Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James R. Baird
- Office
- U.S. representative for Indiana’s 4th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Greencastle, IN
- Born
- 1945
- In Congress
- House since 2019 · 7 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- BAIRD, JAMES R DR.
- Next election
- Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Indiana, District 4
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8IN04199 · Principal campaign committee: ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Indiana District 4 | $582,092.25 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Indiana District 4 | $618,942.74 | Won the general election (30.9%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Indiana District 4 | $434,679.53 | Won the general election (68.2%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Indiana District 4 | $371,674.00 | Won the general election (66.6%) |
Total raised$582,092.25
Total spent$680,634.83
Cash on hand$116,067.15
Debts owed by the campaign$503,899.36
Loans from the candidate$120,000.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$179,267.1131%
- PACs and other committees$280,700.0048%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$120,000.0021%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,125.140%
Self-funding: $120,000.00 (21% of money raised): $0.00 given and $120,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$80,543.8648%
- Contributions over $200$87,378.0052%
- Itemized from inside Indiana$64,599.7272%
- Itemized from other states$25,240.9628%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $2,358.50. 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea490
Voted nay143
Did not vote41 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored16
Sponsored that became law1
Cosponsored252
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
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On 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 | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10795 Sudan IMPACT Act
Introduced Oct 13, 2026 · Latest action Oct 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 9663 State Standing Committee Act
Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. - H.R. 8918 BIO-SCALE Act
Introduced May 20, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently deter… - H.R. 8648 FORGE Act
Introduced May 4, 2026 · Latest action May 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 8212 Tech Diplomacy Training Act
Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Latest action Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 8036 Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 24, 2026 · Latest action Apr 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19. - H.R. 7936 Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 16, 2026 · Latest action Mar 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. - H.R. 7194 Public Law 119-2 Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Latest action Mar 26, 2026: Became Private Law No: 119-2. - H.R. 7024 Hemp Planting Predictability Act
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. - H.R. 7010 To 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.
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Vice Chair
- Forestry and Horticulture
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Africa
- Oversight and Intelligence
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Energy
- Research and Technology
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
88 committees reported giving $241,994.00 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.
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,500.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$7,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- INDIANA ACRE/INDIANA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DBA INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES FEDERAL PACPAC$6,500.00
- NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GROWTH ENERGY PACPAC$5,000.00
- OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC ELECT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,994.00
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
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- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AQHAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$2,500.00
- SAAB, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAAB PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE CITIZENSHIP FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NUTRIEN CITIZENSHIP FUND PAC')Connected PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MNM PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE CONTINUUM FUND, ZACHRY HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FAEGRE DRINKER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAEGRE DRINKER PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ICE MILLER PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COVESTROPAC A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF COVESTRO LLC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP LLC/BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS LLP PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELANCO US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ELANCO PAC')PAC$1,000.00
- ARCONIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MARQUIS MASTER SC, INC. PAC (MARQUIS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCITECH PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting James R Baird$537,421.40
- Independent expenditures opposing James R Baird$200,000.00
- Company and union communications to members about James R Baird$10,851.12
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.
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSupporting$513,868.00
- HOMELAND PAC INCOpposing$200,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$11,777.00
- PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.Supporting$11,776.00
The race
Indiana U.S. House, District 4, 2026 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Baird (R) | $582,092.25 | $116,067.15 | 2026-09-30 |
| Craig Haggard (R) | $197,600.00 | $45,621.16 | 2026-09-30 |
| Drew Cox (D) | $54,117.91 | $12,627.72 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joseph William Mackey (D) | $11,233.80 | $1,327.80 | 2026-09-30 |
| Paul Bryant McPherson (D) | $7,969.48 | $749.77 | 2026-09-30 |
| Anthony D Hustedt-Mai (R) | $5,605.38 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (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: ELECT JIM BAIRD FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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