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Official portrait of John James

2nd term · 3.8 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · MI-10 · Republican · since Jan 2023

John James

Bills authored 11Missed votes 58 of 524Party unity 80% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 60 sponsorship records on file.

Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Born in Southfield, Michigan, in 1981, James graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2004.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician) He served eight years in the Army as an AH-64 Apache pilot, participating in multiple tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician) He later earned a master's degree from Penn State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan before joining his family's supply chain management company, where he eventually became president.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

After running for the United States Senate in 2018 and 2020, James was elected to represent Michigan's 10th congressional district in 2022.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician) He won a second term in 2024 and serves on the House committees for Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

In their own words

“I implore my colleagues to support my resolution, H. Res. 1321 calling on the Nigerian Government to conduct another trial in accordance with its own Constitution based on: evidence, with access to legal counsel, medical care and international law pertaining to humane conditions of detention, or, better yet, release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu immediately and unconditionally.”

Congressional Record · Jul 23, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 2004

    Graduated from the United States Military Academy.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

  2. 2004-2012

    Served in the United States Army as an AH-64 Apache pilot.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

  3. 2012

    Joined James Group International, where he eventually became president.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

  4. 2018-2020

    Ran for the United States Senate in Michigan.Source 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

  5. 2023-Present

    Serving as U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district.Source 1: John James — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)

88.93% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1John James — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: John James (Michigan politician)wikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

3.8YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2023

26,074VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 6.13%

Certified result

88.93%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 2004 Graduated from the United States Military Academy.
  2. 2004-2012 Served in the United States Army as an AH-64 Apache pilot.
  3. 2012 Joined James Group International, where he eventually became president.
  4. 2018-2020 Ran for the United States Senate in Michigan.
  5. 2023-Present Serving as U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district.
House Committee on Energy and CommerceHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade subcommitteeHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Energy subcommitteeHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Health subcommittee11 bills authored · 1 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated. Voted 0 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated. Voted 23 of 100 toward stricter enforcement.
  • Immigration: not yet stated. Voted 37 of 100 toward tighter limits.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated. Voted 4 of 100 toward individual liberty.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated. Voted 26 of 100 toward develop & extract.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated. Voted 6 of 100 toward exec. discretion.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. Select a cluster to open its issues.

StatedRecordGapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Chips place the record relative to the middle. The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Issue pages

Votes by issue.

72 issues · 0 with both halves · 62 with one · 10 with neither

Sort
Regulation (cross-sector)No statements41 counted votesNot yet statedSpending vs. restraintNo statements19 counted votesNot yet statedBanking/financial rulesNo statements18 counted votesNot yet statedRole of governmentNo statements18 counted votesNot yet statedMarket protectionsNo statements17 counted votesNot yet statedTrade & tariffsNo statements15 counted votesNot yet statedAid & alliancesNo statements12 counted votesNot yet statedFarm policy & subsidiesNo statements12 counted votesNot yet statedMilitary budgetNo statements10 counted votesNot yet statedPublic R&DNo statements9 counted votesNot yet stated

The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How John James voted.

Money & ties

Who funds John James.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Dec 23, 2025Lagged · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Dec 23, 2025

$554.4KTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $15.0K · 37 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$224.5K · 40.5%
  • Itemized individual$12.7K · 2.3%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$22.1K · 4.0%
  • All other$295.1K · 53.2%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.322
Social (dim 2)0.383

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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Civic Herald. “John James: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/john-james-J000307.

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