Official portrait of James R. Baird
U.S. House

James R. Baird

U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 4th District

Party
Republican
In office since
January 3, 2019
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in IN-4

Candidates registered with the FEC for IN-4 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
James R. BairdIncumbentRepublican$358K$92K
Craig HaggardRepublican$198K$55K
Drew CoxDemocrat$20K$6,863
Joseph William MackeyDemocrat$11K$1,328
Paul Bryant McPhersonDemocrat$7,969$750
Anthony D. Hustedt-MaiRepublican$5,605$0

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments3
  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
    • Conservation, Research, and BiotechnologyVice Chair
    • Forestry and Horticulture
    • Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    • Africa
    • Oversight and Intelligence
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    • Research and Technology
    • Energy
Contact
Washington office
2303 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1404

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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