RepublicanIn office since Jan 2015

John Moolenaar

U.S. Representative, MI-2 since 2015. Ran in 10 elections between 2002 and 2024, winning 10. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MI-2Born 1961Chemist

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 0; 50 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +24.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesLabor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesNational Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Chairman

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 50 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Moolenaar sits in the U.S. House

Moolenaar is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Robert Aderholt, Chuck Edwards, Celeste Maloy

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Moolenaar’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Moolenaar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Moolenaar	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Moolenaar was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Michigan House of Representatives, District 98 Michigan State Senate, District 36 U.S. House, MI-4 U.S. House, MI-2

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, MI-2	Won	R+24.5	R+30.6	−6.1
2024	U.S. House, MI-2	Won	R+33.4	R+30.6	+2.8
2022	U.S. House, MI-2	Won	R+29.3	R+28.8	+0.5
2020	U.S. House, MI-4	Won	R+32.6	—	—
2018	U.S. House, MI-4	Won	R+25.2	—	—
2016	U.S. House, MI-4	Won	R+29.5	—	—
2014	U.S. House, MI-4	Won	R+17.4	—	—
2010	Michigan State Senate, District 36	Won	R+27.6	—	—
2006	Michigan House of Representatives, District 98	Won	R+22.8	—	—
2004	Michigan House of Representatives, District 98	Won	R+30.8	—	—
2002	Michigan House of Representatives, District 98	Won	R+27.2	—	—