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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Car-dependent commuting: 74.1% drive alone; 1.4% use public transit; mean commute 20.4 min
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/ethnic composition: 72.4% White, 11% Black, 10.8% Hispanic — diverse urban-suburban mix
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index (2026 rating): D+10 — Likely Seat; R shift +3 from prior cycle
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 4.5% (national: 3.5%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.6% (national: 12.4%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6% (national: 33.7%) — above average educational attainment
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 35.8 (national: 38.5) — younger; 30% of residents in 20-39 working-age bracket
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 69.0% (national: 65.5%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 estimate): 779,539
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $78,245 (national: $37,585) — well above national median
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Michigan Proposal 2 (2022): Promote the Vote — expanded early voting and absentee ballot access (2022) — passed, margin 59.9% Yes to 40.1% No statewide
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Michigan Proposal 3 (2022): Reproductive Freedom for All — enshrined abortion rights in state constitution (2022) — passed, margin 56.7% Yes to 43.3% No statewide; Kent County and Ottawa County supported by strong margins
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.08)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.24)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.22)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Grand Valley State University (3306 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Herman Miller (MillerKnoll) (3621 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Gentex Corporation (3900 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Meijer Inc. (10340 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Corewell Health (formerly Spectrum Health) (25000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District encompasses West Michigan from Grand Rapids west to Muskegon and Grand Haven along Lake Michigan, including the urban core of Grand Rapids, suburban Kent and Ottawa counties, and agricultural communities. With approximately 779,539 constituents, the district is 72.4% White, 11% Black, and 10.8% Hispanic, with a median age of 35.8 — younger than the national average. Median household income is $78,245, well above the national median, with a 7.6% poverty rate and 69.0% homeownership. 38.6% hold a bachelor's degree. The economy is anchored by healthcare (Corewell Health, 25,000 employees), retail (Meijer, 10,340), advanced manufacturing (Gentex, Herman Miller, Steelcase), and higher education (Grand Valley State University). The district is car-dependent (74.1% drive alone) with a short 20.4-minute mean commute. Cook PVI rates the district D+10 (Likely Seat, shifted R+3 from prior cycle). Scholten is the first Democrat to represent Grand Rapids in Congress in nearly 40 years, winning in 2022 after the district was redrawn, and she faces competitive re-election battles in this historically Republican-leaning region.
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Voted yea on H.J.Res. 72 (Resolution terminating emergency declaration and tariffs on Canada) on 2026-02-11: Scholten voted yea to terminate Trump's tariffs on Canada. Canada is Michigan's largest trading partner, and tariffs on Canadian goods directly impact West Michigan manufacturers — including the auto supply chain and furniture industry (Herman Miller, Steelcase) that anchor her district's economy. The resolution passed 219-211 with 6 Republicans defecting. This was constituent_aligned: protecting her district's cross-border manufacturing economy.
Date: 2026-02-11
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.Con.Res.14 (House Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution ($4.5 trillion in tax cuts, $1.5 trillion in program cuts)) on 2025-04-10: Scholten voted nay with the Democratic caucus. The CWA and AFL-CIO opposed this budget as threatening 'the financial security and well-being of millions of American workers.' Scholten's vote was consistent with her pro-labor record and her opposition to the OBBBA. This was constituent_aligned.
Date: 2025-04-10
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8B military and economic aid)) on 2024-04-20: Scholten voted yea with 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans. The vote reflected Democratic foreign policy consensus. She crossed party lines to help Republicans pass a rule to bring the national security bills to the floor, showing institutional pragmatism. No donor tension — the vote is constituent_aligned with her district's support for NATO and democratic allies.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025 ($9B in cuts: CPB, USAID, foreign assistance)) on 2025-06-12: Scholten voted nay on the rescissions package that clawed back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and USAID. The CWA scored this as voting with working people. The bill passed 214-212. Scholten's vote aligned with constituent interest in public broadcasting in a district with strong educational attainment. This was constituent_aligned.
