Representative · Kentucky's 2nd district

Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie is a Republican representative for Kentucky's 2nd district, in Congress since 2009. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 4, and cast 455 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 6, 2009
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.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.6%4 of 675 · rank 355 of 439	97%455 of 470 · rank 311 of 439	111 became law	11%11 of 97
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.1%1 of 1,222 · rank 433 of 442	93%793 of 851 · rank 332 of 442	251 became law	10%18 of 185
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.4%4 of 997 · rank 343 of 443	96%551 of 573 · rank 320 of 443	160 became law	32%56 of 176

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+0.43+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.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 208–219· Against party
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
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 178–247· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 215–213· Against party
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party

Recent votes

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

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
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
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
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
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
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
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
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
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

Committees

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

Current seats

House Committee on Energy and CommerceChair

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Kentucky's 2nd 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: $656.7M
Per resident: $855
Rank in Kentucky: 3 of 6
Contract actions: 1,173; New awards: 480

By fiscal year

589MFY2017
657.3MFY2018
855.4MFY2019
871.7MFY2020
872.7MFY2021
839.8MFY2022
900.1MFY2023
889.1MFY2024
624MFY2025
656.7MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$566.8M86%
Department of Defense
National Park Service$19M2.9%
Department of the Interior
Defense Logistics Agency$14.5M2.2%
Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$11.4M1.7%
Department of Labor
Federal Highway Administration$11.3M1.7%
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs$7.7M1.2%
Department of the Navy$4.9M0.7%
Department of Defense
Public Buildings Service$4.7M0.7%
General Services Administration

Top recipients

THALLE - BAUER LLC$345.2M53%
1 award
CHOCTAW PREMIER SERVICES LLC$36.7M5.6%
1 award
PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.$26.9M4.1%
3 awards
OSC EDGETECH, LLC$15.3M2.3%
1 award
LAWELAWE DEFENSE, INC.$14.5M2.2%
1 award
COMPUTABLE INSIGHTS LLC$13.5M2.1%
2 awards
NATIONAL CONTRACTING SERVICES, LLC$13.2M2.0%
8 awards
NAKUPUNA PRIME, LLC$11.7M1.8%
1 award
INSIGHTS TRAINING GROUP, LLC$11.4M1.7%
2 awards
VISTA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC$9.8M1.5%
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: $4.7M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $1.7M
From committees: $3.2M; 678 committees
From contractor PACs: $883.7K; 162 PACs · 28% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee	$10K	JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	—
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac	$10K	NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
novartis corporationnovartis corporation political action committee	$10K	NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$36.2M
international paperinternational paper political action committee (ip-pac)	$10K	INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation	$10K	CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$713.4K
bristol-myers squibb companybristol-myers squibb company political action committee	$10K	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$8.8M
ball corporationball corporation political action committee	$10K	BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family	-$182.3K
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee	$10K	ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$90M
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)	$10K	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$685.7K
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee	$10K	ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$286.4K

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$4.7M	$3.2M	$883.7K162 PACs · 28% of committee money
2024	$3.8M	$2.4M	$637.1K133 PACs · 26% of committee money
2022	$2.3M	$1.7M	$491.5K103 PACs · 29% 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.

House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · Kentucky's 2nd districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: guthrie.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3501
Office: 2161 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.