# Michael Baumgartner

Michael Baumgartner is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Washington’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Washington’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001322
- FEC candidate IDs: H4WA05234

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001322 (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

82% of Baumgartner’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Washington, in the top tenth of House Republicans.

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

1,776 classified statements: 1,470 posts on X, 152 Congressional Record speeches, 111 newsletters, 43 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Baumgartner | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.1% | 63 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 9.0% | 15.1% | 183 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 62.7% | 67.7% | 170 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.9% | 8.9% | 104 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 21.8% | 37.4% | 197 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 3.0% | 136 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 37% (House Republicans 24%); International Affairs 29% (House Republicans 9.2%); Education 25% (House Republicans 8.5%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 1,271 donors and 658 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.9% (97.1%). 8 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 187. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 111 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10109: Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act (in committee, 2026-08-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10109
- H.R. 9834: No Racketeers on our Shores Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9834
- H.R. 9602: Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9602
- H.R. 9621: Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9621
- H.R. 9419: Power and Water for Families Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9419
- H.R. 9137: Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9137
- H.R. 8649: Expanding the Defense Industrial Base Sales Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8649
- H.R. 8196: Workforce Data Quality Initiative Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8196
- H.R. 8170: MATCH Act (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8170
- H.R. 8037: Protect American AI Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8037

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 82% 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 · Newsletter · Attention all Parents and Guardians in Eastern Washington! · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-24 · Newsletter · Your Voice in Congress: Weekly Update from Rep. Baumgartner · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/2113683594866758090
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/2112933135117926799
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/2113034581473726533
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · ICYMI: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Congressman Baumgartner Call on Governor Ferguson to Unlock Educational Tax Credits for Washington Families · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://baumgartner.house.gov/2026/10/20/icymi-secretary-of-education-linda-mcmahon-and-congressman-baumgartner-call-on-governor-ferguson-to-unlock-educational-tax-credits-for-washington-families/
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/2112199863383248919
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/2112252688570478919
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBaumgartner/status/2112298009803509831
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · Congressman Baumgartner’s Statement on the Dell’s $250 Contribution into Childhood Investment Accounts · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://baumgartner.house.gov/2026/10/19/congressman-baumgartners-statement-on-the-dells-250-contribution-into-childhood-investment-accounts/

## Links

- Official site: https://baumgartner.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBaumgartner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBaumgartner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbaumgartner
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001322

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001322