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Michael Baumgartner

Republican
US Congress Twitter/X
#147
X Rank
43,642
Benchmarker Score
177
Posts
28,048
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7,797
Comments
158
Avg Likes
44
Avg Comments
35,845
Total Engagement
203
Engagement Rate
17.4
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10,587 followers

Data last refreshed: June 01, 2026

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20 posts

Pleased to see my outstanding District Director Dan Bisbee highlighted in Northwest Aerospace News! Dan is a veteran, a diplomat, a great public servant and a wonderful friend. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/q5EG...

Personal & Human Interest Veterans Affairs May 31, 2026 View on X
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I was in the room. Sec Hegseth’s speech was indeed very well received by the many Asian defense ministers, diplomats and senior military members in attendance. Why not as poetically inspiring as th...

Defense & National Security Indo-Pacific Armed Forces May 30, 2026 View on X
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Given that this news about Mike Leach/Hall of Fame comes as I’m at the Asia Security Summit in Singapore- I’m having flashbacks to the time Mike came with me to meet the Cambodian Prime Minister in...

Personal & Human Interest Sports & Olympics Indo-Pacific May 30, 2026 View on X
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Unanimous selection 🇺🇸 https://t.co/FDSOu1EFAV

N/A N/A May 29, 2026 View on X
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I look forward to co-sponsoring the Cruz/Cantwell college sports reform bill in the House. It is better for smaller schools, Olympic sports, and female athletes than the some other approaches. Ulti...

Legislative & Congressional Activity Sports & Olympics Title IX Higher Education May 29, 2026 View on X
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I enjoyed meeting Viet Nam’s Foreign Minister with my colleague and House Foreign Affairs Ranking member Congressman Greg Meeks of NY. Republicans and Democrats are united in the bipartisan importa...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Indo-Pacific State Department Trade Policy Bipartisan May 29, 2026 View on X
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I enjoyed meeting Viet Nam’s Minister of Defense. A strong and growing strategic partnership between the US and Vietnam is key for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. https://t.co/RIag...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Indo-Pacific State Department May 29, 2026 View on X
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Trump Accounts App is Live Today! The Trump accounts, created by the Working Families Tax Cuts, which I voted for, are the most transformational investment into America's future we've ever seen. ...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Tax Reform MAGA May 28, 2026 View on X
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Good House Foreign Affairs meetings with Vietnamese Foreign Minister about economics and security. (Vietnam’s 100m people are US 7th largest trading partner and WA state sells significant apples, c...

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Trade Policy Tariffs Defense Procurement Indo-Pacific May 28, 2026 View on X
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I applaud Sen. Cruz and Sen. Cantwell for their hard work putting this bill together. Many interesting provisions that attempt to move the ball in the right direction of protecting what is special ...

Culture, Media & Sports Sports & Olympics Higher Education May 27, 2026 View on X
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Pleased to see this on Secretary Rubio’s historic visit to India. 🇺🇸

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy Indo-Pacific State Department May 24, 2026 View on X
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As we relax with friends and family this Memorial Day weekend, may we be eternally grateful for the brave heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our wonderful America. 🇺🇸

Defense & National Security Armed Forces Veterans Affairs May 24, 2026 View on X
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Fact check: True 🇺🇸

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I love hosting school groups from E. WA when they come to DC! Thanks to the outstanding group of 6th &7th graders at Holy Family Catholic School in Clarkston for the fun visit! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/...

District & State Issues K-12 Education May 21, 2026 View on X
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Fun time with some of my fellow Frosh class Congressional Republicans - Dave Taylor (OH) , Julie Fedorchak (ND), Mike Haridopolos (FL), Jefferson Shreve (IN), Mark Harris (NC) 🇺🇸 https://t.co/zNhtL...

Personal & Human Interest Republican Party May 21, 2026 View on X
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“Personally, I’d keep the foot on the gas but just as the history of warfare often followed a “fighting season” along the agricultural cycle so too could there be a reduction in intensity for “elec...

Economic Policy & Federal Budget GDP & Growth Political Strategy May 21, 2026 View on X
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Whip Tom Emmer has established a wonderful “Catholic Connections” monthly gathering of Catholic electeds to discuss their faith journey and answer questions like “how did you pick your Confirmation...

Personal & Human Interest Religious Liberty May 21, 2026 View on X
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Transcontinental athletics conferences are idiotic and anyone who doesn’t realize this should be nowhere near policy making for the future of college sports. 🇺🇸

Culture, Media & Sports Sports & Olympics Higher Education May 21, 2026 View on X
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I’ve not been a fan of the SCORE act pushed by the SEC (and BIG 10) because it doesn’t create a level playing field for all athletes and all schools, but tying up the subject of needed college spor...

Culture, Media & Sports Sports & Olympics Higher Education Gerrymandering May 20, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Jun 2026
-1 #147
May 2026
-21 #146
Apr 2026
#125

Content Categories

Defense & National Security 29
N/A 24
Personal & Human Interest 22
Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy 21
District & State Issues 21

Topics & Themes

Middle East Armed Forces Higher Education Sports & Olympics Counter-Terrorism Nuclear Weapons K-12 Education Farm Bill US-China Relations Tax Reform Political Strategy Small Business Indo-Pacific Republican Party Trade Policy State Department Religious Liberty Oil & Gas China Federal Budget

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 126 of 503 in US Congress

Posts
196
Michael: 186 ↓
Likes
200,555
Michael: 28,234 ↓
Comments
19,881
Michael: 7,929 ↓
Avg Likes
873.2
Michael: 151.8 ↓
Avg Comments
86.7
Michael: 42.6 ↓
Benchmarker Score
240,317
Michael: 44,092 ↓
Posts/Week
16.8
Michael: 17.4 ↑
Avg Post Length
234 chars
Michael: 242 ↑
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