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Kevin Fagan, 27-year-old Democratic candidate for Congress, thinks Eastern Washington is ready for a younger perspective
If 27-year-old Democrat Kevin Fagan managed to get through a 12-person primary and unseat Rep. Michael Baumgartner, he’d be the youngest member of Congress. Read More
Carmela Conroy will need more than math to get to Congress
Former diplomat Carmela Conroy announced she would make a second run for Congress the same day she lost her first by 21 points to Michael Baumgartner. Two years later, she argues it wasn’t a bad showing. Read More
Michael Baumgartner visits Vietnam, Singapore amid U.S.-China competition for influence in Asia
WASHINGTON – With Congress out of session for the week of Memorial Day, Rep. Michael Baumgartner traveled to Vietnam and Singapore at a time when the United States and China are competing for influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
Rep. Baumgartner: US to Sell Military Planes to Vietnam
Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., said that the United States will soon make its first foreign military sale of three Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Vietnam. Read More
US to sell C-130 military transport planes to Vietnam soon, congressman says
The United States will soon make its first foreign military sale of three Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Vietnam, U.S. lawmaker Michael Baumgartner said. *... Read More
Baumgartner meets with defense contractors, real estate agents in Spokane stop
In the midst of a 12-county tour in which Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, made a mix of public appearances and private meetings with constituent groups, the congressman met Wednesday with two very different industry groups that each want different things from D.C. Read More
Michael Baumgartner holds town hall in Republic as he tours ...
A mix of cheers and boos when first-term congressman enters room Read More
Baumgartner talks Iran, immigration, Big Beautiful Bill as he kicks off campaign re-election
Foreign policy is often a choice between “bad options” and “worse options,” Rep. Michael Baumgartner said Tuesday at a Davenport town hall. Read More
Starmer Slammed As 'Leftist Weenie' By Republican Congressman
Michael Baumgartner praised King Charles while attacking his prime minister. Read More
Michael Baumgartner calls Christ-like image of Trump 'inappropriate,' says president was wrong to criticize Pope Leo
WASHINGTON – As lawmakers returned to the Capitol from a two-week recess on Tuesday, the Catholic congressman who represents Eastern Washington said President Donald Trump was wrong to criticize Pope Leo XIV and to post an image of himself as a Jesus-like figure over the weekend. Read More
Baumgartner toasts to Trump as his re-election campaign starts with big fund-raising lead
The race for Congress is underway, and Spokane's Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, has a head start. Read More
Baumgartner meets with Chewelah officials after announcement of rural health expansion
Rep. Michael Baumgartner made his way to the rural town of Chewelah Thursday morning to meet with NEW Health and city officials after they announced plans to expand the city’s health care services in the next couple of years. This expansion will add dental and in-person behavioral health services to the area. Read More
Baumgartner reflects on being sole House Republican at Munich Security Conference amid crises in Iran, Ukraine and beyond
WASHINGTON – Since its inception in the Cold War-era Germany of 1963, the Munich Security Conference has become the premier gathering of U.S. and European elected leaders and military officials, so Rep. Michael Baumgartner wasn’t going to let a little lapse in federal funding stop him from attending for the first time. Read More
Baumgartner highlights violent crime decrease as attorney general ducks questions on Epstein files
WASHINGTON – Near the end of a four-hour hearing on Wednesday that focused largely on the Justice Department’s handling of its investigation of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Michael Baumgartner credited the agency with a sharp decrease in violent crime over the past year. Read More
Rep. Michael Baumgartner accepting nominations for Eastern Washington teacher to attend State of the Union address
WASHINGTON – For the second consecutive year, Rep. Michael Baumgartner is inviting an Eastern Washington teacher to attend the State of the Union address as his guest. Read More
US Congressman Michael Baumgartner extends wishes on 77th Republic Day
US Congressman Michael Baumgartner extends wishes on 77th Republic Day Read More
Baumgartner 'disturbed' by ICE shooting, calls for congressional investigation
In the wake of the most recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting Saturday in Minneapolis, Republican House Rep. Michael Baumgartner has called for Congress to investigate the immigration enforcement agency. Read More