- Official site: https://scholten.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepScholten
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100089476625799
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepScholten
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001221

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001221