# James Baird

James Baird is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Indiana’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Indiana’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001307
- FEC candidate IDs: H8IN04199

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001307 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Baird raised $604.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

## What Baird says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,048 classified statements: 848 posts on X, 91 press releases, 75 Congressional Record speeches, 34 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Baird | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 169 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 8.3% | 15.1% | 191 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 64.0% | 67.7% | 154 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.1% | 8.9% | 151 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 36.9% | 37.4% | 118 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.6% | 3.0% | 99 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 28% (House Republicans 9.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (House Republicans 24%); Energy 15% (House Republicans 8.6%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.88 (standard error 0.01), from 396 donors and 3,778 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.7% (97.1%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 252. 6.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 179 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10795: Sudan IMPACT Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10795
- H.R. 9663: State Standing Committee Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9663
- H.R. 8918: BIO-SCALE Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8918
- H.R. 8648: FORGE Act (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8648
- H.R. 8212: Tech Diplomacy Training Act (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8212
- H.R. 8036: Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8036
- H.R. 7936: Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7936
- H.R. 7194: Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act (became law, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7194
- H.R. 7024: Hemp Planting Predictability Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7024
- H.R. 7010: To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of… (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7010

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $604.8K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 44% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 73% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2114729179023311092
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2112900810069713103
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2112590251302490601
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2112244068054884467
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2111150101850976354
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2110735067572224400
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2110052738977702277
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2110114261544378552
- 2026-10-13 · Press release · Congressman Baird Introduces Bill to Establish U.S.-Sudan Natural Resources Partnership to Protect Civilians in Region · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2618
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimBaird/status/2109637144486502621

## Links

- Official site: https://baird.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJimBaird
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJimBaird
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCAe6fGhotC9J9tR_QONYzFA
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001307

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001307