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James R. Baird

Republican · Officeholder · US House of Representatives — IN District 4

James R. Baird

Officeholder
FEC H8IN04199BioGuide B001307
Source documents & filingsHow this file is assembled

This profile shows only what appears in official government records. Where the record has no answer, the file says so and shows what was searched. Derived figures show their formula.

01

Identity & eligibility

Name, identifiers, and filing status from official records.

Congress.gov member name
James R. Baird
Congress.gov
BioGuide ID
B001307
Congress.gov
Official website
https://baird.house.gov/
Congress.gov member record
Party as printed
Republican (R)
Congress.gov member record
Birth year
1945
Congress.gov member record
Official portrait
https://www.congress.gov/img/member/6a3aa8877d3b72f27fb69f15_200.jpg
Congress.gov member record
Education as printedNot found in official filings
Military service as printedNot found in official filings
Prior elective office as printedNot found in official filings
02

Current office / race

The office sought, party, and election, from official filings.

Office held
U.S. Representative, IN District 4
Congress.gov
Current term start year
2025
Congress.gov member record
Current term end yearNot found in official filings
State as printed
Indiana
Congress.gov member record
District as printed
4
Congress.gov member record
Chamber as printed
House of Representatives
Congress.gov member record
Congresses listed in member terms
116, 117, 118, 119 (4 terms listed)
Congress.gov member record
03

In-office activity

Committee assignments and taxpayer-funded office spending. Official office spending is separate from campaign money.

Statement of Disbursements (taxpayer-funded office account, not campaign money)Not found in official filings

Committee assignments

Committee assignmentsNot found in official filings

What we searched: Congress.gov member record. Official search page

Committee attendance

Committee attendanceNot found in official filings

What we searched: official meeting notices and transcripts; attendance is not published as a dataset. Official search page

04

Personal finances

Assets, income, and liabilities reported on official financial disclosures.

Annual financial disclosure reportNot found in official filings
Periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act)Not found in official filings
05

Businesses & partners

Business entities from state corporation records and official disclosures.

No records filed in this section yet.

06

Campaign finance

Money reported to the FEC or Florida Division of Elections.

Principal campaign committee
ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS (C00662940)
FEC committee record
Total receipts, 2026 cycle
$358,292.51
as of 2026-06-30Federal Election Commission
Total disbursements, 2026 cycle
$481,341.66
as of 2026-06-30Federal Election Commission
Cash on hand, 2026 cycle
$91,560.58
as of 2026-06-30Federal Election Commission
Debts owed by committee, 2026 cycle
$383,899.36
as of 2026-06-30Federal Election Commission
Total receipts, 2024 cycle
$618,942.74
as of 2024-12-31Federal Election Commission
Total disbursements, 2024 cycle
$745,075.16
as of 2024-12-31Federal Election Commission
Cash on hand, 2024 cycle
$214,609.73
as of 2024-12-31Federal Election Commission
Debts owed by committee, 2024 cycle
$210,000.00
as of 2024-12-31Federal Election Commission
Total receipts, 2022 cycle
$434,679.53
as of 2022-12-31Federal Election Commission
Total disbursements, 2022 cycle
$350,665.61
as of 2022-12-31Federal Election Commission
Cash on hand, 2022 cycle
$340,742.15
as of 2022-12-31Federal Election Commission
Debts owed by committee, 2022 cycle
$170,000.00
as of 2022-12-31Federal Election Commission
Last FEC reporting period covered
2026-06-30
as of 2026-06-30Federal Election Commission

Itemized individual contributions (FEC Schedule A, 2026 cycle)

Contributor records as reported to the Federal Election Commission. For public inspection only. Names and addresses may not be used for solicitation or commercial purposes. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the FEC.

Itemized individuals are a subset of total receipts.

Itemized individual contributionsNot found in official filings

What we searched: the official FEC candidate file. Official search page

Campaign expenditures (FEC Schedule B, 2026 cycle)

Campaign expenditures as reported to the Federal Election Commission on Schedule B. For public inspection only. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the FEC.

These are campaign committee disbursements, not taxpayer-funded office accounts. Official office spending is filed separately in the House Statement of Disbursements, shown under in-office activity.

Campaign expenditures (Schedule B)Not found in official filings

What we searched: the official FEC candidate file. Official search page

Independent expenditures reported about this candidate (FEC Schedule E / IE)

Reported to the FEC by the spender. Not money raised by this official's committee. For public inspection only. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the FEC.

