Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.90M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
36%
Small-dollar share
6%
In-state share
11
Flags
James Comer is a Republican Representative from KY (District 01). Comer's campaign has raised $1.9 million from 1,194 donors. Funding includes 35.8% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 5.8% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Legal Services. Campaign committees include COMER FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Paul Singer
- Paul Singer gave $13,200 (2024)
Backed by Stephen Schwarzman
- Stephen Schwarzman gave $6,600 (2024)
Backed by the Reyes brothers
- J. Christopher Reyes gave $3,500 (2026)
- M. Jude Reyes gave $3,500 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,814 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Traded stocks in office
- 41 STOCK Act trades disclosed
Trades overlapping lobbying
- 16 trades in companies lobbying Congress the same year
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 1 gift or travel filing
Mostly out-of-state money
- 94% of itemized money from out of state
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.90M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.45M
From individuals
$693K unitemized
$427K
From PACs
1,194
Donors
avg $120
24%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2016 774 donors$1.16M
- 2018 390 donors$722K
- 2020 382 donors$741K
- 2022 649 donors$1.65M
- 2024 6,168 donors$7.65M
- 2026 1,337 donors$1.90M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 5,514 gifts · 34%$267K
- $200-$499 429 gifts · 14%$110K
- $500-$999 101 gifts · 7%$53K
- $1,000-$2,899 89 gifts · 17%$131K
- $2,900+ 58 gifts · 28%$215K
- Refunds / negative records 81 gifts$-18K
Top donor industries and employers
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 115 gifts$20K
- Finance & Investment 29 gifts$19K
- Legal Services 72 gifts$17K
- Construction 23 gifts$12K
- Real Estate 55 gifts$7K
- Manufacturing 1 gifts$7K
- Business & Professional Services 20 gifts$7K
- Transportation 31 gifts$6K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 11 gifts$5K
- Government & Public Administration 2 gifts$4K
- Agriculture 61 gifts$3K
- Education 37 gifts$3K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 1 gifts$2K
- Insurance 25 gifts$2K
- Energy & Natural Resources 10 gifts$1K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBRIEN, PATRICK | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| PERKINS, JAMES I MR. | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| COLLINS, ROBYN | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PETERSON, JON M | individual | VA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CHAO, ALBERT MR. | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| LINDNER, THADDEUS A | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LINDNER, MARY JEAN | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LINDNER, MIMSY | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LINDNER, RUSSELL | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CHAPMAN, TIM | individual | VA | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| SMITH, BRAD | individual | WA | $6,600 | — | 1 |
| HALLIWELL, JOHN | individual | DC | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| LISMAN, MICHAEL | individual | FL | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| PENCE, ROBERT | individual | CA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| WOODHOUSE, MARILYN | individual | TX | $4,500 | — | 18 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC) | NV | $10,000 | 2 |
| TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | OH | $10,000 | 2 |
| CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION | CA | $10,000 | 3 |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $7,500 | 2 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $7,500 | 5 |
| WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY PAC | DC | $7,000 | 4 |
| PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CT | $7,000 | 5 |
| TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) | DC | $6,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL STAR ROUTE MAIL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $5,500 | 3 |
| CLARK PAC | KY | $5,400 | 2 |
| THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $5,000 | 1 |
| KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) | KS | $5,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $5,000 | 1 |
Where the money comes from
- TX 12%$90K
- MD 9%$69K
- FL 9%$69K
- VA 8%$64K
- CA 8%$61K
- DC 6%$50K
- KY 6% · home state$47K
- NY 4%$28K
- PA 3%$24K
- GA 3%$20K
- WA 2%$19K
- AZ 2%$16K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,868 roll calls on record: 819 yea, 427 nay, 26 not voting.
