# Andy Barr

Andy Barr is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Kentucky’s 6th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Kentucky’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001282
- FEC candidate IDs: H0KY06104, S6KY00286

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001282 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Barr raised $12.5M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

## What Barr says (119th Congress (2025–27))

952 classified statements: 779 posts on X, 120 press releases, 48 Congressional Record speeches, 5 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Barr | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.1% | 73 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.1% | 15.1% | 114 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 74.5% | 67.7% | 60 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 8.9% | 148 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 51.4% | 37.4% | 17 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 4.4% | 3.0% | 55 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 21% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Finance and Financial Sector 15% (House Republicans 3.4%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Republicans 19%); International Affairs 12% (House Republicans 9.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 5,408 donors and 7,406 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.3% (97.1%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 235. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 63 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10184: Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10184
- H.R. 10070: Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10070
- H.R. 9830: Lawful Hemp Protection Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9830
- H.R. 8956: Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8956
- 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… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8075
- H.R. 7897: No Tax on Drill Pay Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7897
- H.R. 7758: The Dalilah Law (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7758
- H.R. 7759: Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7759
- H.R. 7644: Millennium Challenge Corporation Strategic Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7644
- H.R. 7588: Eliminating Fraud in the CFPB’s Complaint Database Act (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7588

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $12.5M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 12% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 43% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2114002597770055791
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2113736074560176572
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2113360658733449309
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2112916818486825085
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2112962117020127406
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · USDA Delivers $8 Billion in Relief for American Farmers · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=4EB385B5-C546-4025-A102-86DC16CFFCCD
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Rep. Barr Applauds $43.6 Million Federal Grant Awarded to Kentucky-Based R. J. Corman · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=41B20AC6-C9DE-44CD-9107-0BBE1F79A8C7
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2110437847241252897
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2110042761848291514
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAndyBarr/status/2110107184897892696

## Links

- Official site: https://barr.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepAndyBarr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAndyBarr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepAndyBarr
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepAndyBarr
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001282

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001282