US Midterms 2026
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Hillary Scholten, a Democrat and former Justice Department immigration attorney who has represented Michigan's 3rd congressional district since 2023, seeks reelection in 2026 against Republican Terri DeBoer, a meteorologist.
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The article notes that Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten of Michigan’s 3rd District has withheld her endorsement for a statewide or national candidate, indicating some Democratic resistance within the party in Michigan.
The Fox News article reports that Hasan Piker faced accusations of using an antisemitic trope after discussing a shift in Jewish voters. The piece notes that several Democrats publicly condemned Piker, including Sen.
The article discusses the 2018-2020-era dynamics within the Democratic Party, focusing on figures like El-Sayed as emblematic of a leftward shift.
The article notes Democratic challenges in traditionally blue-leaning districts, including Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District (MI-03).
The piece features Ari Fleischer arguing that Mike Rogers will win Michigan (MI-03) despite polling that favored Democrat Hillary Scholten.
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Hillary Scholten was born on February 22, 1982, in Grand Rapids and grew up in Hudsonville, southwest of the city. Her mother worked as a public school teacher and her father was a sports journalist for The Grand Rapids Press, and she was raised in the Christian Reformed Church.
She attended Unity Christian High School and then Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2004.
After college she worked as a social worker in housing advocacy for the AIDS Action Committee and later in immigration for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, and she earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2011.
After law school, Hillary Scholten clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and then worked from 2013 to 2017 as an attorney adviser for the Board of Immigration Appeals at the U.S. Department of Justice. She returned to Michigan as a staff attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and later entered private practice. Her first run for Congress, in 2020, ended in a loss to Republican Peter Meijer, 47% to 53%.
In 2022, after redistricting moved the 3rd district west to take in Muskegon and Grand Haven, Scholten defeated Republican John Gibbs 55% to 42%, becoming the first woman to represent the district. She won a second term in 2024 with 53.7% of the vote against Paul Hudson. In the 119th Congress she serves on the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and she is vice-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus.
The 3rd district is based in western Michigan and includes Grand Rapids, Muskegon and parts of Ottawa County. Hillary Scholten was unopposed in the 2026 Democratic primary, receiving 112,189 votes. In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Republican Terri DeBoer, a meteorologist who won her primary with 78.56% of the vote over businessman Ryan Cushman, and Green Party candidate Joe Jock.
