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James R. Baird

Analysis

R IN-4 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 4)

2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 4)

2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 4)

2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 4)

Defense

+169

Helped 1299 Hurt 1130 Unclear 1372

Healthcare

+194

Helped 597 Hurt 403 Unclear 615

Finance

+89

Helped 657 Hurt 568 Mixed 4 Unclear 331

Government Operations

-17

Helped 67 Hurt 84 Unclear 1176

Education

+34

Helped 388 Hurt 354 Unclear 393

Energy

-38

Helped 332 Hurt 370 Mixed 3 Unclear 331

Immigration

-270

Helped 167 Hurt 437 Mixed 4 Unclear 226

Agriculture

+148

Helped 372 Hurt 224 Unclear 186

Veterans Affairs

+293

Helped 451 Hurt 158 Unclear 87

Transportation

-46

Helped 204 Hurt 250 Unclear 207

Environment

-77

Helped 69 Hurt 146 Unclear 396

Trade

-3

Helped 258 Hurt 261 Mixed 2 Unclear 75

Criminal Justice

-7

Helped 215 Hurt 222 Mixed 4 Unclear 71

Technology

+96

Helped 236 Hurt 140 Unclear 43

Military Procurement

+17

Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Labor

+68

Helped 155 Hurt 87 Unclear 86

Housing

+119

Helped 193 Hurt 74 Unclear 32

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

-35

Helped 90 Hurt 125 Unclear 50

Foreign Affairs

-51

Helped 79 Hurt 130 Mixed 6 Unclear 34

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18688 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2413 P·5 C·170 Y·2239 N·1776 w:15.3

Direct (1894), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Legislative Branch (13), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Weather Services (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Geological Survey (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Weather Research (1)

General Public 723 C·118 Y·609 N·396 w:8.5

Direct (580), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)

Military 415 C·10 Y·405 N·363 w:1.6

Direct (412), Air Force (2), Families (1)

Defense 397 C·20 Y·377 N·343 w:2.1

Direct (384), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Education 331 P·2 C·110 Y·219 N·174 w:6.6

Direct (319), Child Care (3), Research (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Healthcare 320 C·13 Y·307 N·285 w:2.7

Direct (299), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)

Agriculture 228 P·3 C·57 Y·168 N·162 w:10.2

Direct (220), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Cryptocurrency 217 C·8 Y·209 w:0.5

Financial Services 212 C·25 Y·202 N·93 w:3.2

Direct (205), HSA (7)

Transportation 203 P·3 C·20 Y·180 N·83 w:4.9

Direct (201), Labor (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2737 P·34 C·670 Y·2052 N·1116 w:59.5

Direct (2325), Defense (102), Veterans Affairs (70), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Weather Services (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State Department (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Regulatory Agencies (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1), Water Resources (1), Weather Research (1)

General Public 262 C·33 Y·233 N·157 w:4.5

Direct (235), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)

Defense 244 P·5 C·4 Y·235 N·212 w:1.9

Direct (240), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Military 244 Y·244 N·224 w:0.3

Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

Education 224 P·1 C·61 Y·162 N·88 w:4.4

Healthcare 214 C·68 Y·146 N·117 w:4.3

Direct (209), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (1)

Transportation 169 P·2 C·15 Y·152 N·70 w:3.6

Direct (161), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)

Financial Services 164 C·55 Y·115 N·56 w:5.0

Immigration 160 C·17 Y·143 N·134 w:0.8

Direct (153), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

Cryptocurrency 138 Y·138 w:0.2

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	O+	O-	Net
Government (74 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +69 more			+295
General Public (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more			+372
Military (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)	-		+167
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			+124
Healthcare (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)		-	+157
Education (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more		-	+53
Cryptocurrency	-	-	+71
Transportation (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more		-	+20
Financial Services (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)			+41
State & Local Government (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)	-	-	+33
Construction (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)		-	+145
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+32
Taxpayers	-	-	+15
Agriculture (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more	-	-	+153
Technology (10 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Cybersecurity (2), AI/Defense (1), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1) +5 more			+50

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