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James R. Baird
U.S. Representative, IN-4
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, IN-4 current
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-4
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-4
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-4
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology — Vice Chair unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Forestry and Horticulture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Africa unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Oversight and Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Research and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.446, social dim. 0.413. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3616 — Reliable Power Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 64 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 61 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other… | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 284 — Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
427 recorded contributions totalling $587,129. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 72 of 427 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 12 | $236,200 | 40% |
| Corporate PAC | 14 | $70,000 | 12% |
| Small-dollar | 46 | $-3,825 | -1% |
| Unclassified | 355 | $284,754 | 48% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | BAIRD, JAMES R PHD R DR. | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Mar 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | NICOSON, JON | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Aug 25, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 11, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | HUCK PAC | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Dec 13, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | May 20, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC ELECT PAC INC | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 3, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Oct 21, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Aug 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Nov 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jul 5, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Oct 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | May 2, 2023 | 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.
Social media
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