James Comer

Republican · Candidate for Kentucky U.S. House District 1 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly right
AbortionStrongly right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 2.4% of votes, voted with their party 98.9% of the time.

Sponsored 12 bills (1 became law), mostly on government operations and politics, congress, public lands and natural resources.

Source: Voteview.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • Organizations: AIPAC

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Quick answers

What party is James Comer?
James Comer is running as a Republican.
Is James Comer the incumbent?
Yes. James Comer currently holds this office.
Who is James Comer running against?
Drew Williams, for Kentucky U.S. House District 1.
Is James Comer liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, James Comer is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for James Comer?
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