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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Michael Baumgartner

Michael Baumgartner

U.S. House · Washington District 5

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Carmela Conroy

Carmela Conroy

Running for U.S. House · Washington District 5

NationalDemocrat

Michael BaumgartnerCurrent repCarmela ConroyChallenger

Job fit

Michael Baumgartner

Other work

  • From 2007 to 2008, Michael served as a U.S. State Department officer at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq 1

Education

  • He later earned a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) with a focus on International Development from Harvard University. 1
  • Washington State University where he earned a degree in economics. 1

Carmela Conroy

Other work

  • She later served in the U.S. Foreign Service across Afghanistan, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, and Washington, D.C. 2
  • she returned home as a Spokane County deputy prosecutor 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

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Who pays them

Michael Baumgartner

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$187Klarge donors$1.1Mcompanies$111Kindustryassociations$78Kotherpoliticians$65KOther kinds ofdonors$110K$1.8M raised
$186,6603Small individual donors
$1,141,1703Large individual donors

Carmela Conroy

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$88Klarge donors$275K$386K raised
$88,4164Small individual donors
$274,7534Large individual donors

Checks

Michael Baumgartner

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Carmela Conroy

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About - Michael Baumgartner · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. More problem-solving, less politics - Carmela Conroy for Congress · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money