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Elected: 2024 (first term)
- Background: Former Washington state senator, former Foreign Service officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, State Department counternarcotics official
- Committees: Foreign Affairs; Education and Workforce
- District: Eastern Washington including Spokane, Pullman, Walla Walla
- Ukrainian American community: Significant; Spokane has one of the largest Russian and Ukrainian diaspora populations in the Pacific Northwest
- Family / heritage: Washington native, Foreign Service background
Bio Michael Baumgartner is a freshman Republican and former Foreign Service officer with deep diplomatic experience from Iraq and Afghanistan. He replaced retiring Cathy McMorris Rodgers. His Foreign Affairs seat and Spokane's large Slavic community make him a priority.
Ukraine Record
- Too new for a sustained voting record.
- His Foreign Service background makes him substantively knowledgeable about Russia and Ukraine.
- Not a Ukraine Caucus member but a strong candidate for membership.
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Join the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, use his Foreign Affairs Committee seat to push for sustained Ukraine aid, and support the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine.
- Why it works with them: His Foreign Service experience means he understands the stakes in ways most House members do not. Substantive policy arguments work. Spokane's Slavic community is a political fact he has to acknowledge.
- Your connection: If you are in Spokane, tell him the Russian-speaking and Ukrainian-speaking diaspora in eastern Washington is a real constituency that needs his voice.
- Avoid: Basic briefings. He knows this issue. Ask for specific actions.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
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202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Bills to Cosponsor
17 bills remainingUkrainian Adjustment Act of 2025
Grants lawful permanent residency to Ukrainians who were paroled into the U.
Discharge Petition 8: Secure a Vote H.R. 2913
Discharge Petition No.
Ukraine Support Act
The most sweeping Ukraine support bill of the 119th Congress: combines military aid, sanctions, lend-lease, intelligence sharing, and trade tools into a single package spanning 9 committee jurisdictions.
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Imposes severe penalties on Russia if the President determines Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates a negotiated peace, initiates another invasion, or seeks to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
PEACE Act of 2025
Prohibits the President from entering into or implementing any peace agreement with Russia regarding Ukraine unless the agreement meets specific conditions protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.