Candidate · November 3, 2026

S. Brett Guthrie

On the ballot for U.S. House · Kentucky's 2nd District

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.0M
cash on hand
$1.4M
issues with public statements
3
outside spending for or against
$80K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Kentucky's 2nd District1,2,3
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Kentucky's 2nd District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Brett Guthrie graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1987 and served as an artillery officer in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell.5,6 He later earned a master's degree in public and private management from Yale University.5,6 He worked at Trace Die Cast, a Bowling Green manufacturing business, where his campaign website says he was vice president.5,6 He was first elected to public office in 1998, representing the 32nd District in the Kentucky Senate until he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008.6 He chairs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.6,7

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, KY-24
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, KY-24

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he is 100% pro-life.5

Technology, Privacy and AI

Data privacy

His campaign website says he is championing legislation that protects consumer privacy online.5

Health Care

Health insurance system

His campaign website says he leads the fight for lower health care costs and for keeping the government out of the doctor-patient relationship.5

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While S. Brett Guthrie served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. S. Brett Guthrie sponsored or cosponsored 6 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.62

Raised$5,986,647
Spent$4,905,596
Cash on hand$1,447,296
Debts owed by the campaign$13,073

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.8M · 30%
PACs and other political committees$3.4M · 56%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$794K · 13%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$14K · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $80,276 supporting and $0 opposing S. Brett Guthrie this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through May 6, 2026.63

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC$80,276—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.