James Comer Jr.

James Comer Jr. was born in Carthage, Tennessee, in 1972.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Western Kentucky in 1993.[2] His work experience included serving as president of Comer and Polston Insurance Incorporated from 1993 to 1995, as president of CFB Foods Incorporated from 2001 to 2003, as the director of South Central Bank from 2000 to 2012, and as the co-owner of the Comer Land and Cattle Company since 1994.[3] He also served as chair of the Monroe County Republican Party. Comer served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012 and as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 2012 to 2015.[1]

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The following issues were listed on Comer's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

Agriculture: Family farms are the backbone of the First District. Owning a successful 2000 acre beef cattle, hay, timber, and grain farming operation, I know first-hand the hard decisions that farmers must make on a daily basis.

Debt & Spending: The national debt is now over $19 trillion. By comparison, the total debt when Obama took office was $7.5 trillion. This type of spending is unacceptable. We must get the spending in Washington under control so that we do not saddle our children and grandchildren with unmanageable mountains of debt. This is why I support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.

2nd Amendment: I am unwavering in my support of our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. During my time in the Kentucky General Assembly, I voted unfailingly to support gun rights and protect the 2nd Amendment. I am also a hunter and lifelong gun owner and advocate.

Life and Marriage: I am 100% pro-life and I oppose gay marriage. While I was a Kentucky State Representative, I cosponsored the 2005 amendment that made same sex marriage illegal in Kentucky. As a Congressman, I will always strongly support life and only support traditional marriage between one man and one woman. I will make sure that liberal, anti-family groups like Planned Parenthood never get one penny of our tax dollars.

Term Limits: Our founding fathers never envisioned a Congress where elected officials stayed in office for decades. In fact, most of the founding fathers were farmers. I support term limits and pledge to take a self-imposed term limit of 6 terms. I have also signed the U.S. Term Limits Amendment Pledge to co-sponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits Amendment.[13]

—James Comer's campaign website, http://jamescomer.com/issues/

In a speech announcing his candidacy for governor on September 9, 2014, he outlined his campaign's themes including lower taxes, local control over education and reduced government regulation over the coal industry.[14]