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James A. Himes

James A. Himes

Democratic · CT U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

18 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2009

  • Representative CT-4 2009–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district since 2009
  • role Ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence since 2023, a member since 2013
  • role Chaired the New Democrat Coalition in the 115th Congress (2017–2019)
  • background Businessman by background
  • background Born July 5, 1966

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CT-04 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,379,560 raised
  • $968,702 spent
  • $2,517,677 cash on hand
$1.38M
$1.25M
$416.58K
Itemized (≥ $200)$372.76K
Unitemized (< $200)$43.82K
Other committees (PACs)$830.50K
Offsets to expenditures$101.31
Other receipts$132.38K
$968.70K
Operating expenditures$591.04K
Contribution refunds$3.77K
Other disbursements$373.89K
Cash on hand$2.52M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

James A. Himes campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2008$3,940,034$3,909,942$30,092
2010$3,685,473$3,698,702$16,863
2012$3,035,222$2,289,994$762,091
2014$2,654,776$2,371,454$1,045,413
2016$2,167,399$1,144,648$2,068,164
2018$2,028,483$1,706,354$2,390,293
2020$1,632,647$2,199,740$1,823,200
2022$1,695,712$1,859,613$1,659,299
2024$2,120,398$1,672,878$2,106,818
2026$1,379,560$968,702$2,517,677

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 5
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 186 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 5 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 2
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 6
    Disclosed stock trades →

    5 tickers · 2 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 1
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for James A. Himes. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (2)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $19,950
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $19,800
  • DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP $16,100
  • FERMAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $15,200
  • COINBASE $14,200
  • GOLDMAN SACHS $11,900
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $10,600
  • OBSERVATORY GROUP $9,900
  • APOLLO $8,800
  • PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC $7,500

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Himes, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

  • Committee oversight & trading — finance coverage: high

    Sits on the House Committee on Financial Services, which oversees the finance sector, and disclosed 1 finance-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $15,000) in Jul 2026.

    Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Himes most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Himes connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (191)

Data from Congress.gov

191
Page 1 of 8 · 191 bills
  • HR 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActsponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HR 9471SAFE Banking Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8707No Funds for Iran War ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HR 8717Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1250Expressing support for United States forces to remain as a part of the Kosovo Force.cosponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HRES 1218Recognizing the importance of the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and welcoming the visit of King Charles III to the United States.cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HCONRES 86Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.cosponsoredApr 19, 2026
  • HR 8205Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 5, 2026
  • HR 8200Interstate Ferry Fairness ActcosponsoredApr 5, 2026
  • HR 7973Momnibus ActcosponsoredMar 17, 2026
  • HRES 1107Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff.cosponsoredMar 4, 2026
  • HR 7802DISCLOSE Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 3, 2026
  • HR 7792Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2026sponsoredMar 3, 2026
  • HR 7806Direct File Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 3, 2026
  • HR 7740African American History Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 25, 2026
  • HR 7599Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 16, 2026
  • HR 7531Healthy Families ActcosponsoredFeb 11, 2026
  • HR 7481Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026cosponsoredFeb 10, 2026
  • HR 7132Enhancing Financial Stability Research and Oversight ActcosponsoredJan 15, 2026
  • HRES 1008Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.cosponsoredJan 15, 2026
  • HRES 996Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.cosponsoredJan 13, 2026
  • HRES 993Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.cosponsoredJan 12, 2026
  • HR 6997Community Passport Services Access ActcosponsoredJan 8, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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