Name: Jim Himes

Party: Democrat

Race: U.S. House 4th District

Greenwich residents have known Jim Himes for years first as a resident and neighbor and now as a congressman. In his hometown, Himes served as a chair of the Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners, as a member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation and as chair of the Democratic Town Committee in Greenwich.

He was elected to the House in 2008, defeating longtime Republican incumbent Christopher Shays in the 4th District, which covers 16 municipalities in coastal Fairfield County and one town in New Haven County.

Himes is a father of two girls, speaks fluent Spanish and had a career in investment banking.

Now a six-term incumbent in the 4th District, Himes currently serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is the ranking member of the