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Michael Baumgartner

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U.S. Representative · Washington-5 · 119th, 1 year 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Baumgartner, Michael James a Representative from Washington; born in Pullman, Whitman County, Wash., on December 13, 1975; graduated from Pullman High School, Pullman, Wash., 1995; B.A., Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., 1999; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2002; consultant; staff, United States Department of State, 2007-2008; member of the Washington state senate, 2011-2019; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 2012; treasurer, Spokane County, Wash., 2019-2025; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
1
Bills introduced
22
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
182
Committees
9

Performance & Participation

Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 631 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.8% — Voted against their own party majority 5 of 595 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
85 — Attracted 85 cosponsors across 22 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
13 — Attracted 13 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
182 — 182 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
27 — 27 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0

Committee Assignments

9 committees · 1 leadership role
Rock the Vote brings hundreds to hear local candidates and live music
Union-Bulletin · Oct 11, 2026
Letters for Friday, Oct. 9 - Fri, 09 Oct 2026 PST
Spokesman · Oct 9, 2026
Washington Congressional delegation urges President Trump to declare disaster for Eastern Washington fires
KXLY · Oct 8, 2026
Letters for Thursday, Oct. 1 - Thu, 01 Oct 2026 PST
Spokesman · Oct 1, 2026
House Judiciary Advances Bills on Gun Taxes and Prison Staffing
Legis1 · Sep 22, 2026
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2026 Campaign Finance
$1.7M
Raised
75%
Individual
21%
PAC
—
Small $
1,922
Donors
Individual 75%PAC 21%Other 4%
Top PAC Donors
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10K
PREMERA BLUE CROSS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/PREMERA PAC$10K
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$9K
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.