While most members of Michigan’s congressional delegation spent Monday in Washington, D.C. to celebrate President Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47^th POTUS, others appeared to be AWOL.

“It is the honor of my lifetime to stand in this moment of our nation’s history, no matter which political party is in power, and to be your voice in Washington,” Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, D-Grand Rapids, posted to X Monday, along with pictures of her family in D.C.

“No matter what comes our way in these coming years,” she wrote, “I’m determined to fight for West Michiganders day in and day out. That’s what they sent me here to do.”

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Scholten’s husband, Jesse Holcomb, who watched the ceremony from an overflow room in Emancipation Hall, joked about the cold weather moving the inauguration inside. In Michigan, temperatures dropped into single digits on Monday, well below the 25-degree D.C. weather.

“I don’t make those calls, but I’ll just say that the congresswoman and the kids and I didn’t necessarily need all of our layers, if you will, to get from where we were coming from this morning to the Capitol,” he told The Detroit News.

Congressman Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, who was elected to represent Michigan’s 7^th Congressional District in November, joked in a video posted to X “they put the freshmen in the back row because, you know, we’re the least senior members here.”

Michigan’s newest congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald-Rivet, D-Bay City, has not revealed whether she attended Monday. Her last social media post was on Jan. 2, when she celebrated her own swearing in.

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It’s a similar situation with Reps. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, and Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit.

“Hi team. This Congresswoman wants to remind you, she has your back, she will continue to stand up for you, your family, and the communities feeling targeted and vulnerable,” Stevens posted to X on Monday. “We are together.”

Tlaib offered a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose federal holiday coincided with the Monday inauguration.

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death,” the quote read.

Stevens also posted a quote from King on Facebook, along with a promise to “rise through community, connection, and love.”

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, noted she planned to attend in an X post on Friday.

“I am attending the Inauguration with Democratic leadership on Monday,” Dingell wrote. “Hopped local today to get the warmest goat, gloves, and hat. Thankful for the nice team at @bivouacannarbor who helped me, now I’m prepared for hell to freeze over.”

Others snapped shots from inside the Capitol Rotunda, where hundreds gathered to hear Trump’s vision for the next four years and top priorities as POTUS.

“Great to see Michigan’s own, Pastor Lorenzo Sewell from @180church_cc, in the Capitol Rotunda today for President Trump’s inauguration,” Congressman John James, R-Shelby Twp., posted to X. “So proud to have you here to lead the country in prayer ahead of Trump’s oath of office.”

“Celebrating USA the greatest nation on earth,” Congressman Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, posted to X with an image of himself posing inside the rotunda ahead of the event.

Congressmen Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, did not address the inauguration on social media on Monday, while Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Midland, offered congratulations on Facebook.

“President Trump’s historic second inauguration is good news for Michigan,” he wrote. “He has always been a fighter for the people of Michigan and I look forward to working with him to extend tax relief for Michigan families, defend Michigan manufacturing, support small businesses, and help our veterans and farmers.”

Congressman Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, posted to X an image of Trump, hand raised, as he took his oath of office from Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.

“Congratulations to President Trump and Vice President Vance!” Huizenga wrote. “I look forward to working with them to secure our border, increase economic opportunity, and make life more affordable for Americans across all walks of life.”

It was a similar message from Congresswoman Lisa McClain.

“Today is a historic day for our nation, and it was an honor to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance,” her Monday X post read. “Their swearing-in marks a new day for America as we get our country back on track. I look forward to working with President Trump and Vice President Vance to deliver on our promises to the American people and bring in a new era of prosperity and greatness.”

Congressman Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, also did not reveal his plans for Monday, but instead posted a simple message to both his Facebook and X followers: “Today, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47^th President of the United States of America.”

Neither of Michigan’s Democratic senators – Sen. Elissa Slotkin, of Holy, and Gary Peters, of Bloomfield Hills, bothered to post to their social media accounts about the inauguration.

Like Tlaib and Stevens, Peters instead focused on King.

“Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” Peters posted to X, along with a video of himself. “His words and actions remain an inspiration to us all as we work to build the future he dreamed of for our communities and country.”

Other Michiganders in D.C. on Monday include former Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, GOP activist Meshawn Maddock, and retired high school teacher James McCloughan, a Saugatuck resident awarded the Medal of Honor by Trump during his first term.

“America is great again!” Dixon posted to X. “To God be the glory!”

McCloughan, a was honored by Trump in 2017 for “distinguished actions” in Vietnam and the only living Medal of Honor recipient in Michigan, told The Detroit News Monday’s festivities left him hopeful for the future.

“Hopefully, we can feel like we are the powerful nation that we’ve always been again, that we will have the respect, and that what many people have fought for since 1776 — the true freedom of this country — returns,” McCloughan said. “And there’s so many people that don’t feel that freedom, yet. I hope it will be a safer nation.”