This Representative could use your prayers. Republican Representative Jim Baird of Indiana has been hospitalized after being involved in a car crash. President Trump has noted the crash was “pretty bad.” Fox News provided the latest update on Baird’s condition: Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., has been hospitalized after a car accident, Fox News has learned. Baird, 80, is responsive and in stable condition, Fox News sources said. Details about the incident remain unclear, although President Donald Trump said that the incident was “pretty bad” and that Baird’s wife was also injured. “I also want to send our best wishes to Congressman Jim Baird and his wife, who were recovering from a car accident,” Trump said Tuesday during remarks at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. “They’re going to be okay, but they had a pretty bad accident and we’re praying that they get out of that hospital very quickly.” Trump also paid tribute to Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., who has died at age 65. His death brings House Republicans’ majority down to 218–213. Baird, known on Capitol Hill for veterans and farming issues, has represented Indiana’s 4th Congressional District since 2019. The district is a largely rural, agriculture-heavy area in western and north-central Indiana. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has shared that Baird is having spinal issues: Speaker Johnson told House Republicans this morning he believed GOP Rep. Jim Baird was dealing with a spinal issue after a car crash, per sources Baird is 80. Trump said it was “a pretty bad accident, but he’d be OK.” Baird’s hospitalization again narrows the razor-thin House… — Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) January 6, 2026 Independent reported the news of Baird’s crash comes as another Republican representative has died: News of the accident came as Republicans in D.C. mourn the death of Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California. His death, along with the resignation of Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, narrows the party’s control of the House to 218 seats to Democrats’ 213. In 2022, Indiana U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, a Republican, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision in her northern Indiana district. Two of her staffers traveling with her and the woman driving the other vehicle also died. House Republicans mourn the loss of Congressman Doug LaMalfa. A lifelong resident of Northern California and a fourth-generation rice farmer, Congressman LaMalfa spent more than two decades in public service. He proudly represented California’s 1st Congressional District from… pic.twitter.com/nTFSiEXUlE — House Republicans (@HouseGOP) January 6, 2026