Hillary Scholten
U.S. Representative from MI, District 3
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Hillary Scholten is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd District, a former Department of Justice immigration attorney representing Grand Rapids and West Michigan.
Hillary Scholten is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, a Democrat first elected in 2022 and currently serving her second term. She represents a West Michigan district centered on Grand Rapids and Muskegon. Scholten earned a B.A. in social work from Gordon College and a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. She worked as an immigration attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and in private practice before being elected to Congress, becoming the first Democrat to represent a Grand Rapids-based district in decades. In the 119th Congress, she serves on the House Financial Services and Small Business committees, focusing on manufacturing, immigration reform, Great Lakes protection, and reproductive rights.