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James A. Himes

U.S. Representative, CT-4

Democratic Connecticut since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CT-4 current
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-4
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.240, social dim. -0.204. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
S 2503 — ROTOR Act Yea Feb 24, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6329 — Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025 Yea Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2189 — Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act Nay Feb 12, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Nay Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Yea Feb 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 Nay Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 Yea Feb 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 72 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025. Yea Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act Nay Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act Yea Feb 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes… Nay Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes… Nay Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… Nay Feb 10, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… Nay Feb 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1531 — PROTECT Taiwan Act Yea Feb 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Yea Feb 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision… Nay Feb 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act Nay Feb 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act Yea Feb 4, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Feb 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… Nay Feb 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… Nay Feb 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3123 — Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act Yea Feb 2, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 980 — Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025 Yea Feb 2, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 68 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. Yea Jan 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $2,241,864. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 216 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 165 $509,100 23%
Corporate PAC 50 $278,568 12%
Super PAC 1 $10 0%
Unclassified 785 $1,454,187 65%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$18,044 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC May 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$13,389 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Nov 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,456 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,027 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jan 3, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,651 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LEASEPAC) HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 LOAN SYNDICATIONS AND TRADING ASSOCIATION PAC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DTCC PAC) HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ACTBLUE HIMES FOR CONGRESS unclassified Oct 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE-PAC HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 21, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 HOME DEPOT INC.. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 21, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HIMES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

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