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James Comer is a Republican Representative from Kentucky's 1st District who serves as the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Background
James Richardson Comer Jr. was born on August 19, 1972. Before his election to the United States House of Representatives, he served as the agriculture commissioner of Kentucky from 2012 to 2016. He also spent twelve years as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, serving from 2000 until 2012.
Political career
James Comer began his political career in the Kentucky House of Representatives, where he served from 2000 to 2012, before serving as Kentucky's agriculture commissioner from 2012 to 2016. After an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for governor in 2015, he won both a special election and a full term to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016. He has served as the representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since 2016.
Current focus
Comer, James represents the 1st congressional district of KY in the U.S. House. Comer, James chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. They also serve on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Workforce. They have sponsored 26 bills in the current House, including H.R. 8463; H.R. 8464; H.R. 7248.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
Legislative Activity
26
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes