
Jim Baird
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, BS
Purdue University, West Lafayette, MS
University of Kentucky, Lexington, PhD
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, 1st Lt
Officer Candidate School
Panama Jungle School
Viet Nam
AFFILIATIONS
Putnam County Fairboard, Past President
Rotary of Greencastle, Past President
Cummings Mental Health, Past President
Putnam County Extention Board
Indiana Beef Cattle Assoc
Board of Zoning Apeals
Pork Producers
Numerous other Community Boards
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
U.S. Representative, 2019 -Present
State Representative, 2010-2018
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025-2026
100%
2023-2024
100%
2019-20
100%
2025-2026
100%
2025
100%
2025-26
100%
2025-26
100%
2025
A+
2024
99%
2021
88%
2025
68%, 81%†
2024
79%
2024
79%, 78%†
2025-2026
77%, 78%†
2023
76%
2022
71% (cum.)†
2018
67%
2025
B-
2025-2026
|100%
2023-2024
|100%
2019-20
|100%
2025-2026
|100%
2025
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025
|A+
2024
|99%
2021
|88%
2025
|68%, 81%†
2024
|79%
2024
|79%, 78%†
2025-2026
|77%, 78%†
2023
|76%
2022
|71% (cum.)†
2018
|67%
2025
|B-
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2021-2022
50%
2018
33%, 33% (cum.)†
2018
83%, 27% (cum.)†
2024
27%, 21%†
2024
14%
2024
5%, 13%†
2024
10%
2023
10%
2024
0%, 7% (cum.)†
2026
2%, 7%†
2022
6%
2024
6%
2025
0%, 6%†
2025
0%
2025-2026
0%
2026
F
2024
0%
2024
F
2022
F
2025-26
0%
2022
F
2024
0%
2021-2022
|50%
2018
|33%, 33% (cum.)†
2018
|83%, 27% (cum.)†
2024
|27%, 21%†
2024
|14%
2023
|10%
2024
|0%, 7% (cum.)†
2026
|2%, 7%†
2022
|6%
2024
|6%
2025
|0%, 6%†
2025-2026
|0%
2026
|F
2024
|F
2025-26
|0%
2022
|F
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Campaign for Working Families
The Guardian Fund PAC
National Right To Life
Indiana Right to Life
OTHER (2)
President Donald J. Trump
Indiana Farm Bureau AgELECT
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (28)
WinRed (2026)
National Republican Congressional Committee Joint Campaigns (2024)
Peggy Mayfield (2024)
Rodric Bray (2024)
State Republican Party Organizations (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (96)
Building Renewal in America Now (2026)
Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (2026)
Eye of the Tiger PAC (2026)
National Rifle Association (2026)
Oorah! PAC (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
ActBlue (2026)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
ActBlue (2026)
Together We Thrive (2020)
OTHER INFORMATION
One of 81 Republicans who joined with Democrats to preserve $315M funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a non-profit agency with a history of bias against conservatives.
This candidate voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, which would prohibit federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs.) A vote for the bill is a pro-life position that indicates opposition to reducing or eliminating care for people with various disabilities and chronic conditions.
One of 149 House Republicans who voted for H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which suspended the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025. A vote for H.R. 3746 allows the government to spend without limitation for 19 months at an expected cost of $4 trillion.
This candidate voted against HR 8404 repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. This vote indicates the candidate holds a position that supports traditional marriage.
HR 4350. Voted to allow women to be drafted into the military. House vote.
Voted Yes for House Roll Call Vote 1337 pro-life 2016 which was the final concurrence vote in the Indiana House on a pro-life bill from this session that banned abortion because of race, gender or disability and also mandated that abortion clinics must dispose of aborted babies through a relationship with a funeral home via either burial or cremation. Currently they are allowed to treat aborted baby bodies as "medical waste". Voted No for SB 20 sexual orientation 2016 which is an amendment to a bill in the Indiana House that would have added special protections for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" into state law.
Voted No for House Roll Call Vote HJR 3 to remove 2nd sentence of the Marriage Amendment 2014 which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. HJR 3 stripped the Marriage Amendment of its second sentence, which essentially killed the constitutional process.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
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The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
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Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
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Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
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The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
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ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
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The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
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List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
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HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
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The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
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NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
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The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
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Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
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Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
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IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
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I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
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EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
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VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
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When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
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2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
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