James A. Himes
DemocratU.S. Representative, CT-4| Age | 59 (b. 1966-07-05) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2009-01-06 (~17 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Presbyterian (Pew also lists a Methodist affiliation) |
| Education | B.A., Harvard College (1988); M.Phil. in Latin American Studies, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar), 1990 |
| Prior occupation | Investment banker (Goldman Sachs, ~1995-2002, rose to vice president, focusing on Latin America); later nonprofit executive with Enterprise Community Partners working on affordable housing |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Lima, Peru (foreign-born) |
| Languages | English and Spanish (grew up fluent in both as an American abroad in Peru and Colombia) |
| Marital status | Married — Mary Lynley Scott |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Cos Cob, Greenwich, Connecticut |
Pending research: notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2008 |
| Previous offices | Commissioner, Greenwich Housing Authority (2002-2004, including board chairman) · Member, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation · Chair, Greenwich Democratic Town Committee |
| Committees | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Ranking Member) · Committee on Financial Services |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Congressional UK Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Equality Caucus |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (since January 2023) · Chair, House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (2021-2023) · Chair, New Democrat Coalition (2017-2019) |
| Ideology | Centrist/moderate Democrat; chaired the centrist New Democrat Coalition |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2024) · estimate
| American Express Savings (bank account) | other · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2024 |
| Fidelity Total Mkt Index FID Advantage | fund · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2024 |
| iShares S&P 500 | fund · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2024 |
| Fidelity Capital Appreciation | fund · $250,001–$500,000 · 2024 |
| Fidelity International Discovery | fund · $250,001–$500,000 · 2024 |
| Fidelity Intl Cap Appreciation | fund · $250,001–$500,000 · 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | stock · $100,001–$250,000 · 2024 |
| Fidelity 2022 Private Equity Multi Strategy | private_equity · $100,001–$250,000 · 2024 |
| Vanguard Information Technology ETF | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2024 |
Top donors: Fermat Capital Management ($33,400 (2023-2024 cycle))
Top industries: Securities & Investment
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.