RepublicanIn office since Jan 2009

Brett Guthrie

U.S. Representative, KY-2 since 2009. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, KY-2Born 1964Business executive

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 17 yrs; Since 2009
Bills became law: 1; 11 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.7%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +27.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 11 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 2483 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
Health · Became law Dec 2025

HR 7757 KIDS Act
Commerce · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 6498 Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025
Education · In committee Jan 2026

HR 8255 SAT Streamlining Act
Science, Technology, Communications · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 9393 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
Health · Introduced Jul 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Guthrie sits in the U.S. House

Guthrie is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Vern Buchanan, Darrell Issa, French Hill

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Guthrie’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Guthrie’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Guthrie	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Guthrie was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky State Senate, District 32 U.S. House, KY-2

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Kentucky's 2nd District	Won	R+27.7	R+41.9	−14.2
2024	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+46.2	—	—
2022	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+43.7	—	—
2020	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+44.7	—	—
2018	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+35.6	—	—
2016	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	—	—	—
2014	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+38.4	—	—
2012	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+32.6	—	—
2010	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+35.8	—	—
2008	U.S. House, KY-2	Won	R+5.1	—	—
2006	Kentucky State Senate, District 32	Won	—	—	—
2002	Kentucky State Senate, District 32	Won	—	—	—
1998	Kentucky State Senate, District 32	Won	R+0.5	—	—