Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Hillary J. Scholten
- Office
- U.S. representative for Michigan’s 3rd district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Born
- 1982
- In Congress
- House since 2023 · 3 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- SCHOLTEN, HILLARY
- Next election
- Primary August 4, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan, District 3
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0MI03316 · Principal campaign committee: SCHOLTEN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Michigan District 3 | $3,034,438.11 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Michigan District 3 | $5,285,875.86 | Won the general election (53.7%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Michigan District 3 | $3,806,547.95 | Won the general election (54.9%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Michigan District 3 | $3,840,545.09 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$3,840,545.09
Total spent$3,813,354.85
Cash on hand$27,190.24
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,971,001.1677%
- PACs and other committees$505,236.8213%
- Party committees$500.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$68.250%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$361,018.789%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,720.080%
Self-funding: $68.25 (0% of money raised): $68.25 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate. $11,200.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Small Business
- Contracting and Infrastructure
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Ranking Member
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Aviation
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Water Resources and Environment
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
140 committees reported giving $476,827.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- DCCCParty committee$10,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GREAT LAKES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE OF WEST MICHIGANConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BRADY PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$10,000.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$7,500.00
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$7,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,578.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$5,334.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MOTOR CITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BACKPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VOTE MAMAConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOLD THE HOUSE PACPAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$4,998.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$4,000.00
- THE US CAMPAIGN FUNDLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$3,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- SERVE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 324 NATIONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES COMM. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$2,500.00
- SCOTT COOPER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,500.00
- MICHIGAN JEWISH DEMOCRATS FEDERAL ACTION FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- DEFENSE DEM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TOGETHER FUND PACPAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$2,000.00
- KAPTUR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JOHN LEWIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MICHIGAN'S FUTURE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING AND EMPOWERING (VIBE) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- REPAIR THE WORLD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- WORKING HARDER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$1,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,192.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACConnected PAC$1,100.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$1,000.00
- PRICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SCOTT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- JERRY'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JERRY'S PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SYNERGY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CASTOR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SECURE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- IMMIGRANTS' LISTConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY (GWEN) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EMGAGE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROMISE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HUDSON VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EQUALITY PACPAC$1,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEBBIE DINGELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLF PACKLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VISIONARY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION PAC (DANG PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEB HAALAND FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOMEN UNDER FORTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WUFPAC)Connected PAC$750.00
- COHEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$750.00
- TERESA FOR ALLCandidate committee$500.00
- BOILERMAKERS BLACKSMITHS FORGERS AND HELPERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 169 BOILERMAKERS PACPAC$250.00
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$250.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$125.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Hillary Scholten$12,541.04
- Independent expenditures opposing Hillary Scholten$2,660,409.25
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- NRCCOpposing$1,191,336.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$561,364.00
- INDEPENDENT LIBERTY PACOpposing$263,255.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION)Opposing$43,119.00
- FOR OUR FUTURESupporting$6,494.00
- PACRONYMSupporting$2,104.00
- PROTECT THE VOTESupporting$1,137.00
- JDCA PACSupporting$1,132.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOSupporting$959.00
- MICHIGAN PEOPLES CHOICESupporting$326.00
- MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEESupporting$201.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$170.00
The race
Michigan U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Scholten (D) | $3,840,545.09 | $27,190.24 | 2020-12-31 |
| Peter Meijer (R) | $3,501,196.66 | $88,198.87 | 2020-12-31 |
| Justin Amash (I) | $1,160,520.21 | $388,804.61 | 2020-12-31 |
| Lynn Afendoulis (R) | $1,032,752.48 | $17.39 | 2020-12-31 |
| Joel John Langlois (R) | $463,311.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Nick Colvin (D) | $361,985.95 | $553.69 | 2020-12-31 |
| James (jim) Aaron Lower (R) | $258,510.94 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Thomas John Norton (R) | $51,835.51 | $514.63 | 2020-12-31 |
| Emily E Rafi (R) | $26,586.00 | $0.00 | 2020-07-15 |
| Andrew Jackson Willis (R) | $25,055.00 | $2,667.03 | 2020-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic National | October 15–17, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 46% · Hillary Scholten 46% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | October 7–9, 2020 | 449 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 42% · Hillary Scholten 47% |
| National Research (R) | October 5–7, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 50% · Hillary Scholten 43% |
| We Ask America | September 19–20, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 48% · Hillary Scholten 41% |
| ALG Research (D) | September 16–20, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Peter Meijer 42% · Hillary Scholten 44% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 8–10, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 41% · Hillary Scholten 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SCHOLTEN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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