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James Comer

Kentucky · 1st

ChamberU.S. HousePartyRepublicanBioguide IDC001108

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Verified July 31, 2026

JAMES COMER, Republican, of Tompkinsville, KY; born in Carthage, TN, August 19, 1972; education: B.S., agriculture, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 1993; professional history: businessman; farmer; member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 2001-12; Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, 2012-15; election history: elected to the 114th Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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