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U.S. Representative · Michigan 10th District
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 datasetWashington, D.C. office1519 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2210
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
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
- Medium24th 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).
- MediumOn 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.
- WeakCompetitive 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 datasetOn 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 CommerceMajority · 20th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Energy
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
James← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
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 Congress87House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1493To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | No recorded vote | 61
| Middle |