Michael Baumgartner
Michael Baumgartner is a Republican incumbent in Washington's 5th district. $1.7M raised, $976K spent, $954K cash through Jul 15, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.7M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,738,226 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $976,007 |
| Cash on hand | $953,784 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jul 15, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 50 · 1 term · votes right of 83% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.60 |
| Votes more conservative than | 83% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 558 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $952K to $2.1M
Amended report for 2025, filed 2026-09-04.
Assets minus liabilities: between $702K and $2.0M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Savings Iowa ⇒ College Savings Iowa - DC1 [5F] DC $15,001 - $50,000 Tax-Deferred L : IA D : College savings account for dependents C | MF | self | $250K to $500K |
| , Dividends $15,001 - $50,000 Vanguard Mutual Funds - Self ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fd Admiral Shs (VTSAX) | MF | self | $250K to $500K |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 D : $10,000 purchase (noted in Schedule B) Vanguard Mutual Funds - Spouse ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fd | MF | SP | $100K to $250K |
| D : Vanguard Roth IRA Vanguard Roth IRA - Self ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fd Admiral Shs (VTSAX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : Annual ROTH contribution. Vanguard Roth IRA - Spouse ⇒ Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund Investor Shares (VDEQX) | MF | SP | $100K to $250K |
| D : Spouse personal bank account Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 2 | DB | self | $50K to $100K |
| , Dividends $1,001 - $2,500 Vanguard Roth IRA - Self ⇒ Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund Investor Shares (VDEQX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : Vanguard Roth IRA - Spouse Vanguard Roth IRA - Spouse ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fd Admiral Shs (VTSAX) | MF | SP | $50K to $100K |
| Bank of America account | BA | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| NatWest Bank account | BA | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| JT Rocket Mortgage 09/30/2020 Mortgage on personal residence | $100K to $250K |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Spokane County Salary - Treasurer | $4,452 |
Outside positions: Board Member Full Court Press; C : Non-compensated advisory position.
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention4,469 views in 30 days
Share of views in this race
| Candidate | Views, 30 days | Share of the candidates with an article |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Baumgartner | 4,469 | 65% |
| Carmela Conroy | 2,359 | 35% |
Reported Page views of Michael Baumgartner on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $1,327,829 | 76.4% |
| PACs and other committees | $366,950 | 21.1% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $43,447 | 2.5% |
This raceWA-05, rank #1 of 2
Michael Baumgartner ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
WA-05 · Washington · Republican candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jul 15, 2026. FEC ID H4WA05234, committee C00870758. Filed with the FEC as Michael James Baumgartner. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.