WHERE
Where do James Baird's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $619K
- Total spent
- $745K
- Cash on hand
- $215K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$128K(21%)
- PACs$290K(47%)
- Political parties$155.75(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$201K(32%)
“Other receipts” in FEC candidate totals covers transfers from other committees the candidate controls, offsets to operating expenditures, refunded contributions, and interest — not itemized donor activity. FEC's itemized filings hold the detail.
Top industries
Of $17K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- Agriculture & Food$7K
- Energy & Natural Resources$4K
- Technology & Media$3K
- General Business$2K
- Finance & Real Estate$500
An additional $48Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [62]
James Baird voted on 62 bills. He received $206,600 in donations. There is a strong pattern between donation amounts and how often he voted "yea." This means larger donations often align with more "yea" votes. Baird voted "yea" on all 12 bills related to Energy/Natural Resources. He received $12,500 from this sector. He voted "yea" on 90.9% of 22 bills from Finance/Insurance/Real Estate. He received $8,000 from this sector. He voted "yea" on 72.7% of 22 bills from Defense. He received $2,000 from this sector.
Fewer than 5 other members of the IN House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology