2025-07-03VotesINFERENTIALVoted 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…
2025-01-07VotesINFERENTIALVoted 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…
2025-01-07VotesPRIMARY[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…
2024-12-31Other factsSECONDARYBaumgartner 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…
2024-12-31TransactionsSECONDARYBaumgartner'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…
2024-12-31TransactionsINFERENTIALAgricultural 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…
2024-06-15Other factsSECONDARYThe 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…
2024-06-15VotesINFERENTIALBaumgartner's 2024 campaign received substantial contributions from agricultural PACs and individuals associated with wheat, potato, and hop production — sectors that would be directly affected by OBBBA's farm program…
2024-05-01Other factsPRIMARY[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…
