Representative · Connecticut's 4th district

James A. Himes

James A. Himes is a Democratic representative for Connecticut's 4th district, in Congress since 2009. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 6, and cast 443 of 466 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 2009
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.9%6 of 675 · rank 327 of 43995%443 of 466 · rank 380 of 43960 became law30%56 of 189
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2221.3%16 of 1,222 · rank 296 of 44296%809 of 847 · rank 279 of 44270 became law28%65 of 235
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.8%8 of 997 · rank 256 of 44398%557 of 571 · rank 258 of 44390 became law9%26 of 288

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.24+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
  2. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  3. H.Res. 1335: Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.Yea
    Jun 11, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 235–177· Against party
  4. H.R. 7892: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026Yea
    Jun 10, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 249–172· Against party
  5. H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
  6. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
  7. S. 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActYea
    Apr 29, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–191· Against party
  8. H.R. 5587: HEATS ActYea
    Apr 23, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 231–186· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

22 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced1882%
  2. Reported by committee14.5%
  3. Passed one chamber314%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector5
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement4
  3. Taxation4
  4. International Affairs3
  5. Armed Forces and National Security2
  6. Energy1
  7. Government Operations and Politics1
  8. Housing and Community Development1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10142 Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2026
    Introduced· Taxation· Aug 24, 2026
  2. H.R. 10125 NO PROFIT Act
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Aug 20, 2026
  3. H.R. 9983 Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Jul 30, 2026
  4. H.R. 7792 Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2026
    Introduced· Housing and Community Development· Mar 4, 2026
  5. H.R. 3395 Middle Market IPO Cost Act
    Passed one chamber· Finance and Financial Sector· Jul 22, 2025
  6. H.R. 3542 CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· May 21, 2025
  7. H.R. 5557 Combatting Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act
    Reported by committee· International Affairs· Dec 5, 2024
  8. H.R. 10026 Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2024
    Introduced· Taxation· Oct 22, 2024

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Connecticut's 4th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$72.9M
Per resident
$99.77
Rank in Connecticut
5 of 5
Contract actions
1,706
New awards: 1,064

By fiscal year

  1. 28.1MFY2017
  2. 17.1MFY2018
  3. 30.5MFY2019
  4. 111.8MFY2020
  5. 36MFY2021
  6. 40.8MFY2022
  7. 68MFY2023
  8. 128.8MFY2024
  9. 106.1MFY2025
  10. 72.9MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Defense Logistics Agency$31.8M44%
    Department of Defense
  2. Social Security Administration$5.9M8.0%
  3. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$5.2M7.2%
    Department of Homeland Security
  4. Department of Veterans Affairs$4.3M6.0%
  5. Department of the Navy$3.7M5.1%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Air Force$2.9M4.0%
    Department of Defense
  7. Department of the Army$2.6M3.5%
    Department of Defense
  8. U.S. Coast Guard$2.3M3.1%
    Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

  1. ROTAIR AEROSPACE CORP$11.6M16%
    165 awards
  2. MURRAY BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC$10.3M14%
    233 awards
  3. GARTNER, INC.$10M14%
    60 awards
  4. PITNEY BOWES INC.$7.4M10%
    229 awards
  5. MERLIN PETROLEUM CO INC$5.6M7.7%
    73 awards
  6. TEEL, INC.$5M6.8%
    6 awards
  7. AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$3M4.1%
    1 award
  8. ASTRONETX PBC$2.9M3.9%
    1 award
  9. MEDNICK ASSOCIATES, LLC$2.3M3.2%
    2 awards
  10. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$1.9M2.6%
    14 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.4M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$2.5M
From committees
$904.5K
217 committees
From contractor PACs
$231K
46 PACs · 26% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$10KMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$10KHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$10KRTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
the boeing companythe boeing company pac$10KTHE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization$9B
bank of america corporationbank of america corporation federal pac$10KBANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · of one corporate family—
jpmorgan chase & co.jpmorgan chase & co. federal political action committee$8,500JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.5M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$7,500AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee$7,500LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$13.3B

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.4M$904.5K$231K46 PACs · 26% of committee money
2024$2.1M$1M$252K49 PACs · 25% of committee money
2022$1.7M$887.3K$212.5K43 PACs · 24% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Connecticut's 4th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
himes.house.gov
Phone
202-225-5541
Office
2137 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.