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Member brief · 119th Congress

Rep. James A. Himes

D · Democrat · U.S. Representative, Connecticut 4th District1

In Congress
Since 2009 · 17 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

CommitteesFinancial Services; Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence2

Participation3

99 / 100

Chamber median 98
668 of 674 roll calls

Party unity3

95 / 100

Chamber median 98
on 467 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

14 / 100

Chamber median 12
on 523 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.24

Chamber median +0.19
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Himes votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Himes’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Himes voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

D Stacey E. Plaskett VI-AL 97% of 37
D Mike Quigley IL-5 97% of 501
D Eleanor Holmes Norton DC-AL 97% of 71

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Filed for re-election6

Others filed for this seat

Michael GoldsteinRepublican Party
Dan MiressiRepublican Party
Luz Helena BuenoRepublican Party

Data as of Nov 2, 2026 · votes through Sep 16, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/james-a-himes

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-02. www.congress.gov/people/H001047
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-02. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-02. voteview.com/person/20907
  1. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/20907
  2. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  3. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 CT-4 race, retrieved 2026-11-02. www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CT/04/2026/

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