Hillary Scholten
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
Michigan - District 3
Current Position: US House Representative MI-3
Running For: House Representative - District 3
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against cutting, privatizing, or raising the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare; supports letting Medicare negotiate drug prices
Business & Labor
- For paid family and medical leave
- For workers' rights to collectively bargain and fair wages
Health Care
- For capping the cost of prescription drugs and insulin
- For defending and expanding the Affordable Care Act; supports banning insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, raising rates when sick, or dropping coverage when sick
Environment
- For investing in renewable energy and tax credits for renewable energy innovations to reduce reliance on foreign oil
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; believes the choice of when and how to become a mother belongs with women, not politicians; supports a woman's right to choose; opposes the overturning of Roe v. Wade and its consequences
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For expanding voting rights including ending voter suppression, expanding vote-by-mail and early voting nationwide, ending partisan gerrymandering, and passing federal legislation to protect election results
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For the Laken Riley Act, a Republican-backed immigration enforcement bill; voted in favor alongside 45 other House Democrats
Public Safety
- For common-sense gun safety reforms including universal background checks, safe gun storage laws, and red flag laws; recognized by Moms Demand Action as a Gun Sense Candidate