Date: 2025-06-12
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.38B military aid to Israel)) on 2024-04-20: Scholten voted yea on Israel military aid as part of the $95B foreign aid package, stating it 'sends a strong, clear message that the United States will always support and stand with its allies.' AIPAC is her top career donor ($135,936). However, she also signed the discharge petition to bring the package to the floor and emphasized the $9B in humanitarian aid for Gaza. 37 House Democrats opposed the Israel portion; Scholten was among the 173 who supported it. The vote is donor_aligned: her top donor's top legislative priority.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 2550 (Protecting America's Workforce Act (restoring collective bargaining rights for over 1 million federal workers)) on 2025-12-11: Scholten voted yea with 231 members (211 Democrats + 20 Republicans) to restore collective bargaining rights. The CWA scored this as voting with working people, and Scholten earned a 100% CWA score and 90% AFL-CIO score for 2025. Her district's working-class character and union presence in Grand Rapids manufacturing made this a clear constituent_aligned vote. The alignment is notable given her otherwise mixed record: she crosses party lines on immigration but holds firm on labor.
Date: 2025-12-11
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (mandatory detention for nonviolent theft arrests without conviction)) on 2025-01-22: Scholten was one of only 46 Democrats (out of 212 voting) to support mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants for nonviolent theft arrests — without requiring conviction. A former DOJ immigration attorney and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center staffer, Scholten cited a local murder case. Her vote placed her at odds with her professional background, civil rights groups, and the progressive wing of her party. Her district is 10.8% Hispanic with significant immigrant communities. This was a cross_pressure vote: her stated desire for 'common sense' immigration enforcement clashed with her career defending immigrant rights.
Date: 2025-01-22
Added: 02 May 2026
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[vote] Scholten voted for the $895 billion FY25 NDAA in December 2024 — the largest military budget in U.S. history — joining 81 Democrats and nearly all Republicans. Critics noted she simultaneously voted to 'suppress the death toll in Gaza' and 'codify an anti-LGBTQ policy.'
Date: 2024-12-11
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] Scholten voted against the FY25 NDAA in June 2024, stating Republicans put 'an extremist wish list before our servicemembers' and that the committee bill 'would have had my support' before partisan amendments were added.
Date: 2024-06-14
Added: 02 May 2026
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[disclosure] The Laken Riley Act mandates detention based on arrest (not conviction) for nonviolent theft-related offenses, and allows state attorneys general to sue DHS. The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center — Scholten's former employer — criticized such policies, and civil rights groups warned the bill threatens civil liberties and denies bond even when immigrants have valid deportation defenses.
Date: 2025-01-24
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] Scholten, a former DOJ immigration attorney and staff attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, voted for the Laken Riley Act on January 22, 2025. She stated: 'We have to have a common sense approach to immigration... it has to abide by the rule of law and respect the human dignity of all individuals.'
Date: 2025-01-22
Added: 02 May 2026
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Top industries contributing to Scholten: Securities & Investment ($899,070), Democratic/Liberal ($727,583), Lawyers/Law Firms ($716,739), Leadership PACs ($686,519), Pro-Israel ($75,824).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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AFL-CIO gives Scholten a 90% score for 2025. CWA gives her 100% for 2025 and 100% lifetime. She voted with working people on the Budget Reconciliation, Rescissions Act, FY 2025 Budget Resolution, and NDAA rule votes.
Date: 2025-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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Scholten's 2024 cycle top contributors per Vote Smart: American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($52,150), Miller, Johnson et al ($36,020), Fair Shot PAC ($23,200), National Education Assn ($16,600), State of Michigan ($16,595).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Scholten's net worth at $607.4K (380th highest in Congress) as of February 2026, with approximately $221.4K invested in publicly traded assets. No individual stock trades tracked that raise conflicts of interest.
Date: 2026-02-01
Added: 02 May 2026
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From 2019 to 2024, Scholten received just under $350,000 from AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs according to protest organizers. The Pro-Israel industry contributed $75,824 in the 2024 cycle alone. J Street, a progressive pro-Israel group, contributed $123,942.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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Scholten's 2025 campaign raised $1,477,815.40, including $1,012,727.98 in individual contributions and $403,500 in PAC/committee contributions. She disclosed $375.7K in Q4 2025 fundraising with 69.5% from individual donors.
Date: 2025-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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Scholten's 2019-2024 career fundraising totals $12,728,544, with top industry Retired at $1,237,079. Top contributor: American Israel Public Affairs Cmte at $135,936 ($125,936 individuals, $10,000 PAC). Second: J Street at $123,942.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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