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Michael Baumgartner
U.S. Representative, WA-5
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, WA-5 current
Washington |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District WA-5 current
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 1, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Education and Workforce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Education and Workforce — Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Education and Workforce — Higher Education and Workforce Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Middle East and North Africa unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs — South and Central Asia unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary — Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary — The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.568, social dim. 0.338. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 590 — Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in… | Yea | Jul 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 590 — Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in… | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1919 — Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1582 — GENIUS Act | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3633 — Digital Asset Market Clarity Act | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 580 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending… | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 580 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending… | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1717 — Communications Security Act | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 580 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending… | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 580 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending… | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1596 — Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act | Yea | Jul 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1770 — Consumer Safety Technology Act | Yea | Jul 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1709 — Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act | Yea | Jul 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jul 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 566 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res… | Yea | Jul 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 566 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res… | Yea | Jul 2, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 566 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res… | Yea | Jul 2, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 566 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res… | Yea | Jul 2, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 516 — Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California. | Yea | Jun 27, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,004 recorded contributions totalling $1,935,087. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 228 of 1004 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 180 | $738,225 | 38% |
| Corporate PAC | 44 | $235,230 | 12% |
| Super PAC | 4 | $165,544 | 9% |
| Unclassified | 776 | $796,088 | 41% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $73,473 | — | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | Super PAC | Jul 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $73,473 | — | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | Super PAC | Jul 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $50,000 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Jul 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $50,000 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Jul 17, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $50,000 | BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Jul 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $13,200 | JHASHI, VAJA | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Jul 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $9,299 | — | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | Super PAC | Aug 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $9,299 | — | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | Super PAC | Aug 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | BENNETT, GREGG | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Mar 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jul 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | CONNORS, JOHN | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Mar 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | WINRED | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | CONNORS, KATHY | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Mar 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED | VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jul 21, 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.
Social media
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