John James

RepublicanDistrict R+3119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score53#137 of 433 representatives across tracked bills

Contact John James’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-4961 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

1519 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2210

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Democrats · 3 signals

Medium
24th most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.322 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.208 toward the Democrats (rank 24 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).
Medium
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+3)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. MI-10 has a partisan lean of R+3. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
Weak
Competitive district: MI-10 is R+3MI-10 has a partisan lean of R+3 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.

Keeps them with Republicans · 1 signal

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 3.8 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Majority · 20th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Energy
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

R median

D median

James

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Their score of +0.322 is 0.21 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Republican average

119th Congress87
House Republican average: 86 (n=217)

Swing score by bill

swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 1–50 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for John James on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role	Swing score ·
H.R. 8646Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027Summary on Congress.gov	No position yetNow in the Senate	81 Topic-matched: Heritage Action, LCV Broke with party on 39% of 302 similar votes	Swing
H.R. 6938Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026