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James R. Baird

US Representative (R-IN-4)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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James R. Baird is the Republican U.S. Representative (IN's 4th congressional district). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2023-2026) and 30 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

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Connections mapped33
Sources cited17
✦ Thin coverage gap +73 connected to 33 entities · only 25 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
→ Donald Trump person
affiliation
James R. Baird's opposition to Ukraine aid funding (H.R.8035) on April 20, 2024, was noted as aligning with his 'Trump-aligned base.' Additionally, on March 5, 2026, he voted against a War Powers Resolution (H.Con.Res.38) aimed at constraining President Trump's military campaign in Iran.
← Associated Builders And Contractors PAC (Abc PAC) organization
donor
$6,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
← American Council Of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) organization
donor
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
← National Cattlemen'S Beef Association PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
← National Association Of Realtors PAC organization
donor
$7,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
← National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee organization
donor
$10,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
← Archer Daniels Midland Company-Adm PAC organization
donor
$5,500 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093963/
← American Crystal Sugar Company PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
Facts (25)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 168d ago · Avg age: 188d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (25)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population share: 7.07%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 72.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 10.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $78,449
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.118)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.152)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.176)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Subaru of Indiana Automotive (6000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cummins Inc. (8000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Purdue University (15000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Indiana's 4th Congressional District is a 16-county, R+35 seat covering west-central Indiana, anchored by Purdue University in West Lafayette and stretching from the Chicago exurbs to rural communities along the Wabash River. The district is overwhelmingly White (82.5%) with a median age of 37, median household income of $78,449, and a poverty rate of 10.6% per Data USA (6.4% per Legisletter). Homeownership is 72.4% with a median property value of $242,900. Only 7.07% of residents are foreign-born. Manufacturing (17.6% of employment), agriculture, and health care dominate the economy. Baird, a Vietnam veteran, farmer, and small business owner who holds a PhD in monogastric nutrition from the University of Kentucky, has held the seat since 2019 and sits on the Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, and Science committees. He won reelection in 2024 with 64.7% of the vote.
Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R.2670 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Conference Report)) on 2023-12-14: Baird voted against the $886 billion must-pass defense bill that passed 310-118 with a majority of both parties. He objected to provisions allowing federal surveillance of American citizens and taxpayer funding of abortion procedures. This placed him among a minority of Republicans who voted nay on a bill that most of his conference supported.
Date: 2023-12-14 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R.2670
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R.3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension with SNAP work requirements and discretionary spending caps)) on 2023-05-31: Baird voted to avert a potentially catastrophic federal default, joining 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats. He stated the bill was 'an important first step in reining in Democrats' unchecked spending,' while 71 conservative Republicans opposed it as insufficiently fiscally conservative. The new SNAP work requirements affected constituents in his district with 10.6% poverty.
Date: 2023-05-31 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 3746
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on S.5 (Laken Riley Act (requiring mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with certain crimes)) on 2025-01-07: Baird voted with all 217 Republicans and 46 Democrats to pass the bill. He tweeted: 'I proudly voted with the @HouseGOP to pass the Laken Riley Act to allow Border Patrol to detain criminal illegal immigrants.' His district is only 7.07% foreign-born — among the lowest in the nation — meaning the bill carried minimal direct constituency cost.
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.Con.Res.38 (Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran) on 2026-03-05: Baird voted against the War Powers Resolution aimed at constraining Trump's military campaign in Iran. He had previously issued a statement supporting Operation Epic Fury, saying 'I am grateful we have a president who is willing to take decisive action to defend our country and our allies.' The resolution failed 224-194, with only a handful of Republicans supporting it.
Date: 2026-03-05 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.Con.Res.38
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R.8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.4 billion in military and security assistance to Israel)) on 2024-04-20: Baird voted with the overwhelming 366-58 bipartisan majority. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee contributed $5,500 to his 2024 campaign, making it one of his notable donors. His statement emphasized the 'existential threat to the safety and security of our greatest ally in the Middle East.'
Date: 2024-04-20 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 8034
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R.8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine)) on 2024-04-20: Baird was one of 112 House Republicans who voted against the Ukraine aid package, joining the majority of his conference. His opposition to Ukraine funding aligned with the increasingly isolationist posture of his R+35 district and Trump-aligned base, while 101 Republicans crossed over to support the bill. Baird's formal statement said he voted to 'Reject more Funding for Endless War in Ukraine.'
