James Comer

James Comer
Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byCarolyn Maloney
Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee
In office
June 29, 2020 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byJim Jordan
Succeeded byJamie Raskin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 1st district
Assumed office
November 8, 2016
Preceded byEd Whitfield
34th Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky
In office
January 2, 2012 – January 4, 2016
Governor
Preceded byRichie Farmer
Succeeded byRyan Quarles
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 2, 2012
Preceded byBilly Polston
Succeeded byBart Rowland
Personal details
Born
James Richardson Comer Jr.

(1972-08-19) August 19, 1972
Carthage, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Tamara Jo Comer
​
(m. 2003)​
Children3
EducationWestern Kentucky University (BS)
WebsiteHouse website

James Richardson Comer Jr. (/ˈkoʊmər/ KOH-mər; born August 19, 1972) is an American politician.[1] He is the U.S. Representative for 1st congressional district since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before, he was in the Kentucky House of Representatives and also was the agriculture commissioner of Kentucky.

References

  1. ↑ "James Comer, Jr.'s Biography". Votesmart.org. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

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