# Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Kentucky’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Kentucky’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2012-11-13
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001184
- FEC candidate IDs: H2KY04121

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001184 (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

Massie voted against the majority of House Republicans 163 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 97.1%).

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

4,117 classified statements: 4,015 posts on X, 56 Congressional Record speeches, 33 press releases, 13 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Massie | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.1% | 29 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 19.4% | 15.1% | 50 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 40.3% | 67.7% | 215 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 8.9% | 195 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 12.6% | 37.4% | 218 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 3.0% | 150 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (House Republicans 12%); International Affairs 12% (House Republicans 9.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.15 (standard error 0.01), from 8,883 donors and 7,331 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 85% (97.1%). 163 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 95. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 103 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10744: Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10744
- H.R. 10221: Flock-Off Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10221
- H.R. 9694: Epstein Files Transparency Act II (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9694
- H.Res. 1430: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.185) to advance responsible policies. (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1430
- H.Res. 1399: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1399
- H.Res. 1406: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives honoring the men of the USS Liberty, urging the declassification of all records relating to the June 8,… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1406
- H.R. 8809: AIPAC Act (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8809
- H.R. 8591: No Capital Gains Tax on Family Farms Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8591
- H.R. 8470: Surveillance Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8470
- H.R. 7880: Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7880

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $8.9M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 38% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 6.7% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114722228306837889
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114735377571614794
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114235768990556521
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2113848556864078084
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114074820203999352
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114075782196899893
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114080705793933478
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2114087247037542909
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2113425496121729248
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2113435089753330062

## Links

- Official site: https://massie.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepThomasMassie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepThomasMassie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repthomasmassie
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repthomasmassie
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001184

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001184