Thomas Massie, Representative for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District

Massie is the representative for Kentucky’s 4^th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Nov 13, 2012. Massie’s current term ends on Jan 3, 2021.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2019 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 6, 2015 to Nov 24, 2020. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

FreedomWorks: 100% The Club for Growth: 92% Americans for Prosperity: 90% NumbersUSA: 83% United States Chamber of Commerce: 83% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B+ NIAC Action: C American Civil Liberties Union: 36% League of Conservation Voters: 17% Human Rights Campaign: 15% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 7%

Committee Membership

Thomas Massie sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Government Operations subcommittees
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Aviation, Highways and Transit, Water Resources and Environment subcommittees

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Massie sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Agriculture and Food (32%) Crime and Law Enforcement (26%) Finance and Financial Sector (11%) Education (11%) Taxation (11%) Commerce (11%)

Recent Bills

Some of Massie’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Massie voted Nay

S. 1838: Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019

Passed 417/1 on Nov 20, 2019.

The legislation recently unanimously passed both a Senate and House committee. ## Context Millions of Hong Kong citizens have peacefully protested and demonstrated since June, ...

Massie voted Nay

H.Res. 432: Condemning the attacks on peaceful protesters and supporting an immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government in ...

Passed 414/1 on Jul 15, 2019.

Massie voted Nay

H.R. 596: Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act

Passed 427/1 on Mar 12, 2019.

Should the U.S. officially recognize Russia’s annexation of the Crimea section of Ukraine? #### Context and what the bill does In 2014, Russia under Vladimir ...

Massie voted Nay

H.Res. 156: Calling for accountability and justice for the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.

Passed 416/1 on Mar 12, 2019.

Massie voted No

H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II

Passed 312/119 on Jul 15, 2015.

Massie voted No

H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act

Passed 218/208 on Jun 18, 2015.

This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. ...

Massie voted Nay

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of ...

Massie voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December ...

Massie voted No

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Missed Votes

From Nov 2012 to Nov 2020, Massie missed 56 of 4,722 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.3% 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.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2012 Nov-Dec	50	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	1	0.5%	25^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	1	0.4%	26^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	10	7.3%	73^rd
2016 Apr-Jun	204	3	1.5%	42^nd
2016 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	1	0.5%	37^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	7	5.4%	79^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	2	1.1%	28^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	2	2.0%	53^rd
2018 Nov-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	10	7.4%	90^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	8	2.7%	71^st
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	1	0.7%	27^th
2020 Jan-Mar	102	5	4.9%	71^st
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	1	1.2%	50^th
2020 Oct-Nov	14	4	28.6%	90^th

Primary Sources

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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

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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