Hillary J. Scholten
Scholten, an Abraham Accords Caucus member, voted for the April 2024 package while opposing standalone bills; her February 2024 statement called the standalone vote “not about supporting Israel and its right to defend itself”. In July 2025 she called Gaza “a full-blown crisis”.
Scholten has represented Michigan’s 3rd District since 2023. Her six recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on the April 2024 package, No on the standalone and mandate bills, No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
Her February 2024 statement on the standalone bill, verified: "today’s vote was not about supporting Israel and its right to defend itself", faulting the Speaker for abandoning bipartisan negotiations on a package with humanitarian aid; her April 2024 statement, receipted in the existing record, welcomed the package that "sends a strong, clear message that the United States will always support and stand with its allies". In May 2024 she framed her objective as "dismantling Hamas’ military capabilities so we can establish lasting peace and a two-state solution", per the research record, maintaining that "Hamas started this war and can end it today". Her July 2025 statement, receipted in the existing record: "The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a full-blown crisis, with innocent women and children who are starving."
She is a member of the Abraham Accords Caucus, took the AIEF educational trip in August 2023, and led the November 2023 colleagues’ statement condemning the river-to-the-sea phrase, which is on the research page along with her October 2023 Iron Dome co-sponsorship. She condemned death threats against Michigan’s attorney general in a verified release, and co-leads the Protect Jewish Students and Faculty Act with Rep. Yakym applying the IHRA definition to campus civil-rights enforcement.
Tracked votes: opposed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 3 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- Her recorded votes appear as badges on this card: No on H.R. 6126, Yes on H.R. 8034, No on H.R. 8369, No on H.R. 7217, No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
- [Position, 2024-02-06] The standalone-bill statement, verified and quoted on the card.
- [Position, 2024-04-22] The package statement; receipted in the existing record from her own release.
- Her October 12, 2023 Iron Dome supplemental co-sponsorship and her November 2, 2023 statement are off the card.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Position, 2025-07-26] The humanitarian-crisis statement, receipted in the existing record and quoted on the card.
- [Action, 2025-05-28] The 40-Democrat statement on aid resumption, per the existing record.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2024-05-16] The dismantling-Hamas and two-state framing with the Hamas-started-this-war line, per the research record on her own releases.
- Her November 7, 2023 joint statement is off the card.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Membership] The Abraham Accords Caucus and the U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act co-sponsorship, per the existing record.
- [Action, 2023-08] The AIEF (AIPAC-affiliated) delegation trip; pre-window, per contemporaneous coverage.
Safety and antisemitism
- [Position] The Nessel death-threats condemnation, verified: her solidarity framing is quoted in the release.
- [Action] The Protect Jewish Students and Faculty Act, verified by her release with Rep. Yakym.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. Her Republican challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Terri DeBoer (Republican), Joe Jock (Green) · All Michigan candidates.
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