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U.S. Representative for Kentucky’s 6th District

Andy Barr

Republican 7th term Elected to KY Senate

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$12.5M raised · top PACs: Young Victory Committee, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, American Council of Life Insurers
99LoyaltyMed 98
93AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
3BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2013–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 73% of the House
Committees
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party 3rd majority
  • Financial Services 6th majority
  • Foreign Affairs 8th majority
Age
53

Kentucky U.S. Senate race

Elected to U.S. Senate in Kentucky
55% of the vote as of Nov 3, 2026 · called by AP on Nov 3, 2026 · Moves from KY-6 on Jan 3, 2027

On the Nov 3 ballot
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Leaving KY-6Open seat
  • Zach Dembo won
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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1246012366743
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—4432831,23540

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 25% 3%
International Affairs 4% 12%
Finance and Financial Sector no statements 38%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Transportation and Public Works and Labor and Employment; bills go to Finance and Financial Sector and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works).
  • 60 bills sponsored, most on Finance and Financial Sector.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairFinancial Institutions SubcommitteeFinancial Services
MemberSelect Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party3rd majority
MemberFinancial Services Committee6th majority
MemberForeign Affairs Committee8th majority

Chair of the Financial Institutions Subcommittee, more senior than 73% of the House, in the majority.

  • 13 years in Congress: more senior than 73% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

8% · peer median 13%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Barr.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

8% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 13%); closest in his party: Johnson and Van Epps.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 57 · expected 17.5
Action in committee 17 · expected 6
Beyond committee 14 · expected 4.5
Passed House 1 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 56 of 433 in the House

2.02expected 1.16 · average member 1.00

1 of 57 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 2.02 against a peer median of 1.16.

  • On the move: H.R. 10184 (out of committee), H.R. 1653 (out of committee), H.R. 5929 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.49

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 3 times (peer median 11).

  • Position: +0.49, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 1 of 49.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Barr$12.5M raised12%44%20%25%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

55% of what he raised came from individuals; 12% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$12.5M raised, 20% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

123 PACs of the 227 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Young Victory Committee0% D
  2. Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers45% D
  3. American Council of Life Insurers41% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

209 bills

Barr voted Yea on 76, Nay on 5, did not vote on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 124 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.