Skip to content
PoliTrackerPrototype - alpha version 0.1

Composite score - coming soon

Official portrait of James R. Baird

James R. Baird

U.S. Representative · Indiana, District 4

  • Republican
  • Since 2019
  • Tenure: 4+ terms

Refreshed 17 h ago

As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1

Contact info

  • Capitol office

    2303 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1404

    202-225-5037

  • District offices

    Danville

View all contact info

Evidence & sources

  • U.S. House roll-call votes

    Votes and participation

  • Congress.gov bill records

    Sponsored and enacted bills

  • congress-legislators

    Terms, committees, offices

Refreshed 10 min ago

View all sources

Explore this record

Scorecard

Voting Record

13.0/ 100

Ranked 188 of 221 in the House majority

How this score is calculated:

  • Roll calls cast

    406 of 445 while seated (91.2%)

    12th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight

  • Substantive bills sponsored

    15 of 16 sponsored · 15.3 points

    14th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight

  • Bills enacted

    0 sponsored · 1 cosponsored

    0 passed a chamber · 0 reported · 15 introduced

Promise Adherence

0 of 5 promises scored

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Reviewed promises

    0 scored of 5 needed

    0 promises from 0 sources this term

  • Days in office this term

    669 days (180 needed)

  • Promise capture coverage

    0 of 3 source kinds settled

Impact History (coming soon)

0 of 10 matched votes

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Matched votes

    0 of 10 needed

  • District opinion cells

    0 snapshots frozen

    Needs ≥ 25 verified respondents and a lean ≥ 0.15

Approval Rating

0 of 1 public poll on record

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Public polls averaged

    0 of 1 needed

  • Polls on file for this officeholder

    None recorded yet

  • Most recent fieldwork

    No poll on record

Filter

Recent activity

DateActionPolicyStatus
2025-12-09SponsoredHR 6538 — More Affordable Care ActProposed
2025-12-04Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 1049 — Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education ActActive
2025-12-04Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 1069 — PROTECT Our Kids ActActive
2025-12-04SponsoredHRES 932 — Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Christopher Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan for attempting to sow disallegiance amongst members of the United States military and intelligence community and encouraging them to act against the Commander in Chief and President of the United States and violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Proposed
2025-12-03Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 1005 — Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems ActActive
2025-12-03Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 4305 — DUMP Red Tape ActActive
2025-12-03Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 2965 — Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025Active
2025-12-03SponsoredHR 6395 — To implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations, and for other purposes.Proposed
2025-12-02Voted yea on “On Agreeing to the Resolution”PassedHRES 916 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.Passed 2025-12-02
2025-12-02Voted yea on “On Ordering the Previous Question”PassedHRES 916 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.Passed 2025-12-02
2025-12-02Voted yea on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”PassedHR 4423 — No New Burma Funds ActActive
2025-12-02SponsoredHR 5710 — Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities ActProposed
2025-12-01Voted yea on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”PassedHR 5348 — Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025Active
2025-12-01SponsoredHRES 220 — Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, and for other purposes.Proposed
2025-12-01SponsoredHR 6035 — Second Amendment Restoration Act of 2025Proposed
2025-11-28SponsoredHR 404 — Hearing Protection ActProposed
2025-11-21Voted yea on “On Agreeing to the Resolution”PassedHCONRES 58 — Denouncing the horrors of socialism.Active
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 1949 — Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025Active
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 3109 — REFINER ActActive
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Motion to Refer”PassedHRES 893 — Censuring Representative Cory Mills of Florida and removing him from the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.Proposed
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”PassedHR 6019 — To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.Active
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”PassedHR 4058 — Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants ActActive
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 5107 — Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025Active
2025-11-20Voted yea on “On Passage”PassedHR 5214 — District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025Active
2025-11-20SponsoredHR 6209 — American Hemp Protection Act of 2025Proposed
This score is a guide, not a verdict.