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Jim Himes' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

888 Washington Boulevard
10th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901

350 Fairfield Avenue
Suite 603
Bridgeport, CT 06604

2137 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

James 'Jim' A. Himes

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Emma, Linley

Birth Date:

07/05/1966

Birth Place:

Lima, Peru

Home City:

Greenwich, CT

Religion:

Presbyterian

MPhil, Latin American Studies, Oxford University, 1988-1990

BA, Social Studies, Harvard University, 1984-1988

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 4, 2009-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 4, 2022

Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives, present

Former Member, Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Former Member, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets

Former Member, House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy

Former Member, House Intelligence Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support

Former Member, House Intelligence Subcommittee on National Security Agency and Cyber (STAR)

Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research (STAR), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, New York City, 2003-2007

Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company, 1990-2002

Member, Advisory Board, Bridgeport-Based Family Assets, Incorporated

Former Board Chair, Bridgeport-Based Aspira of Connecticut

Board Member, Fairfield County Community Foundation

Member of Session, First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich

Chair, Greenwich Democratic Town Committee, 2004-2008

Member, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation, 2006-2007

Member, Greenwich Finance Board, 2006-2007

Chair/Commissioner, Greenwich Housing Authority, 2003-2006

Awards:

Rhodes Scholarship

Favorite Book:

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin, Refiner's Fire by Mark Helprin

Favorite Movie:

Apocalypse Now, A Fish Called Wanda, A River Runs Through It, Caddyshack

Favorite Musician:

Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Ben Harper, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd

Favorite TV Shows:

West Wing, Daily Show, Boston Legal

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Running, hanging out with my wife and daughters, clamming, working outdoors, rowing, meeting people throughout the 4th Congressional District

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