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Andy Barr

Andy Barr

RRepublicanKY-6 · Representative
56
/ 100
Average
Attendance93
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone14
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency65
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$4,973,207
Total Raised
$3,320,901
Total Spent
$3,693,078
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$2,446,174
Individual Contributions
$1,877,037
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Outside Spending

Independent expenditures by Super PACs and outside groups

$0
Spent Supporting
$25,933
Spent Opposing

Industry Money & Votes

Outside spending by industry, cross-referenced with this member's votes on bills affecting that industry. Draw your own conclusions.

Conservative Groups$25,933
$25,933 opposingNo related votes yet

Top Groups Opposing

1.CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONConservative Groups
$25,933