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Michael Baumgartner MB
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Michael Baumgartner

US Representative (R-WA-5)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Michael Baumgartner is the Republican U.S. Representative (WA's 5th congressional district). The platform has 2 voting records on file (2025) and 84 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record32
Connections mapped53
Sources cited18
✦ Thin coverage gap +191 connected to 53 entities · only 32 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
→ US Department of Defense (Pentagon) institution
employment
Baumgartner served as a U.S. diplomat in the State Department Foreign Service, including assignments in Afghanistan and Iraq, which fall under broader U.S. national security and defense apparatus.
→ Cathy McMorris Rodgers elected official
predecessor_successor
Baumgartner won the WA-05 congressional seat in 2024 after longtime incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers retired.
← Culac The PAC Of Credit Union National Association organization
donor
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
← Weyerhaeuser Company Political Action Committee organization
donor
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007948/
← Associated Builders And Contractors PAC (Abc PAC) organization
donor
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
← Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Of America Inc PAC (Insurpac) organization
donor
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00022343/
← American Optometric Association PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
← National Cattlemen'S Beef Association PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
Facts (32)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 166d ago · Avg age: 183d
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 (30)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 39.2
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: Approximately 63% (below national average of 65.5%)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+14
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: Approximately 33% (near national average of 33.7%; WSU, Gonzaga, and EWU presence elevates district-wide rate)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: Approximately 13% (above state average of 9.5%; higher in rural eastern counties)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veterans as share of civilian adult population: Approximately 11% (above national average, reflecting Fairchild AFB and regional military heritage)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Native American population share: Approximately 3% (Colville, Spokane, and other tribal nations present in district)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: Approximately 9% (concentrated in agricultural communities in Grant, Adams, and Franklin counties)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White non-Hispanic population share: Approximately 79%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: Approximately $62,400 (below Washington state median of $90,325 and below national median of $74,580; significant rural-urban divide within district)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Washington Initiative 2109 — Repeal Capital Gains Tax (2024) (2024) — failed, margin Statewide: 41% Yes — 59% No
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Washington Initiative 2117 — Repeal of Carbon Cap and Trade (2024) (2024) — passed, margin Statewide: 62% Yes — 38% No (eastern Washington voted more heavily for repeal)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 Public Administration (military and federal) (share 0.08)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 Retail Trade (share 0.11)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 Educational Services (share 0.1)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 Agriculture Forestry Fishing and Hunting (share 0.1)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.18)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: MultiCare Deaconess Hospital (Spokane) (4000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Fairchild Air Force Base (5000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Spokane Public Schools (5500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Washington State University (Pullman) (7500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Providence Health & Services (Spokane) (9000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Washington's 5th Congressional District covers the eastern third of Washington State, encompassing Spokane (the state's second-largest city), the Palouse dryland wheat-farming region, the Columbia Basin irrigated agriculture corridor, and the eastern Cascades. The district is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the United States: Whitman County is the most productive wheat-growing county in the country, and the Columbia Basin produces a significant share of U.S. hops, potatoes, apples, wine grapes, and other specialty crops. Spokane's economy is anchored by healthcare (Providence Health, MultiCare, and the VA Spokane campus serving a large veteran population), higher education (Washington State University in Pullman, Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University), and a growing technology sector. The district is strongly Republican in federal elections — Cook PVI approximately R+14 — with the exception of Spokane's urban core. Baumgartner won the seat in 2024 after longtime incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers retired. The district has above-average veteran population concentration and significant dependence on federal agricultural programs including commodity support payments and crop insurance.
Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-07-03: Baumgartner voted for the OBBBA, which CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit and cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP over ten years. WA-05 includes rural eastern Washington counties with documented Medicaid enrollment among agricultural workers and lower-income rural families; several eastern Washington counties have poverty rates above the state average. His yes aligned with his party but voted against the material healthcare and nutrition interests of his lowest-income agricultural worker constituents.
Date: 2025-07-03 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-01-07: Baumgartner's first House vote was for mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes. WA-05's agricultural economy — including the Columbia Basin's extensive fruit, vegetable, and hops production — relies substantially on seasonal immigrant labor, including H-2A agricultural workers and undocumented workers. Agricultural employers in eastern Washington have documented labor shortage concerns; enforcement-focused immigration legislation creates a constituent economic tension between Baumgartner's enforcement vote and his agricultural donor and constituent base's labor supply interests.
