Representative · Indiana's 4th district

James R. Baird

James R. Baird is a Republican representative for Indiana's 4th district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 42, and cast 440 of 450 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2019
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.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	6.2%42 of 675 · rank 55 of 439	98%440 of 450 · rank 258 of 439	151 became law	16%40 of 246
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	1.7%21 of 1,222 · rank 269 of 442	87%730 of 841 · rank 395 of 442	160 became law	16%56 of 352
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.8%8 of 997 · rank 256 of 443	98%555 of 567 · rank 237 of 443	80 became law	28%83 of 301

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+0.45+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.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 232–199· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Yea
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified· Agreed to 233–194· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 124–303· Against party

Recent votes

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

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
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
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
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.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
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".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
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
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
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

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 Indiana'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: $73.1M
Per resident: $94.48
Rank in Indiana: 9 of 9
Contract actions: 368; New awards: 187

By fiscal year

43.7MFY2017
101.5MFY2018
135.6MFY2019
171MFY2020
59.6MFY2021
98.1MFY2022
101.6MFY2023
84.2MFY2024
91.5MFY2025
73.1MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$18M25%
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs$14.4M20%
Department of the Navy$7.9M11%
Department of Defense
Federal Aviation Administration$7.2M9.9%
Department of Transportation
Federal Acquisition Service$6.7M9.2%
General Services Administration
Food and Drug Administration$4.6M6.3%
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Air Force$4.4M6.0%
Department of Defense
Federal Emergency Management Agency$3.4M4.7%
Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

TALBERT MANUFACTURING INC$17M23%
2 awards
PURDUE UNIVERSITY$16.2M22%
34 awards
AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC$13.5M19%
26 awards
LIFE SCIENCE LOGISTICS LLC$6.7M9.1%
1 award
PC KRAUSE & ASSOCIATES INC$6.3M8.6%
14 awards
IBC MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$4.2M5.7%
11 awards
WSP USA SERVICES INC.$3.4M4.7%
1 award
GENTECH ASSOCIATES INC$2.4M3.3%
3 awards
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$2.2M3.0%
12 awards
ANALYSWIFT, LLC$1M1.4%
2 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: $358.3K; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $91.6K
From committees: $229K; 84 committees
From contractor PACs: $40K; 15 PACs · 17% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac	$10K	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization	$6.6M
conagra brands, inc.conagra brands, inc. good government association	$5,000	CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$1M
deere & companydeere & company pac (aka john deere pac)	$5,000	DEERE & COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$10.2M
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee	$4,000	ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$286.4K
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac	$2,500	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$1.1B
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)	$2,500	CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$188.3M
tyson foods inc.tyson foods inc political action committee (typac)	$2,500	TYSON FOODS INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$226.3M
saab, inc.saab, inc. employees political action committee (saab pac)	$2,500	SAAB, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$47.4M
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$2,000	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee	$2,000	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$13.3B

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$358.3K	$229K	$40K15 PACs · 17% of committee money
2024	$618.9K	$288.7K	$51.5K19 PACs · 18% of committee money
2022	$434.7K	$249.6K	$42.1K16 PACs · 17% 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.

House · Indiana's 4th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Indiana's 4th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Indiana's 4th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Indiana's 4th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: baird.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5037
Office: 2303 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.