Hillary Scholten
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Michigan District 3 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; attorney
- Lives in
- Grand Rapids
Background
- Has represented Michigan's 3rd District in the U.S. House since January 2023; serves on the Small Business and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.A. from Gordon College (2004) and J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law (2011). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Attorney adviser at the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals (2013-2017), then staff attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and in private practice. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Earlier worked as a social worker focused on housing advocacy and in immigration work for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Grew up in Hudsonville. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Healthcare source: hillaryscholten.com
- Reproductive health source: hillaryscholten.com
- Jobs and the economy source: hillaryscholten.com
- Social Security and Medicare source: hillaryscholten.com
- Education source: hillaryscholten.com
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