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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 2503 — ROTOR Act | Not voting | Feb 24, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6329 — Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025 | Not voting | Feb 24, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2189 — Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act | Yea | Feb 12, 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 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 | Nay | 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. | 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 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act | Nay | 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… | Yea | 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… | Yea | 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… | Yea | 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… | Yea | 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… | Not voting | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Not voting | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Not voting | 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… | 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… | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3123 — Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act | Not voting | Feb 2, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 980 — Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025 | Not voting | 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. | Nay | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | 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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