U.S. House Candidate Profile

James Comer

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RepublicanU.S. HouseKentucky01

Background

James Richardson Comer Jr. (born August 19, 1972) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in Congress since 2016, during the 114th United States Congress. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and also served as the agriculture commissioner of Kentucky.

As the chair of the Oversight Committee from 2023, Comer has declined or stopped investigations into former president Donald Trump, while starting an investigation on President Joe Biden and his family. As of August 2024, Comer's investigation has yet to unearth evidence that Biden was directly involved in or profited from his family's business activities. After Biden ended his 2024 presidential re-election campaign, Comer began an investigation into the new Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and also began an investigation into the new Democratic vice-presidential nominee, Governor Tim Walz.

Source: Wikipedia, "James Comer" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comer), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Excerpt of the article's lead section; pronunciation guides and citation markers removed.

Last updated 2026-10-24.

Sourced summary

James Comer served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that James Comer raised $1,899,533, spent $2,067,643, reported $3,041,112 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Voted Yea on House roll call 173 of 2026 (2026-05-14): On Passage (H.R. clerk.house.gov

James Comer's gender is recorded as M in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that James Comer raised $1,478,704, spent $1,588,677, reported $3,099,250 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Voted Yea on House roll call 175 of 2026 (2026-05-15): On Passage (H.R. clerk.house.gov

James Comer was born on 1972-08-19. unitedstates.github.io

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that James Comer raised $1,418,729, spent $1,410,640, reported $3,217,311 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

James Comer's FEC candidate id is H6KY01110

Claim timeline

[Wikipedia: 2016] In 2016, Comer entered the Republican primary election for the 1st congressional district of Kentucky against two other competitors. en.wikipedia.org Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[Grokipedia: Pre-congressional career] Business activities Prior to his political career, James Comer founded Comer Farm Management LLC, a company focused on grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[Grokipedia: Early life and education] Early life James Comer was born on August 19, 1972, in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee.[1] His family soon relocated to grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[Grokipedia: U.S. grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-14.

Voted Yea on House roll call 171 of 2026 (2026-05-14): On Passage (H.R. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Voted Nay on House roll call 168 of 2026 (2026-05-14): On Motion to Recommit (H.R. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Voted Nay on House roll call 172 of 2026 (2026-05-14): On Motion to Recommit (H.R. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

Voted Yea on House roll call 186 of 2026 (2026-05-20): On Agreeing to the Resolution (H.Res. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-21.

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James Comer profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 5516. Primary-source references 5516. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-17.

Published claim kinds: Background 27, Positions 3, Finance 3, Votes 4774, Controversies 3, Other sourced notes 661, ideology 2.

Other ids: Other voteview:119:21565; Bioguide C001108; Wikidata Q6131602; Vote Smart 35169; Grokipedia James Comer; Ballotpedia James Comer Jr..

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