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.
Misconduct
On May 20, 2021, Rep. Massie failed to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandeimc and was fined. On June 15, Massie appealed and on July 20, the Committee rejected the appeal.
| May. 20, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics reported that Massie had been fined by the Sergeant at Arms |
| Jun. 15, 2021 | Massie appealed the fine. |
| Jul. 20, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics rejected Massie's appeal |
![Photo of Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4]](/static/legislator-photos/412503-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
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 May 24, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Thomas Massie sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Massie sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (29%) Agriculture and Food (24%) Taxation (14%) Commerce (14%) Finance and Financial Sector (10%) Education (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Massie recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7415: Safe Students Act
- H.R. 6590: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
- H.R. 5874: Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021
- H.R. 4835: Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2021
- H.R. 3860: To prohibit any requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a …
- H.R. 3835: PRIME Act
- H.R. 2890: SAFER Voter Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2012 to May 2022, Massie missed 94 of 5,429 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% 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
