Jim Baird (politician)

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Baird ran for Indiana's 4th congressional district in 2018. [19] The seat was vacated by Todd Rokita in his unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate. Baird won the May 8 Republican primary [20] [11] and the November 6 general election.

2020

Baird was reelected in 2020 with 66.6% of the vote. [21]

2022

Baird was reelected in 2022 with 68.2% of the vote.

Tenure

Baird was the second-oldest member of the 116th Congress freshman class, after Democrat Donna Shalala, who was born in 1941.

In December 2020, Baird was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania , a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated [22] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state. [23] [24] [25]

Baird is one of three deployed Vietnam War veterans currently serving in the House, the others being Jack Bergman and Mike Thompson.

Baird voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. [26] [27]

Baird was ranked the Republican Member of Congress with highest turnover of 2023—second most over all in the House—per LegiStorm's Worst Bosses Index, at three times the House average. [28] [29]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress: [30]

Caucus membership

Electoral history

Jim Baird
Rep. Jim Baird official photo, 116th congress.jpg
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Indiana's 4th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Republican primary results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Baird 29,316 36.6
Republican Steve Braun 23,59429.4
Republican Diego Morales 11,99415.0
Republican Jared Thomas8,45310.5
Republican Kevin Grant3,6674.6
Republican James Nease2,0962.6
Republican Tim Radice1,0221.3
Total votes80,142 100.0
Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Baird 156,539 64.1
Democratic Tobi Beck87,82435.9
Total votes244,363 100.0
Republican hold
Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Baird 225,531 66.6
Democratic Joe Mackey112,98433.4
Total votes338,515 100.0
Republican hold
Indiana's 4th congressional district, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Baird* 134,442 68.2
Democratic Roger Day62,66831.8
Total votes197,110 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

Baird is married to Danise née Swain, a registered nurse who graduated from Purdue University in 1968. [40] Baird has three children: daughter Vanessa Lee Norsworthy, born 1968, and sons Stacey Gilbert, born 1972, and Jason Beau, born 1981. Baird's son, Beau, was elected chair of the Putnam County Republican Party in March 2017. Beau ran to replace him in the Indiana House of Representatives. Beau won the election on November 6, 2018. [41] [42]

Baird resides outside of Greencastle in Clinton Township. [43] Baird has attended Gobin United Methodist Church in Greencastle since 1975. [44]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Dennis O'Hair
 Member of the Putnam County Commission
from the 2nd district
2006–2010		Succeeded by
Nancy Fogle
Indiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 44th district
2010–2018		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 4th congressional district
2019–present		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
230th		Succeeded by
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