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Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican · KY U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • background Born July 24, 1973; an attorney before entering politics
  • background Served in the administration of Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher
  • role A member of the Republican Party
  • role U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013, first elected in 2012
  • background Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026, seeking to succeed retiring incumbent Mitch McConnell

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 88.2%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 59
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 231 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 59 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Andy Barr. 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

88.2%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House KY-06 · 2026 General Election

  • $9,916,442 raised
  • $11,362,983 spent
  • $2,246,537 cash on hand
$9.92M
$7.59M
$5.59M
Itemized (≥ $200)$4.88M
Unitemized (< $200)$714.24K
Party committees$62.00K
Other committees (PACs)$1.93M
Transfers from other committees$2.11M
Offsets to expenditures$5.59K
Other receipts$214.64K
$11.36M
Operating expenditures$11.28M
Contribution refunds$58.50K
Transfers to other committees$3.36K
Other disbursements$17.59K
Cash on hand$2.25M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

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.

Andy Barr campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2010$1,580,018$1,554,522$25,496
2012$2,221,935$2,211,676$35,755
2014$2,748,742$2,295,731$488,765
2016$2,592,303$2,604,490$476,579
2018$5,310,225$5,652,125$134,679
2020$4,611,245$4,391,220$354,703
2022$3,845,267$2,159,198$2,040,772
2024$4,973,207$3,320,901$3,693,078
2026$9,916,442$11,362,983$2,246,537

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $14,948 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $274,323
  • BANC OF CALIFORNIA $60,083
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $32,200
  • BLACKSTONE $28,900
  • WELLS FARGO $23,366
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $19,800
  • GOLDMAN SACHS $18,200
  • CAPITAL GROUP $17,283
  • COINBASE $16,500
  • FORCHT GROUP $13,950

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $7,252,025 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $106,708 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10456Renewing the Dream ActcosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10377MAGA ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10222No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities ActcosponsoredSep 1, 2026
  • HR 10184Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026sponsoredAug 30, 2026
  • HRES 1497Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HRES 1490Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10076Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 9, 2026
  • HR 10070Border Patrol Overtime Parity ActsponsoredAug 9, 2026
  • HR 9893Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9830Lawful Hemp Protection ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 8956Border Patrol Supervisors Retention ActsponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8791IGNITE HBCU Excellence ActcosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8780Critical Mineral and Extraction Tax Parity ActcosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8730Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 10, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8398Guidelines for Use, Access, and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Data ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8334Taxpayer Protection and Somalia Accountability Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HRES 1168Recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens.cosponsoredApr 13, 2026
  • HRES 1156Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.cosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HR 8092Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8116SHARE ActcosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8056Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 23, 2026
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Committee assignments (6)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Barr most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Barr, 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.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Barr connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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