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John R. Moolenaar

John R. Moolenaar

Republican · MI U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015

  • background Born May 8, 1961
  • role Michigan House of Representatives (2003–2008)
  • role Michigan Senate (2011–2014)
  • role U.S. representative: 4th district (2015–2023), 2nd district (2023–present)

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 49
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 307 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 49 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 5
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for John R. Moolenaar. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MI-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,652,235 raised
  • $1,028,618 spent
  • $1,905,561 cash on hand
$1.65M
$1.60M
$1.05M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.01M
Unitemized (< $200)$35.44K
Party committees$490.00
Other committees (PACs)$548.88K
Offsets to expenditures$500.00
Other receipts$52.88K
$1.03M
Operating expenditures$926.49K
Contribution refunds$16.30K
Other disbursements$85.83K
Cash on hand$1.91M
Debts owed by committee$27.36K

Through July 15, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 15, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

John R. Moolenaar campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2014$1,156,713$1,128,662$28,051
2016$1,055,125$1,045,552$37,624
2018$1,172,131$1,091,060$118,694
2020$1,534,896$1,042,444$611,147
2022$2,197,544$2,302,519$506,171
2024$2,135,245$1,359,471$1,281,944
2026$1,652,235$1,028,618$1,905,561

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $69,854
  • MILLER ENERGY COMPANY, LLC $14,400
  • CADILLAC CASTINGS, INC. $13,700
  • MUSKEGON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY $11,600
  • EDW. C. LEVY CO. $11,600
  • PEARL TRADING LLC $11,600
  • MICHIGAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE $11,200
  • CADILLAC CASTING, INC. $10,000
  • TODD STRATEGY GROUP, LLC $9,500
  • MIDLAND BUSINESS ALLIANCE $7,050

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $286 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $2,531 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1584Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10547PACE Access Improvement ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HRES 1570Marking the eighth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas by the Government of the People's Republic of China, condemning the use of transnational repression to retaliate against the exercise of free speech in the United States, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release.sponsoredSep 20, 2026
  • HRES 1564Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HRES 1549Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HRES 1526Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2026, as "Patriot Week".sponsoredSep 9, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10138CCP Fentanyl Sanctions ActcosponsoredAug 23, 2026
  • HR 10119Protecting Local Control of Data Centers ActcosponsoredAug 19, 2026
  • HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 9789Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026sponsoredJul 19, 2026
  • HR 9711Autocycle Safety ActsponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9642Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology ActsponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9570To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9561Shandra Eisenga TB Study Act of 2026sponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HRES 1408Recognizing the State of Michigan's contributions to the United States on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Union.sponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9546Cloud Security ActcosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9249No PLA Employees Act of 2026sponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9227Magnets Value Chain Support Act of 2026sponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9142Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
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Committee assignments (5)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Moolenaar most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Moolenaar, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Moolenaar connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Congressional testimony