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James A. Himes

U.S. Representative · CT-4 · Party: Democratic

468 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

468
Final-passage votes
973
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
U.S. Representative
District
CT-4
Party
Democratic
Term
Since 2009
SourceOct 8, 2026

Last verified Oct 8, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Image courtesy of the Member

Today
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This tab shows James A. Himes's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • H.R. 2882

    Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Feb 5, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 6976

    Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

    On Passage

    Feb 1, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 7024

    Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jan 31, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 2754

    To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

    Jan 31, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 6679

    No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

    On Passage

    Jan 31, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 6678

    H.R. 6678

    On Passage

    Jan 31, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 5585

    H.R. 5585

    On Passage

    Jan 30, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • S. 3427

    Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

    Jan 29, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 5528

    Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jan 29, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 6914

    Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

    On Passage

    Jan 18, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 6918

    Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

    On Passage

    Jan 18, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • S. 3250

    To provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

    Jan 18, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.Res. 957

    Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration’s open-borders policies

    On Agreeing to the Resolution

    Jan 17, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 5862

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jan 17, 2024 · Result: Passed

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  • H.R. 839

    China Exchange Rate Transparency Act

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

    Jan 12, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.J.Res. 98

    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”

    On Passage

    Jan 12, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • S.J.Res. 38

    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers”

    On Passage

    Jan 11, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • H.R. 788

    Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act

    On Passage

    Jan 11, 2024 · Result: Passed

Raised · 2025–2026

$1,379,560

Spent $968,702 · Cash on hand $2,517,677 as of Jun 30, 2026

Money raised by James A. Himes's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Jun 30, 2026 (latest report: july quarterly 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.

Where it came from

  • Small individual donors ($200 or less)$43,7673%
  • Larger individual donors (more than $200)$372,81527%
  • PACs and other political committees$830,50060%
  • Political party committees$00%
  • The candidate (own money and loans)$00%
  • Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$132,47910%

For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.

Top PACs

  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE (NAIFA PAC)
    4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AICPA PAC)
    4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC
    7 contributions · Manufacturing
    $10,000
  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    3 contributions · Issue and advocacy groups
    $10,000
  • ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    5 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    2 contributions · Issue and advocacy groups
    $10,000
  • COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC
    3 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000
  • REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
    $10,000

The 10 largest of $830,500 from PACs and other political committees (60% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗

Outside spending for and against

Spent to support
$10
  • SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
    $10
Spent to oppose
$0

None reported.

Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Finance, insurance and banking
    PACs $429,500 · donors' employers $34,495
    $463,995
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    PACs $122,000 · donors' employers $1,000
    $123,000
  • Defense and aerospace
    PACs $44,500 · donors' employers $750
    $45,250
  • Technology and telecommunications
    PACs $19,000 · donors' employers $20,000
    $39,000
  • Labor unions
    PACs $35,000
    $35,000
  • Manufacturing
    PACs $21,500 · donors' employers $12,500
    $34,000
  • Real estate
    PACs $23,000 · donors' employers $1,000
    $24,000
  • Lawyers and lobbyists
    PACs $6,000 · donors' employers $6,250
    $12,250

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 77% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.

Donors' employers

  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
    8 donors · Technology and telecommunications
    $18,000
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
    5 donors · Not classified
    $13,500
  • BLACKSTONE
    3 donors · Not classified
    $10,500
  • LHP CAPITAL LLC
    3 donors · Finance, insurance and banking
    $8,000
  • AI LAB WATCH
    3 donors · Not classified
    $7,000
  • ANTHROPIC
    3 donors · Not classified
    $7,000
  • CITADEL
    3 donors · Not classified
    $6,000
  • AXEL PLASTICS
    18 donors · Manufacturing
    $4,500
  • MEHLMAN CONSULTING
    4 donors · Not classified
    $2,505
  • PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
    3 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $2,500

Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.

Source: Federal Election Commission (James A. Himes at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 3, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology

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