797 of 797
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6332 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the "Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 6610 | Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act] | cosponsor | Health | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 5267 | American Franchise Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 5578 | Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1181 | Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 425 | Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| 9298 | Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| 3490 | Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jun 9, 2026 | Yes |
| 1041 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 2, 2026 | — |
| 2145 | Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | May 21, 2026 | — |
| 7024 | Hemp Planting Predictability Act | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | May 20, 2026 | — |
| 7010 | To amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026, to delay the implementation of amendments made by such Act to the hemp production provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | May 20, 2026 | — |
| 1346 | To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | May 14, 2026 | — |
| 5750 | EQUALS Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Apr 9, 2026 | — |
| 8200 | Interstate Ferry Fairness Act | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Apr 7, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMER FOR CONGRESS | C00588764 | H / P | principal | $9.05M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | https://comer.house.gov/ | rep | Republican | 202-225-3115 | 2016-11-14 |
| 2019-01-03 | https://comer.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3115 | 2017-01-03 |
| 2021-01-03 | https://comer.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3115 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://comer.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3115 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://comer.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3115 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://comer.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-3115 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
| Traded | Asset | Type | Amount | Owner | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | VRSN New VeriSign, Inc. - Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | CRM New Salesforce, Inc. Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | PYPL New PayPal Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | MRVL New Marvell Technology, Inc. - Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | HD New Home Depot, Inc. | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | DOV New Dover Corporation Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | CHDN New Churchill Downs, Incorporated - Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | AVGO New Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | T New AT&T Inc. | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | ANET Arista Networks, Inc. Common Stock | s (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | TTD New The Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A Common Stock | sale_full | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | PLTR New Palantir Technologies Inc. - Class A Common Stock | purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. - Common Stock | purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | VRSN New VeriSign, Inc. - Common Stock | purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | UBER New Uber Technologies, Inc. Common Stock | purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Jan 10, 2025 |
Trades in companies that lobbied Congress the same year
An association signal from Poliscope, not evidence of wrongdoing.
| Traded | Company | Type | Amount | Lobbying filings | Lobbying spend | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. | S (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 40 | $5.59M | Budget/Appropriations, Computer Industry, Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications |
| Jul 3, 2025 | MRVL MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | S (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 12 | $710K | Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, |
| Jul 3, 2025 | CRM SALESFORCE, INC. | S (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 21 | $14.6M | Computer Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Immigration, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| Jul 3, 2025 | ANET ARISTA NETWORKS INC. | S (partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 4 | $30K | Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MRVL MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 12 | $710K | Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, |
| Jan 2, 2025 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 5 | $40K | Computer Industry, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| Jan 2, 2025 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 40 | $5.59M | Budget/Appropriations, Computer Industry, Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications |
| Jan 2, 2025 | AMZN AMAZON.COM, INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 16 | $1.28M | Agriculture, Computer Industry, Government Issues, Transportation |
| Jan 2, 2025 | AAPL APPLE INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 96 | $101.5M | Banking, Computer Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Education, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace |
| Jan 2, 2025 | SOFI SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 11 | $1.09M | Banking, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities |
| Jan 2, 2025 | UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 87 | $28.0M | Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Roads/Highway, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation, |
| Jan 2, 2025 | PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 53 | $13.8M | Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Science/Technology, |
| Jan 2, 2025 | CRM SALESFORCE, INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 21 | $14.6M | Computer Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Immigration, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| Jan 2, 2025 | ANET ARISTA NETWORKS INC. | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 4 | $30K | Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| Jan 2, 2025 | NFLX NETFLIX INC | P | $1,001 - $15,000 | 54 | $10.4M | Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign), |
| Dec 31, 2024 | LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | S | $1,001 - $15,000 | 4 | $120K | Aviation/Airlines/Airports |
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | travel | Bipartisan Policy Center | Charleston, SC (Sep 17, 2020 – Sep 19, 2020) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
16 stock trades overlapped with lobbying by the same company in the same year. See stock trades.
Top donor industries: Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Legal Services, Construction, Real Estate. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | KY | 01 | H6KY01110 | $1.90M |
| 2024 | House | KY | 01 | H6KY01110 | $7.65M |
| 2022 | House | KY | 01 | H6KY01110 | $1.65M |
| 2020 | House | KY | 01 | H6KY01110 | $741K |
| 2018 | House | KY | 01 | H6KY01110 | $722K |
| 2016 | House | KY | 01 | H6KY01110 | $1.16M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.