On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (KY) - District 1
P.O. BOX 338
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
200 North Main Street
Suite F
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
300 South 3rd Street
Paducah, KY 42003
67 North Main Street
Madisonville, KY 42431
2410 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
James 'Jamie' R. Comer, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Tamara Jo; 3 Children: Reagan, Harlan, Aniston
Birth Date:
08/19/1972
Birth Place:
Carthage, TN
Home City:
Tompkinsville, KY
Religion:
Baptist
BS, Agriculture, Western Kentucky University, 1993
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 1, 2017-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 1, 2024
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 1, 2022
Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2012-2016
Candidate, Governor of Kentucky, 2015
Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 53, 2000-2011
Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present
Chair, Committee on Oversight and Accountability, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Agriculture, Energy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Contracting and Workforce Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Former Member, National Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Nutrition Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, The Interior, Energy and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Education and Labor, United State House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Owner, Comer Land and Cattle Company, 1994-present
Owner, Comer Family Farms, present
Director, South Central Bank, 2000-2012
President, CFB Foods Incorporated, 2001-2003
President, Comer and Polston Insurance Incorporated, 1993-1995
Member, Tompkinsville Jaycees, 2003-present
Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders, 2002-present
Director, Monroe County Farm Bureau, 1995-present
Member, Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce
Member, First Baptist Church of Tompkinsville
Member, Kentucky Cattleman's Association
Former President, Kentucky Future Farmers of America
Member, Lions Club of Tompkinsville
Member, Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce
Member, Monroe County Inter-Agency Council
Member, Young Political Leaders of Kentucky
President, Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2000
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996
Chair, Republican Party of Monroe County, 1993-1994
President, Kentucky Future Farmers of America (FFA), 1990-1991
Awards:
Guardian of Small Business; Jaycees Outstanding Young Kentuckian,
National Republican Freshman Legislator of the Year, 2001