The Federal Election Commission fined U.S. Representative Jim Baird of Indiana earlier this month for failing to disclose $160,500 less than two weeks before the May 7, 2024 primary election

U.S. Representative Jim Baird held his seat for the 4th Congressional District with more than 65% of the vote. The district includes much of rural northwest Indiana, including Lafayette and Crawfordsville.

Jim Baird is the Republican incumbent running for reelection in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District, which represents a large western area of the state including Martinsville, Crawfordsville and Lafayette. He faces Democrat Derrick Holder and Libertarian Ashley Groff.