James R. Baird
U.S. Representative · IN-4 · Indiana
James R. Baird is U.S. Representative · IN-4, with 7.9 years in office on record. Voted with most voting Democrats on 13.8% of comparable recorded votes.
- Party
- Republican (2019–present)
- Office
- U.S. Representative · IN-4
- State / district
- Indiana · District 4
- Years served
- 7.9 years, since 2019
- Born
- Jun 4, 1945
- Links
Service
- Democratic term
- Republican term
- Other or unrecorded party
| From | To | Office | Party | How it began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | Present (term ends Jan 3, 2027) | U.S. Representative · IN · District 4 | Republican | — |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | U.S. Representative · IN · District 4 | Republican | — |
| Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | U.S. Representative · IN · District 4 | Republican | — |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | U.S. Representative · IN · District 4 | Republican | — |
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), record updated Nov 13, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (majority, house)
- House Committee on Agriculture (majority, house)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs (majority, house)
- House Committee on Agriculture: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology · Vice Chair (majority, house)
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Energy (majority, house)
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Research and Technology (majority, house)
- House Committee on Agriculture: Forestry and Horticulture (majority, house)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Africa (majority, house)
- House Committee on Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (majority, house)
- House Committee on Agriculture: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture (majority, house)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Oversight and Intelligence (majority, house)
Source: committee membership snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026 (congress-legislators). Current assignments only.
Votes
Participation
- Voted Yea or Nay: 87
- Present: 0
- Not voting: 33
Denominator: 120 recorded roll calls, Jan 6, 2026 to Apr 16, 2026 (only the roll calls imported into this site). Not voting is not the same as absent: it includes any reason the member did not cast a vote.
Where they stand: blue to red
With most voting Democrats on 13.8% of comparable votes, and with most voting Republicans on 98.9%.
- With most voting Democrats only: 1 (1.1%)
- With both parties' majorities: 11 (12.6%)
- With most voting Republicans only: 75 (86.2%)
- Against both parties' majorities: 0 (0%)
- Split / no comparison: 0 (0%)
Methodology
For each recorded roll call we compare a member with most voting Democrats and, separately, with most voting Republicans. The larger side among a party's Yea and Nay votes on that exact roll call is that party's majority, using each member's party at the time of the vote. A tie, or a roll call where that party cast no Yea/Nay votes, has no majority. Present and Not Voting are counted separately and never as for or against. We say "most voting Democrats" and "most voting Republicans" rather than "the majority" because the party that controls the House differs by Congress. Voting against most members of a party is not automatically good or bad: it can reflect district interests, the content of an amendment, or a procedural motion.
By issue
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Recorded votes
House roll calls imported into this site. A vote that is not listed is “not recorded”, not a zero. Source: House Clerk roll-call records, linked on each vote.
| Date | Vote | Position | Compared with most voting Democrats | Compared with most voting Republicans | Your view |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | H RES 1100: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Procedural motion · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Mar 4, 2026 | H R 6472: Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Mar 4, 2026 | S 723: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Mar 4, 2026 | H RES 1095: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Mar 4, 2026 | H RES 1095: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Procedural motion · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 24, 2026 | H RES 1075: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4758) the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Procedural motion · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 24, 2026 | S 2503: ROTOR Act Passage / final approval · Failed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 24, 2026 | H R 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 4, 2026 | H J RES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 4, 2026 | H R 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 4, 2026 | H R 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act Procedural motion · Failed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 2, 2026 | H R 3123: Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Feb 2, 2026 | H R 980: Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 20, 2026 | H R 5764: AI for Main Street Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 20, 2026 | H R 5763: Main Street Parity Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 15, 2026 | H R 2988: Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 15, 2026 | H R 2988: Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act Procedural motion · Failed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 15, 2026 | H R 2988: On Agreeing to the Amendment Amendment · Agreed to | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 12, 2026 | H R 6504: Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 12, 2026 | H R 6500: AGOA Extension Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 12, 2026 | H R 2683: Remote Access Security Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 9, 2026 | H R 5184: Affordable HOMES Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 8, 2026 | H R 1834: Breaking the Gridlock Act Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 8, 2026 | H RES 780: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock Passage / final approval · Passed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
| Jan 8, 2026 | H R 131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act Passage / final approval · Failed | Not voting | No comparison available | No comparison available | Reactions unavailable: no Yea or Nay vote was recorded |
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- Terms, party history, committees and links: congress-legislators, record updated Nov 13, 2026.
- Votes: House roll calls, Jan 6, 2026 to Apr 16, 2026; each vote links to its official record.
- Disclosures: House Clerk filings, linked per year. Not disclosed means no confirmed range yet. Informational use only (5 U.S.C. 13107).
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