Representative · Kentucky's 6th district

Andy Barr

Andy Barr is a Republican representative for Kentucky's 6th district, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 48, and cast 451 of 454 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2013
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6757.1%48 of 675 · rank 41 of 43999%451 of 454 · rank 102 of 439600 became law9%22 of 234
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2225.2%64 of 1,222 · rank 86 of 44295%775 of 815 · rank 290 of 442440 became law12%34 of 283
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.2%12 of 997 · rank 192 of 44396%544 of 568 · rank 338 of 443241 became law29%60 of 210

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.49+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
  3. S. 2503: ROTOR ActYea
    Feb 24, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 264–133· Against party
  4. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 121–298· Against party
  5. H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 115–305· Against party
  6. H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 149–259· Against party
  7. H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 133–277· Against party
  8. H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
    Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 109–303· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

128 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced10380%
  2. Reported by committee1814%
  3. Passed one chamber53.9%
  4. Sent to the President10.8%
  5. Became law10.8%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector50
  2. International Affairs23
  3. Taxation10
  4. Health6
  5. Economics and Public Finance4
  6. Energy4
  7. Immigration4
  8. Labor and Employment4

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 1653 Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2025
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 16, 2026
  2. H.R. 10184 Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 16, 2026
  3. H.R. 10070 Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Aug 10, 2026
  4. H.R. 9830 Lawful Hemp Protection Act
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Jul 22, 2026
  5. H.R. 5929 Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2026
    Reported by committee· Environmental Protection· Jun 9, 2026
  6. H.R. 8956 Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· May 21, 2026
  7. H.R. 8075 To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration to establish emergency transaction account guarantee programs, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Mar 25, 2026
  8. H.R. 7056 Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act
    Reported by committee· Finance and Financial Sector· Mar 19, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Kentucky's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$1B
Per resident
$1,314
Rank in Kentucky
2 of 6
Contract actions
3,238
New awards: 1,672

By fiscal year

  1. 1.1BFY2017
  2. 1.2BFY2018
  3. 1.2BFY2019
  4. 1.4BFY2020
  5. 1.4BFY2021
  6. 1.4BFY2022
  7. 1.6BFY2023
  8. 1.5BFY2024
  9. 1.5BFY2025
  10. 1BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. U.S. Special Operations Command$612.9M61%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Army$141.4M14%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$64M6.4%
  4. Federal Acquisition Service$55.6M5.5%
    General Services Administration
  5. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$48.9M4.9%
    Department of Justice
  6. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$17.9M1.8%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Department of Energy$15.5M1.5%
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$13M1.3%

Top recipients

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$602.6M60%
    300 awards
  2. MESSER CONSTRUCTION CO$82.5M8.2%
    1 award
  3. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC$21.1M2.1%
    532 awards
  4. SEMPER TEK CMS JV LLC$20.9M2.1%
    2 awards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$19.3M1.9%
    19 awards
  6. ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$17.9M1.8%
    37 awards
  7. BERING STRAITS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC$17.8M1.8%
    12 awards
  8. COMPLIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC$16.7M1.7%
    1 award
  9. A TOTAL SOLUTION LLC$16M1.6%
    5 awards
  10. BECHTEL PARSONS BLUE GRASS, A JOINT VENTURE$15.7M1.6%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$9.9M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$2.2M
From committees
$2.2M
392 committees
From contractor PACs
$273.5K
48 PACs · 13% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$10KAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$10KUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
jpmorgan chase & co.jpmorgan chase & co. federal political action committee$10KJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.5M
delta airlinesdelta air lines pac$10KDELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$8.9M
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)$10KCATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$188.3M
davita inc.davita inc. political action committee (dapac)$10KDAVITA INC.AI match · 97% · the same organization$179.4M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$10KCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
u.s. bancorpu.s. bancorp federal political action committee$10KU.S. BANCORPAI match · 99% · the same organization$8M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$9.9M$2.2M$273.5K48 PACs · 13% of committee money
2024$5M$1.8M$305.5K59 PACs · 17% of committee money
2022$3.8M$1.6M$302.3K59 PACs · 19% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Kentucky's 6th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
barr.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4706
Office
2430 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.