Candidate · November 3, 2026

Tom Barrett

On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 7th District

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$8.2M
cash on hand
$1.0M
issues with public statements
7
outside spending for or against
$13M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Michigan's 7th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Michigan's 7th District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Tom Barrett served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, including in the Iraq War, at Guantanamo Bay, in Kuwait and on the Korean DMZ, and logged more than 1,000 hours flying advanced helicopters.3,4 He served four years in the Michigan House of Representatives and four years in the Michigan Senate.3,4 He attended Western Michigan University on the Montgomery GI Bill and graduated with honors in 2007.3,4 He is in his first term in the U.S. House representing Michigan's 7th District, serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and is chairman of the Technology Modernization Subcommittee.3

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running to restore the values it credits with turning a fragile republic into the world's greatest nation, pointing to families who are struggling financially and worried about what their children will inherit.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MI-72

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says bringing inflation under control requires cutting government spending, lowering taxes and a trade policy that puts America First.5

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Federal income tax rates

His campaign website says he has signed the Taxpayer's Protection Pledge and will try to reduce taxes for all Americans in Congress, and it lists lowering taxes among his economic priorities.5,9

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

His campaign website says he will work to complete the border wall and to make sure border security agencies have the tools they need to prevent illegal entry.9

  1. Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
  2. Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
  3. Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

His campaign website says he sponsored the largest state police budget in history in the Michigan Legislature and will oppose all efforts to defund police and prosecutors.9

Education

Classroom teaching on race, gender and sexuality

His campaign website says schools should spend less time on what it calls progressive and woke indoctrination and more on educating and protecting children, and it lists the teaching of critical race theory and what it calls encouraging gender confusion among reasons it says families are leaving public schools.9

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website describes him as a consistent pro-life state legislator.9

Foreign Policy and Defense

Economic ties with China

His campaign website says he will stand firm against giving taxpayer dollars to Chinese corporations and describes China as the country's top economic adversary.10

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Tom Barrett served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Tom Barrett sponsored or cosponsored 12 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.37

Raised$8,238,468
Spent$7,221,105
Cash on hand$1,039,763
Debts owed by the campaign$2,809

Where the money came from

Individual donors$4.6M · 55%
PACs and other political committees$1.8M · 22%
Political party committees$11K · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$1.9M · 23%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$13K · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,894,132 supporting and $11,322,657 opposing Tom Barrett this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.38

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
HMP—$9,010,386
TOMORROW TOGETHER—$699,413
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action$687,297—
Working Families Party PAC—$545,017
LCV Victory Fund—$525,630
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$446,299—
AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION INC.$358,679—
NRDC Action Votes—$300,000

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.