Representative · Michigan's 5th district

Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg is a Republican representative for Michigan's 5th district, in Congress since 2007. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 6, and cast 457 of 468 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 4, 2007
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

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 43998%457 of 468 · rank 264 of 439280 became law11%13 of 120
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2221.1%13 of 1,222 · rank 322 of 44294%790 of 842 · rank 317 of 442320 became law9%20 of 213
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.7%7 of 997 · rank 276 of 44397%553 of 569 · rank 277 of 443200 became law30%63 of 213

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+0.50+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. Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified· Agreed to 233–194· Against party
  3. Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
  4. Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  5. Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
  6. Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
  7. Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–307· Against party
  8. Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· Against party

Recent votes

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

  1. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. 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.

80 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced6075%
  2. Reported by committee1013%
  3. Passed one chamber911%
  4. Passed both chambers11.3%

Policy areas

  1. Labor and Employment11
  2. Science, Technology, Communications10
  3. Health9
  4. Energy8
  5. Education7
  6. Crime and Law Enforcement6
  7. Government Operations and Politics5
  8. Armed Forces and National Security4

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 4307 Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
    Passed both chambers· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 30, 2026
  2. H.R. 10639 Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026
    Introduced· Sep 28, 2026
  3. H.R. 5505 Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
    Reported by committee· Education· Sep 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 2805 PLAN for Broadband Act
    Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Sep 16, 2026
  5. H.R. 8195 Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026
    Introduced· Animals· Sep 15, 2026
  6. H.R. 10351 TEAM USA Act
    Introduced· Sports and Recreation· Sep 14, 2026
  7. H.R. 8876 Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Jul 21, 2026
  8. H.R. 9609 Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act
    Introduced· Education· Jul 15, 2026

Committees

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

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Michigan's 5th 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
$130M
Per resident
$167
Rank in Michigan
11 of 13
Contract actions
1,738
New awards: 1,257

By fiscal year

  1. 44MFY2017
  2. 73.2MFY2018
  3. 50.1MFY2019
  4. 51MFY2020
  5. 74.1MFY2021
  6. 63MFY2022
  7. 93MFY2023
  8. 71.4MFY2024
  9. 102.8MFY2025
  10. 130MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Homeland Security
  2. Department of Defense
  3. Department of Homeland Security
  4. Department of Defense
  5. Department of Justice
  6. Department of Defense
  7. Department of Defense
  8. Department of Commerce

Top recipients

  1. 12 awards
  2. 1 award
  3. 1 award
  4. 2 awards
  5. 341 awards
  6. 3 awards
  7. 2 awards
  8. 222 awards
  9. 4 awards
  10. 1 award
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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
$1.7M
through Jul 15, 2026
Cash on hand
$993.8K
From committees
$831.9K
207 committees
From contractor PACs
$118K
32 PACs · 14% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
national restaurant associationnational restaurant association pac (restaurant pac)$10KNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONAI match · 93% · of one corporate family$2M
delta airlinesdelta air lines pac$10KDELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$8.9M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$8,500AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
ford motor companyford motor company civic action fund$8,000FORD MOTOR COAI match · 100% · the same organization$772.3M
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$7,500UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K
the boeing companythe boeing company pac$7,000THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization$9B
dte energy companydte energy company political action committee$6,500DTE ENERGY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$2.3M
fedex corporationfedex corporation political action committee$5,000FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$407.8M
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)$5,000GENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$652.9M
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)$5,000CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$188.3M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.7M$831.9K$118K32 PACs · 14% of committee money
2024$1.6M$806.6K$154K42 PACs · 19% of committee money
2022$1.5M$592.1K$105K30 PACs · 18% 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 · Michigan's 5th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Michigan's 5th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Michigan's 7th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Office
2266 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.