Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

John R. Moolenaar

Official portrait of John R. Moolenaar
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Michigan’s 2nd district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Caledonia, MI
Born
1961
In Congress
House since 2015 · 11 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
MOOLENAAR, JOHN MR.
Next election
Primary August 4, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the current district highlighted

Michigan, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 2IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4MI04126 · Principal campaign committee: MOOLENAAR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 2$2,068,418.39General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 2$2,135,244.82Won the general election (65.1%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Michigan District 2$2,197,543.50Won the general election (63.7%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Michigan District 4$1,534,896.16Won the general election (100%)
Total raised$2,068,418.39
Total spent$2,137,063.15
Cash on hand$1,213,299.49
Debts owed by the campaign$16,216.50
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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: $1,267,396.22PACs and other committees: $735,633.08Party committees: $490.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $1,597.84Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $63,301.25
  • Individual contributions$1,267,396.2261%
  • PACs and other committees$735,633.0836%
  • Party committees$490.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,597.840%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$63,301.253%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$52,180.225%
  • Contributions over $200$1,007,826.0095%
  • Itemized from inside Michigan$742,600.9873%
  • Itemized from other states$271,290.0027%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $92,000.00 · District of Columbia $44,755.00 · Virginia $26,680.00 · Florida $21,250.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.9M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $233,885.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $119,599.42JULY QUARTERLY: raised $388,952.45JULY QUARTERLY: spent $145,863.84OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $259,597.05OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $215,336.80YEAR-END: raised $166,986.43YEAR-END: spent $157,441.25APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $227,729.39APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $200,204.36JULY QUARTERLY: raised $371,836.22JULY QUARTERLY: spent $164,220.27PRE-PRIMARY: raised $3,248.26PRE-PRIMARY: spent $25,951.92OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $382,048.59OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $694,899.372025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea516
Voted nay156
Did not vote2 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored50
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored314

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 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
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1626 Supporting the designation of the week of October 18 through 24, 2026, as "National Chemistry Week".
    Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  • 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 transnational repression to retaliate against the exercise of free speech in the United States, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
    Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Latest action Sep 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • H.Res. 1526 Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as "Patriot Week".
    Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9789 Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Latest action Jul 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 9711 Autocycle Safety Act
    Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 9642 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
    Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  • H.R. 9561 Shandra Eisenga TB Study Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Latest action Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.Res. 1408 Recognizing the State of Michigan's contributions to the United States on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Union.
    Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Latest action Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9249 No PLA Employees Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Latest action Jun 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 9227 Magnets Value Chain Support Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Latest action Jun 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

  • House Committee on Appropriations
    • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    • Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    • National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

175 committees reported giving $622,094.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting John Moolenaar$750.97
  • Independent expenditures opposing John Moolenaar$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 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.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John Moolenaar (R)$2,068,418.39$1,213,299.492026-10-14
Benjamin Ambrose (D)$181,558.91$41,045.012026-09-30
Kofinsia Clyde Anthony Welford (D)$29,258.90$20,249.262026-09-30
Jamie Hill (D)$18,427.68$3,074.862026-09-30
Michael Lynch (D)$300.00$0.002025-09-30
Richard Carl Carrizales Jr. (D)$263.00$83.792026-01-05

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RMay 13, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMay 21, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RMay 26, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe RMay 22, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 22, 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: MOOLENAAR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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