Massie is the representative for Kentucky’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Nov 13, 2012. Massie is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4]](/static/legislator-photos/412503-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Massie.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Massie is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Massie has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Feb 26, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Massie sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (29%) Finance and Financial Sector (18%) Agriculture and Food (18%) Education (12%) Taxation (12%) Commerce (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Massie’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1358: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of ...
- H.R. 1359: To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement ...
- H.R. 899: To terminate the Department of Education.
- H.R. 24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2021
- H.R. 7366 (116th): Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2020
- H.R. 5716 (116th): SAFER Voter Act
- H.R. 5410 (116th): Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2012 to Feb 2021, Massie missed 57 of 4,797 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills