Politician
James Comer
Republican · Kentucky · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6KY01110
James Comer (Republican) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Kentucky 1st District race, $569K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$12M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
22%
$2.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$9K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky 1st District | $2.3M | 25% | $0 / $0 | $146K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Kentucky 1st District | $7.7M | 11% | $0 / $0 | $20K | $7.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Kentucky 1st District | $1.6M | 50% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Kentucky 1st District | $741K | 62% | $9K / $0 | – | $750K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MTrade group $715KOther $285KMembership $239KLeadership PAC $107KUnion $87KSuper PAC $48K
- WinredSuper PAC$39K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PACTrade group$19K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Conquering Cancer PACOther$14K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Association of Postal Supervisors PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where James Comer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (81%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $41K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $117K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $337K$149K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $337K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $117K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $149K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $149K$40K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $149K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $149K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $254K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $117K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $149K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $149K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $111K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $149K$254K$40K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $254K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $117K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
41 stock trades, worth $41K–$615K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 3 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 29 buys, 12 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($19K+), wall street and hedge funds ($4K+), real estate and construction ($3K+).
Most traded
- HD Home Depot, Inc.$3K+3 trades
- ANET Arista Networks, Inc. Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- T AT&T Inc.$2K+2 trades
- AVGO Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- CHDN Churchill Downs, Incorporated - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- DOV Dover Corporation Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- sellANET2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellT2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAVGO2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellCHDN2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellDOV2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellHD2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellMRVL2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellPYPL2025-07-03 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in James Comer's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Alessandra NepolaFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Senator Mitch McConnell; Senior LegislativeAssistant, Representative James Comer; Legislative Aide/LegislativeCorrespondent/Research A…
Now lobbies for University Of Notre Dame
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded James Comer's 2026 campaign?
- James Comer (Republican) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Kentucky 1st District race, $569K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to James Comer?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($13K), Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) ($10K), Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) ($10K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has James Comer raised across elections?
- $2.3M in 2026 (Kentucky 1st District), $7.7M in 2024 (Kentucky 1st District), $1.6M in 2022 (Kentucky 1st District), $741K in 2020 (Kentucky 1st District).