Date: 2025-01-07 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Baumgartner voted for the Laken Riley Act in his first House vote, a bill mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes — aligning with the isolationist and enforcement-first wing of the House Republican conference.
Date: 2025-01-07 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 7511 / H.R. 29
✓ verified Primary Source [platform] Baumgartner served as a U.S. State Department diplomat and Foreign Service officer, including assignments in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other active conflict zones, and has described his diplomatic experience as central to his foreign policy perspective and his understanding of American interests abroad.
✓ verified AI Inference Agricultural sector contributions are expected to be among Baumgartner's most significant donor categories given WA-05's status as one of the most productive agricultural districts in the country, including Whitman County (the most productive wheat county in the United States), the Columbia Basin potato and hop production corridor, and the Palouse dryland farming region.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Baumgartner's 2024 congressional campaign raised approximately $1.8 million. His top donor sectors reflect WA-05's agricultural economy — agribusiness including wheat, potato, and hops production — as well as finance/insurance interests and conservative ideological donors consistent with a Republican candidate in a safe eastern Washington seat.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Baumgartner won the WA-05 seat in November 2024, defeating Democrat Carmela Conroy. He previously served as a Washington State Senator representing the 6th Legislative District (Spokane area) from 2011-2023 and had prior careers as a U.S. diplomat (State Department Foreign Service) and farmer. His 2024 congressional campaign donor base reflects his eastern Washington agricultural and conservative business constituency.
○ Secondary Records (1)
Sourced from press reports, corporate disclosures, and third-party citations. Awaiting independent re-check by the verification pipeline.
Partially Corroborated The combined value of wheat production in Whitman County and specialty crop output (hops, potatoes, apples) in the Columbia Basin makes the agricultural sector in WA-05 one of the highest-value per acre in the nation, consistent with a concentration of agricultural PACs and individual donors.
All Connections (53)
legislative_alignment primary since 2025
Baumgartner voted for the Laken Riley Act, mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes, directly expanding ICE enforcement powers.
→ Cathy McMorris Rodgers elected official
predecessor_successor primary since 2024
Baumgartner won the WA-05 congressional seat in 2024 after longtime incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers retired.
legislative_vote primary since 2025
Baumgartner voted for the OBBBA on 2025-07-03, which CBO projected would cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP, affecting his district's rural and agricultural constituents.
→ Donald Trump person
partisan_alignment inferential since 2024
Baumgartner won a safe Republican seat (R+14) in a district that heavily supported Trump-aligned policies, including the 2024 repeal of carbon cap and trade.
employment primary since 2011
Baumgartner served as a U.S. diplomat in the State Department Foreign Service, including assignments in Afghanistan and Iraq, which fall under broader U.S. national security and defense apparatus.
policy_alignment primary since 2025
The Laken Riley Act, which Baumgartner supported, mandates action by DHS component ICE for detention of undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes.
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007948/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/ · $10,000 to Michael Baumgartner'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 Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00022343/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/ · $5,000 to Michael Baumgartner'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
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035006/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/ · $5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041038/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041608/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00066472/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00082917/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00084491/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2026
$8,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110585/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113811/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00120873/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00133561/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Michael Baumgartner'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 Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00165159/
donor primary since 2026
$12,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235739/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
donor primary since 2026
$8,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00238725/
← Cambia Health Solutions PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00252684/
← House Conservatives Fund organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00326439/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00409227/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428052/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431361/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00433060/
← Huck PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner'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 Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
donor primary since 2026
$5,400 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00530865/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00570226/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00592089/
← American Revival PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00683508/
← Buckeye Liberty PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00693796/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
← Highwater PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00832568/
← Space Coast Leadership PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00877506/
← E-PAC Majority Makers organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879338/
← America'S Mountain PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00883413/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00895235/
← Baum PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00900688/
← Raptor PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Michael Baumgartner's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00749481/
Sources (18)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Baumgartner — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Baumgartner — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Baumgartner — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Baumgartner — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Michael Baumgartner — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Michael Baumgartner not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt