# Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000798
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MI07103

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000798 (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

51% of Walberg’s statements claim credit, in the top quarter of House Republicans (average 37%).

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

1,527 classified statements: 1,019 posts on X, 261 Congressional Record speeches, 167 press releases, 80 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Walberg | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 189 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 15.1% | 15.1% | 99 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 76.1% | 67.7% | 48 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.4% | 8.9% | 78 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 50.7% | 37.4% | 24 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.7% | 3.0% | 96 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Republicans 19%); Education 21% (House Republicans 8.5%); Taxation 17% (House Republicans 9.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.96 (standard error 0.01), from 2,283 donors and 7,513 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.6% (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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 122. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 37 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10639: Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10639
- H.R. 10351: TEAM USA Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10351
- H.R. 9607: Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9607
- H.R. 9609: Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9609
- H.R. 9381: AWARE Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9381
- H.R. 8876: Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8876
- H.Res. 1236: Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1236
- H.R. 8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8210
- H.R. 8195: Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8195
- H.R. 7893: FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7893

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 7.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 45% 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/RepWalberg/status/2114736810899480596
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114779359357944066
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114828588167966732
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114378198058164450
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114429535966118158
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114000458922791281
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114050035344449826
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114096088735011295
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2113624985331802242
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2113658106286592364

## Links

- Official site: https://walberg.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepWalberg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepWalberg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwalberg
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepWalberg
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000798

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000798