Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Michael Baumgartner

Official portrait of Michael Baumgartner
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Washington’s 5th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Spokane, WA
Born
1975
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES
Next election
Primary August 4, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Washington with the current district highlighted

Washington, District 5

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Washington District 5IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4WA05234 · Principal campaign committee: VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Washington District 5$2,208,414.59General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Washington District 5$1,505,190.06Won the general election (60.6%)
Total raised$2,208,414.59
Total spent$1,710,064.61
Cash on hand$689,914.65
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $1,669,444.44PACs and other committees: $490,300.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $45,035.57Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,634.58
  • Individual contributions$1,669,444.4476%
  • PACs and other committees$490,300.0022%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$45,035.572%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,634.580%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$279,131.2120%
  • Contributions over $200$1,132,472.8180%
  • Itemized from inside Washington$965,874.2482%
  • Itemized from other states$217,358.5818%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Delaware $35,000.00 · California $31,847.14 · Florida $29,959.19 · Idaho $25,070.18 · District of Columbia $19,020.51. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$1.1M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $233,122.56APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $108,814.70JULY QUARTERLY: raised $227,492.12JULY QUARTERLY: spent $108,424.90OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $231,795.36OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $149,792.05YEAR-END: raised $347,816.79YEAR-END: spent $138,949.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $373,010.06APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $126,034.57JULY QUARTERLY: raised $296,277.24JULY QUARTERLY: spent $184,182.07PRE-PRIMARY: raised $28,712.21PRE-PRIMARY: spent $159,810.12OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $387,667.18OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $533,785.682025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea507
Voted nay151
Did not vote16 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored24
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored187

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 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
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10109 Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act
    Introduced Aug 17, 2026 · Latest action Aug 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ea…
  • H.R. 9834 No Racketeers on our Shores Act
    Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
  • H.R. 9621 Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • H.R. 9602 Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act
    Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
  • H.R. 9419 Power and Water for Families Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Latest action Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 9137 Protect College Sports Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 4, 2026 · Latest action Jun 4, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequ…
  • H.R. 8649 Expanding the Defense Industrial Base Sales Act
    Introduced May 4, 2026 · Latest action May 13, 2026: Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 23.
  • H.R. 8196 Workforce Data Quality Initiative Act of 2026
    Introduced Apr 6, 2026 · Latest action Apr 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 8170 MATCH Act
    Introduced Apr 2, 2026 · Latest action Apr 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 8.
  • H.R. 8037 Protect American AI Act of 2026
    Introduced Mar 24, 2026 · Latest action Mar 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speake…

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

135 committees reported giving $408,894.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Michael James Baumgartner$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Michael James Baumgartner$207,354.10

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Washington U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael James Baumgartner (R)$2,208,414.59$689,914.652026-10-14
Carmela Conroy (D)$723,043.19$154,032.002026-09-30
Nate Powell (I)$392,186.47$0.002026-09-30
David Womack (D)$138,140.69$7,793.242026-09-30
Bajun Mavalwalla (D)$131,631.53$1,490.402026-09-30
Kevin Fagan (D)$45,257.82$0.002026-09-01
Richard Freudenberg (D)$41,763.52$1,579.042026-09-30
Kyle B Usrey (I)$30,125.17$16,962.992026-09-30
Ann Marie Danimus (I)$16,430.53$47.642026-07-15
Aaron Matthew Croft (I)$6,710.00$0.002026-04-21

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe ROctober 20, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely ROctober 20, 2026
  • RealClearPoliticsLikely RMay 24, 2026
  • The EconomistSafe RJune 4, 2026
  • Split TicketSafe RJuly 28, 2026
  • Fox NewsSafe RAugust 5, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Tavern Research (D)May 18–25, 2026578 (LV)± 5.6%Michael Baumgartner 53% · Carmela Conroy 47%
Tavern Research (D)May 18–25, 2026578 (LV)± 5.6%Michael Baumgartner 54% · Bajun Mavalwalla 46%
Tavern Research (D)May 18–25, 2026578 (LV)± 5.6%Michael Baumgartner 47% · Nate Powell 53%
Tavern Research (D)May 18–25, 2026578 (LV)± 5.6%Michael Baumgartner 54% · David Womack 46%
Tavern Research (D)May 18–25, 2026578 (LV)± 5.6%Michael Baumgartner 53% · Generic Democrat 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: VOTE BAUMGARTNER FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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