James Comer — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chairs the House Oversight Committee since 2023.
Serves as U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since 2016.
Served as Kentucky's agriculture commissioner from 2012 to 2016.
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012.
Co-owner of James Comer, Jr. Farms and Comer Land & Cattle Co.
Served as a director of the South Central Bank for 12 years.
Received a BS in Agriculture from Western Kentucky University in 1993.

Biography

James Richardson Comer Jr. is an American politician from Kentucky, serving as the U.S.

Representative for the state's 1st congressional district since 2016. A member of the Republican Party, he currently chairs the House Oversight Committee, a position he has held since 2023.