About
Comer, James Richardson A Representative from Kentucky; born in Carthage, Smith County, Tenn., August 19, 1972; graduated from Monroe County High School, Tompkinsville, Ky., 1990; B.S., Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., 1993; businessman; farmer; chairman, Monroe County, Ky., Republican party, 1993-1995; Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996; member of the Kentucky state house of representatives, 2001-2012; Kentucky state commissioner of agriculture, 2012-2015; elected simultaneously as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ed Whitfield, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (November 8, 2016-present); chair, Committee on Oversight and Accountability (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress); chair, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 630 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.7% — Voted against their own party majority 4 of 594 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
57 — Attracted 57 cosponsors across 10 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
2 — Attracted 2 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
77 — 77 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
10 — 10 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
U.S. Rep. Comer talks workforce, marinas with Chamber crowd
Somerset-Kentucky · Oct 6, 2026
Kid Rock Event Canceled After Promoter Sells Just 6 VIP Tickets
Taste of Country · Sep 22, 2026
MAGA Festival Featuring Kid Rock Canceled Over Poor VIP Ticket Sales
Newsweek · Sep 22, 2026
Organizer Cancels MAGA Festival With Kid Rock After Selling Only 6 VIP Tickets: ‘I Am Never Doing This Event Again’
Vice · Sep 22, 2026
House Votes to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
Legis1 · Sep 22, 2026
