James R. Baird

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James R. Baird

U.S. Representative · IN-4 · R

U.S. Representative — IN-4 (R)

James Richard Baird (born June 4, 1945) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district since 2019. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018 and as a Putnam County commissioner from 2006 to 2010. Baird was first elected to Congress in 2018. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2018–2026 cycles

$2,274,125 raised

Influence graph
Individual 31%
PAC 47%
Other

Where the $2,274,125 raised came from · FEC · 2018–2026 cycle

$2,274,125
Raised
FEC receipts · 2018–2026 cycle
$1,076,405
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2018–2026 cycles
$613,868
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 7 sources
$200,000
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$36,800
  • Retired$15,333
  • Not employed / self$5,765
  • Tech$2,500
  • TV, movies & music$2,500
  • Real estate$500
  • Education$500
  • Securities & investment$237

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • NICOSON FARMING INC$9,900
  • SELF$3,800
  • GAYLOR ELECTRIC, INC.$3,300
  • RELENTLESS DEALER SERVICES$3,300
  • ENTREPRENEUR$2,500
  • SHEIN TECHNOLOGY$2,500
  • LANGLEY CONSULTING$2,000
  • KIRBY RISK CORP$2,000
  • MASSIE PARTNERS LLC$1,500
  • BUTLER FAIRMAN & SEUFERT$1,000

Committee assignments · 11

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and BiotechnologyVice Chair
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Forestry and Horticulture
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Africa
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Oversight and Intelligence
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Energy
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Research and Technology

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 15

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9663State Standing Committee Act· Environmental Protection
  • H.R. 8918BIO-SCALE Act· Government Operations and Politics
  • H.R. 8648FORGE Act· International Affairs
  • H.R. 8212Tech Diplomacy Training Act· International Affairs
  • H.R. 8036H.R. 8036, Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026· Foreign Trade and International Finance

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 9 total

People1
Organizations0
  • None on file
PACs / committees8

Connections · explore all 9

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Spent against them · $200,000

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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