Jim Himes

American businessman and politician (born 1966) Jim HimesOfficial portrait, 2023Ranking Member of the House Intelligence CommitteeIncumbentAssumed office January 9, 2023Preceded byMike TurnerChair of the House Fair Growth CommitteeIn officeJune 17, 2021 – January 3, 2023Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byPosition abolishedChair of the New Democrat CoalitionIn officeJanuary 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019Preceded byRon KindSucceeded byDerek KilmerMember of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Connecticut's 4th districtIncumbentAssumed office January 3, 2009Preceded byChris Shays Personal detailsBornJames Andrew Himes (1966-07-05) July 5, 1966 (age 60)Lima, PeruPartyDemocraticSpouse Mary Scott ​(m. 1994)​Children2EducationHarvard University (BA)St Edmund Hall, Oxford (MPhil)SignatureWebsiteHouse websiteCampaign website Himes's voice Himes's opening statement at a House Intelligence Committee hearing involving former national security officials.Recorded February 8, 2023 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. Himes is a member of the Democrati