U.S. House Candidate Profile

Michael James Baumgartner

RepublicanU.S. HouseWashington05

Background

Michael James Baumgartner is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 5th congressional district since 2025. Previously, he served as the 28th Spokane County treasurer from 2019 to 2025 and as a member of the Washington State Senate from 2011 to 2019, representing the 6th district. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Baumgartner was first elected to Congress in 2024. He was previously a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012.

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Sourced summary

Michael James Baumgartner was born on 1975-12-13. unitedstates.github.io

Michael James Baumgartner's gender is recorded as M in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io

Michael James Baumgartner served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io

Finance snapshot

Michael James Baumgartner's committee id is C00870758

Claim timeline

Michael James Baumgartner was born on 1975-12-13. unitedstates.github.io Retrieved 2026-05-31.

Michael James Baumgartner's gender is recorded as M in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io Retrieved 2026-05-31.

Michael James Baumgartner served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io Retrieved 2026-05-31.

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On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Michael Baumgartner is certified for U.S. Representative (Republican). Washington Secretary of State VoteWA, GENERAL 2026 (11/03/2026) Candidate List Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Office: U.S. Representative
Party: Republican

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