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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $1,027,015 (range $1,027,015–$2,330,000); 2025 House financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, WA-5: $75,273 (±$1,248); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

1,360% of the WA-5 median

Median household income, WA-5 $75,273

Michael Baumgartner, reported assets (low end) $1,027,015

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (House, 2025)+1 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on H.R. 21, the born-alive infant care bill (House, 2025)GunsNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet EnergyNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Crime & policingNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet Parental rightsNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About Michael Baumgartner

Age: 50 (born Dec 13, 1975)source
Born in: Pullman, Washingtonsource
Years in office: U.S. House since Jan 3, 2025 · 1 year.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Enjoys hiking, camping and biking in eastern Washington.Source: Office of Rep. Michael Baumgartner

Raised in Colton and Pullman, Washington, Baumgartner holds a B.A. in economics from Washington State University and an M.A. in public administration from Harvard. He served as a U.S. State Department officer at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad (2007–08), later worked as a counternarcotics advisor on a U.S. government-funded program in Afghanistan, served in the Washington State Senate (2011–19), and was Spokane County treasurer (2019–25).

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · WA-5 · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Michael Baumgartner · Reported assets, 2025 House disclosure (lower bound) · At least $1,027,015 (range $1,027,015–$2,330,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Michael Baumgartner: 2025 House financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Michael Baumgartner	At least $1,027,015 (range $1,027,015–$2,330,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

House Committee on the Judiciary — Member
Subcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet — Member
Subcommittee: The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust — Member
House Committee on Foreign Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: South and Central Asia — Member
Subcommittee: Middle East and North Africa — Member
House Committee on Education and Workforce — Member
Subcommittee: Higher Education and Workforce Development — Member
Subcommittee: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$114,000 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION$10,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS$10,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Stock trading

H.R. 7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act
What this was: Bans members of Congress, spouses, and dependents from buying individual stocks. Sales require public notice 7–14 days ahead. Not a full forced sell-off. Passed the House 232–198.
House · 2026
Purchase / reporting restriction. Not a full divestiture. Passed 232–198, July 22, 2026.
Yea
Official roll call

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 21 since 2015. 0 became law. 3 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

H.R. 4584 (119th Congress) — 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.
Introduced Jul 22, 2025 · Passed House Aug 31, 2026 · Official record ↗
H.R. 4215 (119th Congress) — International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform Act
To require the Secretary of State to promulgate expedited and fixed timelines for the decision-making process to license the export of certain defense articles and defense services, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Passed House Sep 2, 2025 · Official record ↗
H.R. 1048 (119th Congress) — DETERRENT Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Passed House Mar 27, 2025 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Energy PolicyNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Crime & PolicingNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Parental Rights & School ChoiceNo sourced recordNo sourced record

Votes with own party

Thin Hippo

Not enough roll calls on this page to count a caucus figure. Thin Hippo. Never guessed. Never the pond.

Why Thin Hippo: Thin Hippo — no votes yet. We count votes from 2015 on.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.