Jim Himes
DU.S. Representative · Connecticut-4 · 111th-119th, 17 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Himes, James Andrew a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lima, Peru, July 5, 1966; graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, N.J.; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1988; M. Phil., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1990; banking executive; non-profit executive; member of the Greenwich, Conn., housing authority, 2003-2006; chairman, 2003-2006; member of the Greenwich, Conn., board of estimate and taxation, 2006-2007; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-present); chair, Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
17
Bills introduced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
174
Committees
3
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
99% — Voted in 639 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
3.7% — Voted against their own party majority 22 of 601 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
6 — Attracted 6 cosponsors across 3 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
3 — Attracted 3 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
174 — 174 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
54 — 54 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Meryl Harold Promoted to Chief of Staff in Rep. Ross's Office
Legis1 · Jul 9, 2026
Charlotte Hoffman Promoted to Communications Director for Sen. Tina Smith
Legis1 · Jul 8, 2026
National Security: "Fraying, Being Dismantled, or Falling Into Disrepair"
Legis1 · May 22, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI's raid of Georgia election office
KATV · Feb 3, 2026
Transcript: Rep. Jim Himes on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 12, 2025
Yahoo! News · Oct 12, 2025
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