Jim Himes
James Andrew Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Jim Himes | |
|---|---|
| Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Turner |
| Chair of the New Democrat Coalition | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Kind |
| Succeeded by | Derek Kilmer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Shays |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Andrew Himes July 5, 1966 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Scott (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Cos Cob, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) St Edmund Hall, Oxford (MPhil) |
| Website | House website |
Himes's district includes most of the southwestern corner of the state and is largely coextensive with the Connecticut side of the New York metropolitan area. It includes parts of Fairfield County and New Haven County, including the cities of Bridgeport, Norwalk, Fairfield and Stamford.
Himes is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a member of the House Financial Services Committee.
He previously chaired the United States House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth and the National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, and has been a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence since 2013. In 2023, Himes became the Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also chaired the New Democrat Coalition in the 115th Congress (2017–2019).