Hillary J. Scholten
DemocratU.S. Representative, MI-3| Age | 44 (b. 1982-02-22) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Dutch-American; great-great-grandparents emigrated from the Netherlands to West Michigan) |
| Religion | Christian (Reformed/Calvinist tradition); longtime member and former deacon of LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church; left the Christian Reformed Church in 2022 over its decision not to affirm homosexuality |
| Education | Unity Christian High School, Hudsonville, MI (2000); B.A. cum laude in Sociology/Social Work (Spanish minor), Gordon College, 2004; J.D. cum laude, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 2011 |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (immigration law). Social worker/case worker (AIDS Action Committee housing advocacy; Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington) before law school; law clerk for the immigration unit of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; attorney adviser at the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals (2013-2017); staff attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center; Senior Counsel at Miller Johnson (immigration/employment law) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Marital status | Divorcing (husband Jesse Holcomb filed for divorce January 26, 2026 in Kent County Circuit Court; case not finalized as of mid-2026) — Jesse Holcomb (journalism professor at Calvin University) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Committees | Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Subcommittees on Aviation; Water Resources and Environment - Vice Ranking Member; Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation) · Committee on Small Business (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development; also Contracting and Infrastructure; Rural Development, Energy and Supply Chains) |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition · Problem Solvers Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Democratic Women's Caucus (Vice-Chair) · Future Forum · Child Labor Prevention Task Force (Co-Chair) · Franchise Caucus (Co-Chair) |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development · Vice Ranking Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment · Vice-Chair, Democratic Women's Caucus |
| Ideology | Considered a moderate Democrat; member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition and bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus; represents a swing district (MI-3). In July 2024 she was the first member of Michigan's congressional delegation to call for President Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee. |
| Signature legislation | POST It Act (small-business federal regulatory compliance transparency; passed House) · Small Business Contracting Transparency Act (passed House) · Justice for Exploited Children Act |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.