# Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Kentucky’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Kentucky’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000558
- FEC candidate IDs: H8KY02031

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000558 (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

0.5% of Guthrie’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

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

1,253 classified statements: 701 posts on X, 438 Congressional Record speeches, 73 press releases, 41 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Guthrie | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 194 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 12.6% | 15.1% | 136 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 64.6% | 67.7% | 150 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.6% | 8.9% | 47 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.9% | 37.4% | 103 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 3.0% | 152 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Republicans 15%); Energy 28% (House Republicans 8.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Science, Technology, Communications 16% (House Republicans 7.2%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.01), from 2,232 donors and 7,537 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.8% (97.1%). 15 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 97. 27.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 39 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9393: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9393
- H.R. 8739: Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8739
- H.R. 8255: SAT Streamlining Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8255
- H.R. 7871: MVP Act (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7871
- H.R. 7757: KIDS Act (passed one chamber, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7757
- H.R. 7389: Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7389
- H.R. 6498: Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6498
- H.R. 6087: To amend the Delta Development Act to add the Kentucky counties of Hancock, Ohio, and Daviess to the Delta Regional Authority area, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6087
- H.R. 3286: Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3286
- H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (became law, 2025-12-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2483

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 16% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGuthrie/status/2112938944480297435
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGuthrie/status/2110838148398031009
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGuthrie/status/2110116954568831086
- 2026-10-12 · Press release · Deadline to Apply for a Nomination to a U.S. Service Academy One Month from Today · labels: policy discussion · https://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391220
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGuthrie/status/2108301690755743781
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGuthrie/status/2107964316037132659
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGuthrie/status/2107123063447777712
- 2026-10-05 · Press release · Guthrie Leads Members of Congress in Submitting Amicus Brief in Support of Kentucky Lawsuit Against the EPA · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391218
- 2026-10-05 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-05
- 2026-09-30 · Press release · Guthrie Celebrates Federal Grant Funding to Support Rural Health Providers · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://guthrie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391215

## Links

- Official site: https://guthrie.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGuthrie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanGuthrie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repguthrie
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BrettGuthrie
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000558

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000558