Jim Himes

Jim Himes
U.S. House Representative Jim Himes from Connecticut's 4th Congressional District in his official portrait, taken in 2023.
Official portrait, 2023
Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byMike Turner
Chair of the House Fair Growth Committee
In office
June 17, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chair of the New Democrat Coalition
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byRon Kind
Succeeded byDerek Kilmer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 4th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded byChris Shays
Personal details
Born
James Andrew Himes

(1966-07-05) July 5, 1966 (age 60)
Lima, Peru
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Mary Scott
​
(m. 1994)​
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)
St Edmund Hall, Oxford (MPhil)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website
Himes's voice
Himes's opening statement at a House Intelligence Committee hearing involving former national security officials.
Recorded February 8, 2023

James Andrew Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district since 2009. Himes is a member of the Democratic Party.

Himes was born on July 5, 1966, in Lima, Peru, to American parents. His father, James R. Himes, worked for the Ford Foundation in Lima.

References

  1. ↑ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Himes to head centrist dem group". December 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Himes, James A." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived from the original on 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  4. ↑ Halbfinger, David M. (2008-11-09). "'Bullheaded' and a Rhodes Scholar, and Now Headed to Capitol Hill". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

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