James R. Comer
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Kentucky's 1st Congressional District (since 2016)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; farmer
- Lives in
- Tompkinsville
Background
- Comer has represented Kentucky's 1st Congressional District since 2016 and has chaired the House Oversight Committee since 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Comer served as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner from 2012 to 2016. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Comer served in the Kentucky House of Representatives, 53rd District, from 2001 to 2012. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Comer earned a B.S. in agriculture from Western Kentucky University in 1993. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Comer co-founded a farming operation and co-owns Comer Land & Cattle Co. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Holding Washington accountable source: jamescomer.com
- Reducing government waste, fraud and abuse source: jamescomer.com
- Leading congressional investigations source: jamescomer.com
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