# Jim Himes

Jim Himes is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Connecticut’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Connecticut’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001047
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CT04172

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001047 (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

44% of Himes’s statements discuss policy, the lowest of 216 House Democrats (average 73%).

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

669 classified statements: 498 posts on X, 85 press releases, 51 Congressional Record speeches, 35 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Himes | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 13.8% | 6.6% | 27 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 18.7% | 27.5% | 169 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 43.5% | 73.2% | 216 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.6% | 9.8% | 126 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 9.3% | 22.7% | 211 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.7% | 1.9% | 22 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 32% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Democrats 20%); International Affairs 22% (House Democrats 8.4%); Health 14% (House Democrats 26%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.01), from 2,208 donors and 7,489 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 95.0% (96.4%). 27 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 189. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 8 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10142: Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10142
- H.R. 10125: NO PROFIT Act (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10125
- H.R. 9983: Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9983
- H.R. 7792: Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7792
- H.R. 3542: CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3542
- H.R. 3395: Middle Market IPO Cost Act (passed one chamber, 2025-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3395
- H.R. 10026: Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10026
- H.R. 6405: Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (in committee, 2023-11-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6405
- H.R. 5557: Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act (in committee, 2024-12-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5557
- H.R. 5522: Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act (in committee, 2023-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5522

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 9.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 53% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2113489335114997789
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2113489337283236087
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2113489340609560927
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2113489342836388180
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2113655797037011195
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2113672263304466639
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2112917470457540870
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2112569933041463701
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jahimes/status/2112570593472106596
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · Connecticut House Delegation Statement on President Trump Waiving Russia Sanctions · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://himes.house.gov/2026/10/19/connecticut-house-delegation-statement-on-president-trump-waiving-russia-sanctions/

## Links

- Official site: https://himes.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/jahimes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanJimHimes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjimhimes
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/congressmanhimes
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001047

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001047