Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Supports fiscally responsible spending, discretionary spending cuts, and rigorous oversight of taxpayer dollars as former Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
🗳 Yea on HCONRES113 (2026-07-22)🗳 Yea on HR9770 (2026-07-21)🗳 Yea on HR8595 (2026-07-15)🗳 Yea on HR8646 (2026-06-04)
Supports increased funding for defense, homeland security, and military modernization to strengthen national security.
Supports strengthening border security, opposes executive actions granting deportation relief to undocumented immigrants, and favors limiting funding requests for border crises.
Advocates for expanding domestic energy production, particularly coal mining, and supports policies to keep energy prices low.
Opposes federal funding for abortion services and has voted for restrictions such as banning partial-birth abortion and barring interstate transport of minors for abortions.
Supports federal and local initiatives promoting job creation, infrastructure investment, and economic development in Kentucky's 5th District.
Prioritizes providing educational and career training opportunities for students in southern and eastern Kentucky to support local economic growth.
