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Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican · MI U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

19 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2007

  • role U.S. representative from Michigan since 2011, representing the 5th district since 2023
  • role Previously represented Michigan's 7th congressional district from 2007-2009 and 2011-2023
  • achievement Longest tenured member from Michigan
  • role Expected to become dean of Michigan's congressional delegation in 2027 when Senator Gary Peters retires

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 119 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    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.

  • 4
    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.

  • 15
    Disclosed stock trades →

    13 tickers · 14 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 Tim Walberg. 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

2016 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MI-05 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,406,973 raised
  • $2,575,217 spent
  • $151,211 cash on hand
$2.41M
$2.25M
$1.11M
Itemized (≥ $200)$985.46K
Unitemized (< $200)$120.07K
Party committees$5.99K
Other committees (PACs)$1.14M
Transfers from other committees$158.15K
Offsets to expenditures$212.00
Other receipts$1.47K
$2.58M
Operating expenditures$2.56M
Contribution refunds$2.90K
Transfers to other committees$3.00K
Other disbursements$6.33K
Cash on hand$151.21K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2016 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)

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.

Tim Walberg campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2004$174,639$171,650$2,989
2006$1,260,114$1,225,142$37,961
2008$2,112,220$2,128,564$21,617
2010$1,678,049$1,647,379$52,288
2012$1,533,550$1,309,735$276,103
2014$1,827,643$1,784,291$319,455
2016$2,406,973$2,575,217$151,211
2018$2,171,371$2,268,492$54,091
2020$2,316,784$1,601,506$769,368
2022$1,520,615$1,226,527$1,063,456
2024$1,597,811$1,751,815$909,452
2026$1,742,399$1,658,017$993,833

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 $240 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $2,353 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (149)

Data from Congress.gov

149
Page 1 of 6 · 149 bills
  • HR 10639Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026sponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • HR 10413To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers filing a joint return.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10412To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship credit.cosponsoredSep 15, 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 10351TEAM USA ActsponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1490Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • 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
  • HR 9607Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development ActsponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9609Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid ActsponsoredJul 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 9381AWARE ActsponsoredJun 21, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HRES 1334Reaffirming the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8999To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8876Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026sponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8793Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HCONRES 98Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals.cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HR 8730Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 10, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HRES 1236Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month".sponsoredApr 28, 2026
  • HRES 1211Expunging the December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021, Impeachments of President Donald Trump.cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
  • HRES 1165Congratulating the University of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team on winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Championship.cosponsoredApr 12, 2026
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Committee assignments (4)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Documented relationships

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

  • Committee oversight & trading — energy coverage: high

    Sits on the House Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees the energy sector, and disclosed 1 energy-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $50,000) in Feb 2025.

    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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Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony