RepublicanIn office since Jan 2019

Jim Baird

U.S. Representative, IN-4 since 2019. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, IN-4Born 1945Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 1; 16 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 6.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +8.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyEnergyResearch and Technology
House Committee on AgricultureForestry and HorticultureLivestock, Dairy, and PoultryNutrition and Foreign AgricultureConservation, Research, and Biotechnology · Vice Chair
House Committee on Foreign AffairsAfricaOversight and Intelligence

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 16 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 7194 Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
Armed Forces and National Security · Became law Mar 2026

HR 10795 Sudan IMPACT Act
International Affairs · Introduced Oct 2026

HR 9663 State Standing Committee Act
Environmental Protection · Introduced Jul 2026

HR 7024 Hemp Planting Predictability Act
Agriculture and Food · Introduced May 2026

HR 7010 To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations…
Agriculture and Food · Introduced May 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Baird sits in the U.S. House

Baird is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Dan Meuser, Darin LaHood, Greg Murphy

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Baird’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Baird’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Baird	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Baird was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028Indiana House of Representatives, District 44 U.S. House, IN-4

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Indiana's 4th District	Won	R+8.4	R+29.9	−21.5
2024	U.S. House, IN-4	Won	R+32.4	—	—
2022	U.S. House, IN-4	Won	R+36.4	—	—
2020	U.S. House, IN-4	Won	R+33.2	—	—
2018	U.S. House, IN-4	Won	R+28.1	—	—
2016	Indiana House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+37.9	—	—
2014	Indiana House of Representatives, District 44	Won	—	—	—
2014	Indiana House of Representatives, District 44 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Indiana House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+30.2	—	—
2010	Indiana House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+13.3	—	—