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 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. He is 52 years old.
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
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 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, 2019 to Mar 17, 2023. 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:
Agriculture and Food (21%) Crime and Law Enforcement (21%) Finance and Financial Sector (16%) Education (16%) Commerce (16%) Taxation (11%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Massie recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 199: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to amend title 5, United …
- H.R. 899: To terminate the Department of Education.
- H.R. 24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2023
- H.R. 185: To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease …
- H.R. 7415 (117th): Safe Students Act
- H.R. 6590 (117th): Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
- H.R. 5874 (117th): Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2021
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2012 to Mar 2023, Massie missed 96 of 5,889 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
