| John Moolenaar | |
| Office: | Chair of the House Committee on the Chinese Communist Party |
| Term Start: | April 24, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Mike Gallagher |
| State1: | Michigan |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 2015 |
| Predecessor1: | Dave Camp |
| Constituency1: | 4th district (2015–2023) 2nd district (2023–present) |
| State Senate2: | Michigan |
| District2: | 36th |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 2011 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | Tony Stamas |
| Successor2: | Jim Stamas |
| State House3: | Michigan |
| District3: | 98th |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 2003 |
| Term End3: | December 31, 2008 |
| Predecessor3: | Tony Stamas |
| Successor3: | Jim Stamas |
| Birth Name: | John Robert Moolenaar |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Midland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Hope College (BS) Harvard University (MPA) |
John Robert Moolenaar (; born May 8, 1961) is an American chemist and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015, representing the state's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008 and the Michigan Senate from 2011 to 2014.[1]
Moolenaar was born on May 8, 1961, in Midland, Michigan.[2] His family is of Dutch ancestry. He graduated from Hope College in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry.[3] He later earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University in 1989.[3]
Moolenaar worked at Dow Chemical Company as a chemist for eight months before entering politics.[4] He was a member of the Midland City Council from 1997 to 2000. He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002, where he served three terms. In 2010, he was elected to the Michigan Senate, where he served one term.[5] [6]
In 2014, Moolenaar ran for the United States House of Representatives seat representing . He won the Republican primary election in August, defeating Paul Mitchell,[7] and the general election in November.
In December 2020, Moolenaar signed an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court in Texas v. Pennsylvania, et al., which sought to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election results.[8]
Moolenaar was elected to represent the 36th district in the Michigan State Senate in 2010. He defeated Democrat Andy Neumann in the November 2 general election, 56,634 votes to 32,154.
Moolenaar ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 4th District. He won the Republican nomination in the August 5 primary against Paul Mitchell and Peter Konetchy. He defeated Jeff Holmes (D), Will Tyler White (Libertarian) and George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers) in the November 4 general election.
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In December 2020, Moolenaar was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[14] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[15] [16] [17]
In 2022, Moolenaar voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.[18]
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