# Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 7th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001321
- FEC candidate IDs: H2MI07123

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001321 (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

The policy areas Barrett talks about and legislates on agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

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

1,411 classified statements: 1,207 posts on X, 89 press releases, 69 newsletters, 46 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Barrett | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 187 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 10.6% | 15.1% | 166 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 82.8% | 67.7% | 14 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.8% | 8.9% | 66 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 45.1% | 37.4% | 62 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 3.0% | 209 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 38% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Republicans 19%); Health 18% (House Republicans 15%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (House Republicans 7.2%); Taxation 14% (House Republicans 9.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.02 (standard error 0.01), from 5,256 donors and 1,251 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 25 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 218. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 78 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10768: To establish the Office of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Threats within the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10768
- H.R. 10417: VA AI Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10417
- H.R. 10418: VA Claims AI Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10418
- H.R. 10118: No Data Center NDAs Act (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10118
- H.R. 10119: Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10119
- H.R. 9949: Safe Baby Formula Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9949
- H.R. 9950: Healthy Commissaries, Healthy Families Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9950
- H.R. 9951: Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9951
- H.R. 9952: Healthy Recess for Learning Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9952
- H.R. 9726: CAP Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9726

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $8.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 42% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 23% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114723684849967589
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114723784988958963
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114832735978054029
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114832807780290955
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114000331344630127
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114058088668094780
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2114058089288904725
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2113653554875433271
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2113653749302640718
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomBarrett/status/2113374528596541577

## Links

- Official site: https://barrett.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTomBarrett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTomBarrett
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001321

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001321