Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Brian Baird
Brian Baird was a Democratic U.S. representative from Washington, first elected to Congress in 1999, who sponsored 7 bills that became law (106th–111th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.Con.Res. 313 Expressing thanks to the people of Qatar for their assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.Jul 30, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 5383 Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks Partnership Act of 2010May 27, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- H.Res. 1390 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should use its position of global leadership to improve and strengthen whale…May 25, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 4905 Department of Energy Office of Science Authorization Act of 2010Mar 29, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- H.R. 3650 Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2010Mar 15, 2010 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3819 (108th) Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation ActBecame law
- H.R. 2099 (107th) To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authorization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.Became law
- H.R. 38 (109th) Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers ActBecame law
- H.R. 2489 (108th) Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds ActBecame law
- H.R. 4826 (109th) To extend through December 31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to…Became law
- H.R. 6316 (109th) To extend through December 31, 2008, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to…Became law
- H.R. 3765 (109th) A bill to extend through March 31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities and…Became law
- H.Res. 575 (110th) Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Baird has won
Rep. Baird has won 6 U.S. House elections (1998–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.3 to 28.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Washington’s 3rd district done while Rep. Baird served?
2005 to 2010 in WA-3: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.6 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 5.1 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Washington’s 3rd district during Baird’s time representing it (1999 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. WA-3 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Baird’s term so far (2005 to 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.