U.S. House · WA-05
Baumgartner, Michael
RWashington 5th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: May 3, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 21 mapped decisive vote(s): 1 supporting and 20 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
20
Opposing votes
1
Supporting votes
22 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 34 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 23 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
11 supporting · 23 opposingHIGH confidence
Baumgartner's voting record on environmental regulations shows a pattern of voting against measures that expand environmental protections, with 41 votes against compared to 11 in favor.
13 supporting · 18 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 20 supporting and 5 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
20 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 5 supporting and 15 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
5 supporting · 15 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 16 supporting and 3 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
16 supporting · 3 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 14 supporting and 4 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
14 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Baumgartner's voting record shows consistent conservative positions across most major issues. He opposed immigration restrictions in 4 of 26 mapped votes; opposed climate action in 35 of 47 votes; and opposed tax increases in 16 of 24 votes. He supported defense spending (27 of 41 votes) and foreign aid (15 of 22 votes). On education, he supported both public funding (14 of 23 votes) and affordability measures (12 of 16 votes). He took mixed or neutral stances on government spending, infrastructure, women's rights, and data privacy. Attendance was 59.5%, with 224 missed votes. Party-line voting was 99.4%.
Opposed immigration restrictions, climate action, and environmental protection in strong majorities
Supported defense spending and foreign aid
Backed public education funding and education affordability
Opposed most labor, healthcare expansion, and social safety-net measures
- 99.4% party-line voting; 59.5% attendance rate
Signature issues
- Immigration — Opposed immigration restrictions (4 support, 22 oppose of 26 votes)HIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Opposed climate action (12 support, 35 oppose of 47 votes)HIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Supported defense spending (27 support, 14 oppose of 41 votes)HIGH confidence
- Public Education Funding — Supported public education funding (14 support, 9 oppose of 23 votes)HIGH confidence
- Environmental Protection — Opposed environmental protection (11 support, 41 oppose of 52 votes)HIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 23, 2026 • 37 non-gated high-confidence issues · 1 moderate-confidence issue · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.