Service history
8 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2019
- Representative IN-4 2019–present
Background
- background Born June 4, 1945; a businessman before entering politics
- role A member of the Republican Party
- role Served as a Putnam County commissioner from 2006 to 2010
- role Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018
- role U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district since 2019, first elected in 2018
Campaign finance
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IN-04 · 2026 General Election
- $618,943 raised
- $745,075 spent
- $214,610 cash on hand
| $618.94K | |
| $418.14K | |
| $128.38K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $75.70K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $52.69K |
| Party committees | $155.75 |
| Other committees (PACs) | $289.60K |
| $200.00K | |
| Made by candidate | $200.00K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $805.21 |
| $745.08K | |
| Operating expenditures | $518.26K |
| Loan repayments | $160.00K |
| Contribution refunds | $2.57K |
| Other disbursements | $64.25K |
| Cash on hand | $214.61K |
| Debts owed by committee | $210.00K |
Through December 31, 2024 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)
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.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $565,345 | $455,543 | $109,802 |
| 2020 | $371,674 | $233,208 | $247,371 |
| 2022 | $434,680 | $350,666 | $340,742 |
| 2024 | $618,943 | $745,075 | $214,610 |
| 2026 | $358,293 | $481,342 | $91,561 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- 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.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 212 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 15 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- 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.
- 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 James R. Baird. 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
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (11)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Vice Chair · oversees Technology
- Agriculture Committee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee · oversees Technology
- Africa Subcommittee
- Energy Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
- Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee
- Research and Technology Subcommittee · oversees Technology
Top contributors (FEC)
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? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Baird, 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.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HRES 1449Expressing support for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, to be held in the District of Columbia in August 2026.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HRES 1442Supporting the designation of July 20, 2026, as "National Moon Landing Day".cosponsoredJul 19, 2026
- HR 9719Federal Lands Lawful Carry ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9663State Standing Committee ActsponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9473Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9369GHOSTRUCK ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9307Web of Biological Data Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9097American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9083State Emissions Authority Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 8918BIO-SCALE ActsponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8866Build to Scale Reauthorization Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 14, 2026
- HR 8791IGNITE HBCU Excellence ActcosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HR 8737Never Fight Alone ActcosponsoredMay 11, 2026
- HR 8679To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HCONRES 96Expressing support for law enforcement officers.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HR 8648FORGE ActsponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HR 8564Local Law Enforcement Support Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
- HRES 1204Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that as the United States marks 250 years of independence, establishing a "Veterans Appreciation Month" offers a simple but powerful way for the Nation to recognize the men and women whose service has protected American freedom for generations.cosponsoredApr 20, 2026
- HR 8374Equal Treatment for Farmers ActcosponsoredApr 19, 2026
- HR 8334Taxpayer Protection and Somalia Accountability Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
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