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James Comer

James Comer

RRepublicanKY-1 · Representative
58
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence4
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone16
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency65
Avg: 57

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

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
James Comer

James Comer

RepublicanKY-1 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.592)
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James Comer is a Republican Representative from KY, District 1. He has served 9 years in Congress across 6 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 96.3% of the time.

9
Years in Office
6
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact James

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-3115Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

96.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
20 votes against party
2.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
7
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How James Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+0.4% vs avg
96.3%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.9% vs avg
2.7%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-6.0 vs avg
7
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformChairHouse Committee on Education and Workforce

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-04-29

$3,099,250
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,478,704
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,588,677
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,141,949
Individual Donors
$314,700
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2016–2027House · KY-1 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

KY-1 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

752,660
Population
$57,072
Median Income
39.0
Median Age
20.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 86.3%Black 6.8%Hispanic 3.9%Asian 0.7%