A Michigan Democrat representing a battleground district became the 10th House member from President Biden’s party to demand he end his re-election bid Thursday.

Rep. Hillary Scholten, whose district covers the cities of Grand Rapids and Muskegon, said in a statement that Biden must “step aside from the presidential race and allow a new leader to step up.”

The 42-year-old, who flipped a district formerly held by Republican Peter Meijer in 2022, added that she would “respect” Biden’s decision if the president opted to remain in the race and added she “will still vote for him, as a clear and necessary alternative to Donald Trump” if it came to that

“With the challenges facing our country in 2025 and beyond, it is essential that we have the strongest possible candidate leading the top of the ticket — not just to win, but to govern,” she said, later adding: “Joe Biden has been that leader for so long; but this is not about the past, it’s about the future. It’s time to pass the torch.”

Scholten is the 11th Democratic member of Congress to call on Biden to bow out, joining Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont and Reps. Lloyd Doggett of Texas, Raul Grijalva of Arizona, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Mike Quigley of Illinois, Angie Craig of Minnesota, Adam Smith of Washington, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Pat Ryan of New York and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon.