James Comer

Republican Representative of Kentucky's 1st district

Representative
Kentucky, district 1
November 14, 2016 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Kentucky, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Kentucky, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Kentucky, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Kentucky, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
Representative
Kentucky, district 1
January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

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August 19, 1972 (52 years old)

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Served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2016
Previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and as Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner
Chair of the Oversight Committee from 2023, declined investigations into former President Donald Trump while leading an investigation into the Biden family
Unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of Kentucky in 2015
Grew up in Monroe County, Kentucky, and graduated with a BS in Agriculture from Western Kentucky University
Co-owns a 2,300-acre farm and a cattle company
Was the only Republican to win a statewide executive office in Kentucky in the 2011 elections
Advocated for the legalization and deregulation of industrial hemp in Kentucky
Founded the Kentucky Proud Farm to Campus program and created mobile science centers for agricultural education
Supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Co-sponsored the Hemp Farming Act, which was included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Introduced legislation to protect access to school lunches during the COVID-19 pandemic
Supports the repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Opposes paid parental leave for federal workers, amnesty, and sanctuary cities
Supports building a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border
Anti-abortion and opposes same-sex marriage
Supports declassifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 narcotic but was not supportive of medical marijuana legalization across the board in 2017
Voted to repeal the AUMF against Iraq and supported removing U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days in 2023
Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack
Married with three children and involved in his local church community
Accused of physical and mental abuse by a former girlfriend in 1993, which he believes was a political stunt
Owns around 1,600 acres of land and has been involved in a land purchase from a major donor to his political campaigns