Service history
11 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2016
- Representative KY-1 2016–present
Background
- background Born August 19, 1972; a member of the Republican Party
- background Kentucky House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012 and agriculture commissioner of Kentucky from 2012 to 2016
- role U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since 2016, winning both full term and special election in November 2016
- controversy Chair of the Oversight Committee since 2023; declined or stopped investigations into former president Trump while investigating Biden and his family
- controversy Investigation into Biden family found no evidence Biden was directly involved or profited from family's business activities (as of August 2024)
- role Began investigations into Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walz after Biden ended his 2024 presidential campaign
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House KY-01 · 2026 General Election
- $1,899,533 raised
- $2,067,643 spent
- $3,041,112 cash on hand
| $1.90M | |
| $1.88M | |
| $1.45M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $757.88K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $692.70K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $426.90K |
| Transfers from other committees | $21.58K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $476.76 |
| $2.07M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.60M |
| Other disbursements | $464.40K |
| Cash on hand | $3.04M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,155,295 | $1,070,732 | $84,563 |
| 2018 | $721,796 | $637,459 | $168,900 |
| 2020 | $741,257 | $507,694 | $402,463 |
| 2022 | $1,649,490 | $974,131 | $1,077,822 |
| 2024 | $7,650,142 | $5,518,741 | $3,209,223 |
| 2026 | $1,899,533 | $2,067,643 | $3,041,112 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $8,010 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
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- Bills sponsored →
plus 72 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 10 bills sponsored
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- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
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- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
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- Disclosed stock trades →
30 tickers
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for James Comer. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (4)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Top contributors (FEC)
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Comer, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (82)
- HR 9720D.C. Taxing Authority Review ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9298Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 8463Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access ActsponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8464Stopping Fraudulent Payments ActsponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8200Interstate Ferry Fairness ActcosponsoredApr 5, 2026
- HR 7248MARINA ActsponsoredJan 26, 2026
- HR 7024Hemp Planting Predictability ActcosponsoredJan 12, 2026
- HR 7010To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.cosponsoredJan 11, 2026
- HR 6610Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]cosponsoredDec 10, 2025
- HR 6609Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid ActcosponsoredDec 10, 2025
- HR 6332To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the "Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building".cosponsoredNov 30, 2025
- HRES 900Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of UPS Airlines flight 2976.cosponsoredNov 19, 2025
- HR 5874Firearm Access During Shutdowns ActcosponsoredOct 30, 2025
- HR 5822Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025cosponsoredOct 23, 2025
- HR 5749Official Time Reporting ActcosponsoredOct 13, 2025
- HR 5750EQUALS Act of 2025cosponsoredOct 13, 2025
- HR 5731School Food Modernization ActcosponsoredOct 9, 2025
- HR 5578Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 25, 2025
- HR 5401Pay Our Troops Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
- HRES 719Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
- HR 5267American Franchise ActcosponsoredSep 9, 2025
- HR 5183District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025cosponsoredSep 7, 2025
- HR 5031Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies ActcosponsoredAug 21, 2025
- HR 5010Farm Credit Adjustment ActcosponsoredAug 18, 2025
- HR 4863Fairness for Khobar Act of 2025cosponsoredJul 31, 2025
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- YeaFinal Passage
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
- Did not voteAmendment SCOTT_8747AMD_02 (Scott)
- Did not voteMotion to Report as Amended
Proceedings attended
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 8801, DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive Driving Surcharges Act; 3) H.R. 8844, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act; 4) H.R. 3087, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act; 5) Several postal naming measures.
- the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; 2) H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; 3) H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; 4) H.R. 8467, Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act; 5) H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act; 6) H.R. 8466, Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act; 7) H.R. 8340, Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act; 8) H.R. 1755, Timely and Accurate Benefits Act; 9) H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act; 10) Several postal naming measures.
Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.
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