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U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 8th District

David Kustoff

Republican 5th term Up 2026
99LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
13BipartMed 12
7BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.54

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
House 2017–now
9 years in CongressMore senior than 59% of the House
Breaks on
  • Economics and Public Finance 8%
  • Armed Forces & National Security 5%
Committees
  • Ways and Means
Bills on
  • Taxation
  • Health
  • Crime and Law Enforcement
Age
59

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Bottom line

Moves bills further than peers: effectiveness 2.61 against 1.41 expected; 1 of their bills became law (1 national policy).

Where Kustoff has influence

Roles

No committee leadership roles.

Talks most about

  • Commerce 1 statementCo-led bipartisan bill for film and television tax credits
  • Fraud Enforcement 1 statementAnnounced Senate passage of identity theft victim support bill
  • Labor and Employment 1 statementIntroduced Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance Act

Stories in Kustoff’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Kustoff breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Kustoff voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

  1. Economics and Public Finance 8% · 4 of 50 party 7%
  2. Armed Forces & National Security 5% · 2 of 38 party 3%
  3. Environmental Protection 4% · 1 of 26 party 0%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Kustoff broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Sep 16, 2026 H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".On Passage · This joint resolution revokes the partial authorization granted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to amend its Commercial Harbor… Yea Passed
214–208
Sep 16, 2026 H.R. 10326 PROOF ActOn Passage · Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act or the PROOF Act Yea Passed
217–207
Sep 15, 2026 H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".On Passage · This joint resolution revokes the authorization granted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to amend its Ocean-Going Vessels… Yea Passed
216–211
Sep 15, 2026 H.Res. 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Resolution · This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the… Yea Passed
214–211
Sep 15, 2026 H.Res. 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.On Ordering the Previous Question · This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the… Yea Passed
214–208
Sep 2, 2026 H.J.Res. 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and… Yea Failed
212–206
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
265–161
May 13, 2026 H.R. 1346 To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.On Passage · Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025Broke w/ party Nay Passed
218–203

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Kustoff is saying

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Kustoff voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
2.61· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 35 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Kustoff’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 28
  2. Action in committee 4
  3. Action beyond committee 4
  4. Passed chamber 2
  5. Became law 1

28 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 26 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 national policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Kustoff’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Kustoff.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 5 missed of 674

Voted on 669 of 674 roll calls; missed 5. Higher than 78% of House members.

15% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 90 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 469 votes that split the parties. Higher than 55% of House members.

45% 100%
13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 67% of House members.

0% 70%
+0.54

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 31 sponsored bills

Sponsored 31 (House median 25) · cosponsored 181 (median 289), 67 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Taxation, Health, Crime and Law Enforcement.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Congress158 89%
Economics and Public Finance70 59%
Armed Forces & National Security61 77%
Energy38 76%
Crime and Law Enforcement33 85%
Environmental Protection33 73%
Government Operations and Politics30 87%
Public Lands and Natural Resources28 86%
Commerce26 92%
Finance and Financial Sector25 80%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
International Affairs25 48%
Education16 69%
Immigration15 73%
Agriculture and Food14 71%
Science, Technology, Communications12 100%
Labor and Employment11 45%
Health8 63%
Taxation8 100%
Transportation and Public Works8 88%
Emergency Management7 100%
Law7 71%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5 80%
Animals4 75%
Families4 50%
Housing and Community Development4 100%
Native Americans4 75%
Procedural4 25%
Foreign Trade and International Finance3 100%
Social Welfare3 100%
Arts, Culture, Religion2 50%
Water Resources Development2 50%
Government operations & elections1 100%

How often Kustoff voted with Republicans on each issue is part of Pro.

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RMike JohnsonLA-4100%agreement
  2. RMatt Van EppsTN-799%agreement
  3. RTrent KellyMS-198%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Kustoff’s campaign raised $2.2M: $1.1M (47%) from individuals and $1.0M (46%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $3.0M.

Through Jul 17, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Kustoff

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 254.

  1. Republican Jewish Coalition Membership group PAC
  2. America's Credit Unions Trade association PAC
  3. American Bankers Association Trade association PAC
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Kustoff’s own leadership PAC: Delivering American Values in DC PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. House, TN-8Republican2017–present

Seat

District
8
Current term
2025–2027
Age
59

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-225-4714
560 Cannon House Office Building
District offices
Memphis, Martin, Jackson

Elsewhere

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