Michael Baumgartner

U.S. Representative · WA-5 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

1.54· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 87 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Baumgartner’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

22 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 21 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Baumgartner’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Baumgartner.

Baumgartner in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 16 missed of 674

Voted on 658 of 674 roll calls; missed 16. Lower than 61% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 63 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 464 votes that split the parties. Higher than 66% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 61% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.60

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Baumgartner’s bills that passed the House or further

All bills

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Baumgartner’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 4584 To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.Updates statutory references and corrects technical errors in Native American law provisions. AI-readNative Americans · Passed a chamber Sep 14, 2026SubstantiveText pending Passed a chamber
H.R. 4215 International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Sep 3, 2025Substantive623 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1048 DETERRENT ActRequires colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts above $50,000 and prohibits contracts with countries of concern. AI-readEducation · Passed a chamber Mar 31, 2025Substantive9.1k words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.