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Michigan · U.S. House · District 03 · 2026

Michigan District 03 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Michigan District 03 House race

Hillary J. Scholten has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.

Democrat Hillary J. Scholten has raised about $2.2M, more than 6 times any rival.

Terri Deboer reports 97% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Hillary J. Scholten

Hillary J. Scholten

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 30% from PACs and 69% from individuals.

69% individuals30% PACs1% other
$2.2M
raised
TD

Terri Deboer

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$386K
raised
RC

Ryan Cushman

R
R · challenger

1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$68K
raised
MM

Michael Markey

R
R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$111K
Health & Pharma$32K
Banking & Financial$31K
Foreign-policy advocacy$22K
Law & Lobbying$19K
Transportation$18K
Labor / Unions$18K
Energy & Utilities$17K
Insurance$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$22K
  • MILLER JOHNSON · company$15K
  • COREWELL HEALTH · company$15K
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) · pac$10K
  • CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

25%71%
25% PACs71% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Hillary J. Scholten is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$420K
$15K - $825K. up $221K since 2019.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Small Business
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$111K
Health & Pharma$32K
Banking & Financial$31K
Foreign-policy advocacy$22K
Law & Lobbying$19K
Transportation$18K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Hillary J. Scholten
D · incumbent
Hillary J. Scholten
vs
TD
Terri Deboer
R · challenger
$2.2M
Raised
$386K
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$300K
30%
From PACs
3%
69%
From individuals
97%
Health & Pharma
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No