Service history
2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025
- Representative MI-7 2025–present
Background
- background Born December 8, 1953; a member of the Democratic Party
- role Served in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984-1989) and Wisconsin Senate (1989-1993)
- role U.S. Representative from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2003
- role 44th mayor of Milwaukee from 2004 to 2021, reelected four times
- background Was the Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin in 2010 and 2012, losing both times to Scott Walker
- role U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg from 2022 to 2025
Campaign finance
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House MI-07 · 2026 General Election
- $5,101,866 raised
- $5,085,054 spent
- $22,100 cash on hand
| $5.10M | |
| $4.35M | |
| $3.48M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $2.20M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $1.28M |
| Party committees | $10.00K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $859.02K |
| Transfers from other committees | $746.97K |
| Other receipts | $6.05K |
| $5.09M | |
| Operating expenditures | $5.06M |
| Contribution refunds | $29.22K |
| Other disbursements | $779.54 |
| Cash on hand | $22.10K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2,720,607 | $2,719,353 | $1,288 |
| 2024 | $5,101,866 | $5,085,054 | $22,100 |
| 2026 | $6,306,828 | $3,457,356 | $2,871,872 |
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 195 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 48 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 Tom Barrett. 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 (7)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Technology Modernization Subcommittee Chairman · oversees Technology
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Aviation Subcommittee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
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 Barrett, 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)
- HR 9988FASTER Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 9952Healthy Access for Learning ActsponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9949Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026sponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9950Healthy Commissaries, Healthy Families ActsponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9951Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026sponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9729Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9727Outside Influence Prevention ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9726CAP ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HRES 1429Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 from fraud, waste, and abuse for the Nation's most vulnerable.cosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HR 9620Military Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act of 2026sponsoredJul 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".sponsoredJul 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 9430American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9390Prices on the Wall Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HR 9126HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HRES 1334Reaffirming the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.sponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HJRES 191Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Congress and the States shall have certain authority to regulate and limit contributions and spending in campaigns for elections for public office, elections for public office, and ballot initiatives and referendums.sponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HR 9046COVID-19 Military Mandate Transparency ActsponsoredMay 28, 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
- HRES 1310Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions, and recognizing the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud and protect taxpayer dollars and preserve the long-term sustainability of the Nation's health care safety net.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8720Campaign Finance Transparency ActcosponsoredMay 10, 2026
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