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Member brief · 119th Congress

Rep. John R. Moolenaar

R · Republican · U.S. Representative, Michigan 2nd District1

In Congress
Since 2015 · 11 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Chairman, House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

CommitteesAppropriations; Chairman, House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party2

Participation3

100 / 100

Chamber median 98
672 of 674 roll calls

Party unity3

98 / 100

Chamber median 98
on 470 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

15 / 100

Chamber median 12
on 526 contested votes

Ideology score4

+0.45

Chamber median +0.19
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Moolenaar votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Moolenaar’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Moolenaar voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

R Mike Johnson LA-4 100% of 431
R Cliff Bentz OR-2 99% of 525
R Bill Huizenga MI-4 99% of 521

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Filed for re-election6

Others filed for this seat · +1 more

Benjamin AmbroseDemocratic Party
Kofinsia Clyde Anthony WelfordDemocratic Party
Jamie HillDemocratic Party
Michael LynchDemocratic Party

Data as of Nov 2, 2026 · votes through Sep 16, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/john-r-moolenaar

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-02. www.congress.gov/people/M001194
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-02. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-02. voteview.com/person/21526
  1. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/21526
  2. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  3. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 MI-2 race, retrieved 2026-11-02. www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/MI/02/2026/

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