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U.S. Representative for Kentucky’s 4th District

Thomas Massie

Republican 8th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$8.9M raised · top PACs: Make Liberty Win, Freedom for All Americans, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 16 of 50 party-line votes (32%; most Republicans: 7%)
85LoyaltyMed 98
94AttendMed 98
17BipartMed 12
69BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2012–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 78% of the House
Committees
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 4th majority
  • Judiciary 6th majority
Age
55

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date273019567469
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—250851,23548

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 40% 7%
Armed Forces and National Security 20% no bills
Crime and Law Enforcement 8% 17%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Agriculture and Food; bills go to Crime and Law Enforcement and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Agriculture and Food, Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Privacy and Surveillance (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 30 bills sponsored, most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee4th majority
MemberJudiciary Committee6th majority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 78% of the House, in the majority.

  • 13 years in Congress: more senior than 78% 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

18% · peer median 13%

Closest within his party

  1. RChip Roy TX-2188%
  2. RElijah Crane AZ-288%
  3. RAndy Biggs AZ-587%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

18% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 13%); closest in his party: Roy and Crane.

  • 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 25 · expected 17.5
Action in committee 1 · expected 6
Beyond committee 1 · expected 4.5
Passed House 1 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 311 of 433 in the House

0.38expected 1.16 · average member 1.00

1 of 25 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.38 against a peer median of 1.16.

  • On the move: H.R. 2267 (passed a chamber).
  • 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 +0.65
International Affairs11 of 13
Economics and Public Finance16 of 50
Armed Forces & National Security11 of 35
Crime and Law Enforcement3 of 23
Congress15 of 144
Education1 of 10
Finance and Financial Sector1 of 10
Immigration1 of 15
Government Operations and Politics1 of 16
Energy2 of 33

With his party on the other 2 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 6 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 85% of party-line votes, breaks 69 times (peer median 11), most on International Affairs.

  • Position: +0.65, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 16 of 50, Congress 15 of 144, International Affairs 11 of 13.

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

Massie$8.9M raised43%55%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

98% of what he raised came from individuals; 43% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$8.9M raised, 1% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 99.6 points.

7 PACs of the 12 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, Trade and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Make Liberty Win0% D
  2. Freedom for All Americans0% D
  3. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings30% 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

32 bills

Massie voted Yea on 17, Nay on 2, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 12 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.