RepublicanIn office since Jan 2017

David Kustoff

U.S. Representative, TN-8 since 2017. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, TN-8Born 1966Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 2; 29 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +5.3; 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 Ways and MeansTaxHealth

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 29 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 5345 Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Social Welfare · Became law Oct 2026

HR 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act
Taxation · Became law Jul 2025

HR 5242 To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.
Crime and Law Enforcement · In committee Oct 2025

HR 10512 Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance Act
Taxation · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 10299 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo,…
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Sep 2026

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kustoff sits in the U.S. House

Kustoff is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: August Pfluger, Gus Bilirakis, Matt Van Epps

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

With Kustoff’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

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: Kustoff’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Kustoff	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…	No	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 Kustoff was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, TN-8

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	Tennessee's 8th District	Won	R+5.3	R+20.4	−15.1
2024	U.S. House, TN-8	Won	R+46.8	—	—
2022	U.S. House, TN-8	Won	R+49.7	—	—
2020	U.S. House, TN-8	Won	R+39.0	—	—
2018	U.S. House, TN-8	Won	R+37.6	—	—
2016	U.S. House, TN-8	Won	R+43.7	—	—