RepublicanIn office since Jan 2025

Michael Baumgartner

U.S. Representative, WA-5 since 2025. Ran in 2 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, WA-5Born 1975

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 0; 25 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.5%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +3.4; 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 the JudiciaryCourts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the InternetThe Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
House Committee on Foreign AffairsSouth and Central AsiaMiddle East and North Africa
House Committee on Education and WorkforceHigher Education and Workforce DevelopmentHealth, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 25 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Baumgartner sits in the U.S. House

Baumgartner is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mark Messmer, Lloyd Smucker, Roger Williams

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

With Baumgartner’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
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: Baumgartner’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Baumgartner	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 Baumgartner was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.