Derived 13 independent expenditure records loaded, totalling $1,469,164.80(sum of loaded Schedule E rows ÷ count 13)

Largest reported independent expenditures in this pull, 2026 cycle — not the complete file.
DateSpender (as filed)Support / OpposePurpose (as filed)AmountSource
2026-04-29DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSIE-BAIRD-MEDIA BUY$503,768.40FEC
2026-04-29DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSIE-BAIRD-MEDIA BUY$503,768.40FEC
2026-04-28HOMELAND PAC INCODIGITAL AD PLACEMENT AND PRODUCTION$200,000.00FEC
2026-04-28HOMELAND PAC INCODIGITAL AD PLACEMENT AND PRODUCTION$200,000.00FEC
2026-04-23NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESDIGITAL AD BUYS, META & GIFS$11,177.00FEC
2026-04-23NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESDIGITAL AD BUYS, META & GIFS$11,177.00FEC
2026-04-30DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSIE-BAIRD-MEDIA PRODUCTION$10,100.00FEC
2026-04-30DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSIE-BAIRD-MEDIA PRODUCTION$10,100.00FEC
2026-05-01PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.STEXT MESSAGING SERVICES$6,098.00FEC
2026-05-01PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.STEXT MESSAGING SERVICES$6,098.00FEC
2026-05-05PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.STEXT MESSAGING SERVICES$5,678.00FEC
2026-04-23NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING$600.00FEC
2026-04-23NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING$600.00FEC
07

Voting record & official acts

Roll-call votes recorded by the House and Senate.

Recorded positions in this ingest25 recorded positions ÷ 25 roll calls read in this ingest
100.00%Derived
Congress.gov roll-call vote records
08

Bills sponsored

Sponsorship and cosponsorship records from Congress.gov.

  • HR 7194Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Actsponsor Source
  • HR 5221PART Actsponsor Source
  • HR 3888To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.sponsor Source
  • HR 8036Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026sponsor Source
  • HR 6237To allow Federal State Department employees to file a confidential or open report on any fiscal waste that they come across and establishes an award program for exemplary employees who file non-confidential reports on wasteful spending.sponsor Source
  • HR 3208No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025sponsor Source
  • HR 3707NSF and USDA Interagency Research Actsponsor Source
  • HR 9663State Standing Committee Actsponsor Source
  • HR 7010To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.sponsor Source
  • HRES 563Recognizing Vice Admiral Sean Buck for his 44 years of exemplary service to his country and his home State of Indiana.sponsor Source
  • HR 6255To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.sponsor Source
  • HR 6238To require the Secretary of State to report a Government Accountability Office High Risk List for weaknesses in the department's information technology acquisitions and operations, human capital management, Federal real property, and personal security clearance of the United States.sponsor Source
  • HR 8345No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2024sponsor Source
  • HR 6256To require that the Chief Information Officer of the Bureau of Information Resources submit an annual report that lists all the information technology procurement awards and contracts that were awarded over $10,000,000.sponsor Source
  • HR 7024Hemp Planting Predictability Actsponsor Source
  • HR 1516To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.sponsor Source
  • HR 8212Tech Diplomacy Training Actsponsor Source
  • HR 4824Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Actsponsor Source
  • HR 8918BIO-SCALE Actsponsor Source
  • HR 2813Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025sponsor Source
  • HR 575Increased TSP Access Act of 2025sponsor Source
  • HR 8648FORGE Actsponsor Source
  • HR 9466AI Development Practices Act of 2024sponsor Source
  • HR 4847Safeguarding Syria Sanctions Actsponsor Source
  • HR 7936Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026sponsor Source
  • HR 5271Pakistan Freedom and Accountability Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 9106Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 9830Lawful Hemp Protection Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 6324Retirement Simplification and Clarity Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 8867PLAN Act of 2026cosponsor Source
  • HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 4863Fairness for Khobar Act of 2025cosponsor Source
  • HR 8901Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 563No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Actcosponsor Source
  • HR 10347Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026cosponsor Source

Latest sponsored/cosponsored measures returned by Congress.gov, not a complete career file.

09

Nonprofits & boards

Officer and board roles from IRS records and official disclosures.

No records filed in this section yet.

10

Ethics / legal public record

Ethics findings and court judgments, shown only with a case number.

FEC enforcement (MUR) searchNot found in official filings
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Source documents

The original filings, linked at the official repository.

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