Hillary Scholten
Democrat Representative of Michigan's 3rd district
Representative
Michigan, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
1
Congresses Served
1
House Terms
February 22, 1982 (42 years old)
Birthday
- American attorney and politician
- Serving as U.S. representative since 2023
- Represents a district based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, once represented by late President Gerald Ford
- Member of the Democratic Party
- Grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan
- Attended Unity Christian High School, graduated from Gordon College and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- Worked as a judicial law clerk and attorney adviser for the Board of Immigration Appeals (2013-2017)
- Became a staff attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center after the Obama administration
- Ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020 but lost; won in 2022
- The district was made friendlier to Democrats in redistricting before her 2022 win
- Only the second Democrat to represent Grand Rapids in Congress since 1913
- Member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, New Democrat Coalition, and Problem Solvers Caucus
- Serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Small Business
- Supports abortion rights and voted against directing President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
- Married to Jesse Holcomb, a journalism professor, and has two sons
- Member of LaGrave Christian Reformed Church