Another candidate has announced they will be challenging West Michigan Congressman Justin Amash for his seat in the 2020 election.
Hillary Scholten, an immigration attorney who served in the Justice Department during President Barack Obama's administration, announced Monday her bid to seek the Democratic nomination for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. The 37-year-old from Grand Rapids says her goals include fixing the country's "broken" immigration system.
“Our national immigration crisis is not just a problem on our border and in Washington,” Scholten said. “It is something that we feel locally here as well. (And I have) the experience and the compassion to come up with common sense solutions to fix this for everyone.”
The race for District Three becomes more crowded, as Amash and the three Democratic challengers are joined by four Republicans to represent the district that includes Grand Rapids, Battle Creek and surrounding areas.
Amash, who had been the only Republican in Congress to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, said last week he's leaving the GOP . He'd filed for re-election in 2020 as a Republican in a race that drew primary challengers .
Amash plans to run as an independent.