Climate Candidate Briefing:

Hillary Scholten (MI-3)

Candidate Type: Challenger
Party: Democratic

Race Status & Polling

Hillary Scholten’s race has been changed from a toss-up to a Lean D. She is challenging incumbent Peter Meijer, who received a lifetime score of 43 from LCV. This section will be updated with district-specific poll results as they are published.

Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District

Michigan’s new 3rd congressional district has a partisan lean of D+3. It is located in western Michigan and includes the city of Grand Rapids.

Climate impacts:

Climate attitudes (note: this data was collected prior to the district’s new partisan composition.):

  • According to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 58% of voters in MI-8 are concerned about climate change (below the national average), while 68% believe it will harm future generations (below the national average).

  • Fifty-seven percent believe Congress should do more about climate change, and only 49% believe climate change should be a “high priority” for the next president and Congress, which is below the national average.

  • Climate issues are discussed by less than half the electorate. Only 32% indicated they talk about climate change even “occasionally,” which is below the national average of 35%.

Hillary’s Climate Position & Record

Hillary Scholten is publicly committed to advancing pro-climate and pro-environmental policies. Read more on her GiveGreen profile.

The Opposition

Hillary is challenging incumbent Peter Meijer, who takes pro-climate votes in Congress less than 50% of the time according to the League of Conservation Voters.

Concurrent Elections

In 2022, Michigan also has a competitive gubernatorial election and elections for state legislature.

Key Dates and Resources

  • October 24: Last day to register to vote by mail or online

  • November 8: General election

Resources

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