Date: 2024-04-20 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R.8035
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (extending 2017 tax cuts, restructuring Medicaid, SNAP, and other federal programs)) on 2025-07-03: Baird voted for the bill that the AFL-CIO described as enacting 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs.' His IN-04 district has a 10.6% poverty rate with 6.4% of residents below the poverty line and a median household income just above the national average. The bill's Medicaid and SNAP cuts directly conflicted with the material welfare of lower-income constituents in his largely rural district.
Date: 2025-07-03 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 1 (119th)
✓ verified Primary Source [disclosure] At a constituent-organized town hall in West Lafayette on March 30, 2025, one attendee stated Baird and his colleagues were 'taking the lives of America's most vulnerable and sacrificing them on the altar of conservative billionaires.' The event filled two rooms at the public library, with attendees carrying signs and voicing frustration over cuts to federal programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. The AFL-CIO formally opposed H.R. 1 as a bill that would enact 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs.'
✓ verified Primary Source [statement] Baird voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) and stated: 'This legislation strengthens federal programs for those who truly need them and enacts common-sense work requirements that a majority of Americans support.' His press release further claimed the bill 'reduces the deficit, marking a long-overdue return to fiscal sanity in Washington.'
✓ verified Primary Source In 2021, Baird joined 146 other Republican members of Congress in voting to object to the certification of Electoral College results from Arizona and Pennsylvania following the January 6 Capitol breach.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Baird owns Baird Family Farms (since 1980) and Indiana Home Care Plus (since 1984), a home health care agency, giving him direct financial interests in agriculture and healthcare policy.
✓ verified Primary Source The Federal Election Commission fined Baird's campaign committee in March 2025 for failing to disclose a $160,500 loan repayment less than two weeks before the May 7, 2024 primary election. The FEC found that his pre-primary report omitted this disbursement, making cash on hand appear approximately $163,000 higher than it actually was.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top industries contributing to Baird include Crop Production & Basic Processing, Leadership PACs, Real Estate, Agricultural Services/Products, and Oil & Gas, reflecting his district's agricultural and manufacturing base.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Baird's campaign committee raised $455,700 in the 2023–2024 election cycle, with 66.58% from PAC contributions and 31.27% from large individual donations.
All Connections (33)
oversight primary since 2025
James R. Baird voted yea on H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3, 2025. He also issued a statement in support of the bill, claiming it 'reduces the deficit' and 'enacts common-sense work requirements.'
→ Donald Trump person
affiliation primary since 2024
James R. Baird's opposition to Ukraine aid funding (H.R.8035) on April 20, 2024, was noted as aligning with his 'Trump-aligned base.' Additionally, on March 5, 2026, he voted against a War Powers Resolution (H.Con.Res.38) aimed at constraining President Trump's military campaign in Iran.
oversight primary since 2025
On January 7, 2025, James R. Baird voted yea on S.5, the Laken Riley Act, which requires mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with certain crimes.
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $10,000 PAC contribution. Tied for Baird's largest donor.
← Farm Credit Council organization
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $10,000 PAC contribution. Agricultural credit system.
← National Auto Dealers Assn organization
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $10,000 PAC contribution.
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00087874/
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093963/
donor primary since 2026
$6,500 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00103978/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00148031/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00166348/
← Farm Credit PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193631/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00214981/
← Cornpac organization
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376343/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00379628/
← American Soybean Association organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00408468/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/ · $10,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/
← Huck PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00448373/
← Eye Of The Tiger PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00475665/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00592089/
← American Revival PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00691956/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00691956/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/ · $5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to James R. Baird's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: James R. Baird — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Constituency baseline: Dominant industry congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Roll call: H.R.2670 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.Con.Res.38 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Baird voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) and stated: 'This… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: In-person public town hall meetings with constituents congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In 2021, Baird joined 146 other Republican members of Co… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Baird owns Baird Family Farms (since 1980) and Indiana H… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: The Federal Election Commission fined Baird's campaign c… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Top industries contributing to Baird include Crop Produc… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Baird's campaign committee raised $455,700 in the 2023–2… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: James R. Baird not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt