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Jack Bergman

Jack Bergman

Republican · MI U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017

  • background Born February 2, 1947; a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general
  • background Served as commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North
  • background A naval aviator who flew rotary-wing aircraft (CH-46, UH-1) and fixed-wing aircraft (T-28, KC-130)
  • role A member of the Republican Party
  • role U.S. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017

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 17 recorded roll calls

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

  • 30
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 273 cosponsored

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

  • 1
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 30 bills sponsored

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

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 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.

  • 7
    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.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Jack Bergman. 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

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

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

Campaign finance

2024 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MI-01 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,016,388 raised
  • $1,915,510 spent
  • $110,950 cash on hand
$2.02M
$1.36M
$645.80K
Itemized (≥ $200)$430.12K
Unitemized (< $200)$215.67K
Other committees (PACs)$713.99K
Transfers from other committees$646.46K
Offsets to expenditures$10.14K
$1.92M
Operating expenditures$1.84M
Loan repayments$42.68K
Contribution refunds$14.68K
Transfers to other committees$14.97K
Other disbursements$5.30K
Cash on hand$110.95K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2024 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)

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.

Jack Bergman campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$1,392,239$1,377,306$14,934
2018$1,436,574$1,446,153$5,354
2020$1,985,527$1,850,481$140,400
2022$1,841,958$1,972,287$10,072
2024$2,016,388$1,915,510$110,950
2026$1,917,574$1,368,361$660,163

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).

  • Employer not reported $67,004
  • ART MORAN BUICK GMC $33,350
  • MIT45 $31,800
  • THE RICH DAD COMPANY $13,200
  • ZURICH $12,900
  • CHARLES SCHWAB CORP $11,850
  • ORACLE $9,100
  • ATLANTICUS $8,550
  • CENTRAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC $8,300
  • KOLL LLC $7,271

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 $12,912 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $37,933 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10655To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study and clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10556VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10510CERI Act of 2026sponsoredSep 20, 2026
  • HRES 1558Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, to maintain the health care safety net, Federally Qualified Health Centers should continue to operate under their longstanding single patient definition for delivery of all services, including prescription drugs.sponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10419SMILE for Veterans ActsponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10250No Preference ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10293Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1475Expressing support for the designation of the first week of August as "National Community Health Center Week", and encouraging all Americans to participate by visiting their local community health center and celebrating the important partnership between health centers and the communities they serve.cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9865Timely Electronic Health Record Transfers for Transitioning Servicemembers Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9667Securing Healthcare and Income Entitlements for Lawfully Domiciled Citizens (SHIELD Citizens) ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9618DEF ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9570To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HRES 1408Recognizing the State of Michigan's contributions to the United States on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Union.cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9559IBOGAINE ActcosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HRES 1396Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2026 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2026, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".cosponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9489GRACE for Military Survivors ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9444Support our Firefighters ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9404VA Home Loan Navigator ActcosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9229Seaport Security Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9188Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HRES 1347Recognizing the roles and contributions of automotive workers in the United States, with particular recognition of their impact in Michigan, and expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "American Automotive Worker Recognition Month".cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
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Committee assignments (7)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Documented relationships

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

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony