Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in support of industrial hemp production. Yarmuth first got to know Comer a decade ago when Comer invited him to speak on a panel with him, Sen. “We’ve talked a lot over those six years, and all I can say is I think he has changed because of his position,” Yarmuth said, referring to Comer’s Oversight Committee role. They often commuted on the same flight between Kentucky and Washington after Comer won election to Congress in 2016. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said he has also noticed a change in Comer over the years. Andy Beshear this fall - a reminder that members of both parties have been elected to statewide office recently and perhaps one reason Comer is so eager to tout and defend his bipartisan record. Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, will take on Democratic Gov. I just happened to be leading this investigation that they consider partisan because I’m investigating Biden, a Democrat, for corruption,” Comer said.Ĭomer passed on running for governor this year, he said, so he could focus on his probe into the Bidens. In the interview, Comer aggressively pushed back against the idea that he had abandoned his bipartisan bona fides, even suggesting he could still work with progressives like Rep. Comer led a news conference in May to present preliminary findings into his committee's investigation into the Biden family. Since he took over the committee chairmanship and launched the Biden probe in January, his campaign committee has had a staggering increase in small-dollar donations, having raised $1 million during the first six months of 2023, compared to a little more than $230,000 in the first six months of 2021, according to campaign finance records.Īhead of the first GOP presidential primary debate last week, Comer huddled behind closed doors with donors in Milwaukee and briefed them on the party’s Biden investigations. That national platform has generated a huge fundraising windfall for Comer. I knew it would be, in my opinion, the most high-profile position in the House.” “But I knew I had the opportunity to be chairman of this committee. And I don’t think a lot of the Republicans that filed would have filed if I had run. “I could have run for governor this time. During the final stretch of the primary campaign, a former girlfriend from college accused Comer of physically and mentally abusing her during their two-year relationship. He lost by just 83 votes in the GOP primary to tea party favorite Matt Bevin, who portrayed himself as the most conservative candidate and went on to win the general election. “I think that’s not a good business model.”Ĭomer nearly became Kentucky’s governor in 2015. “I certainly don’t want to be one of these people that stay in Washington forever and get old,” he said. Speaking before McConnell’s latest apparent freeze, Comer said he is a firm believer in term limits and eventually wants to return to his farming operation in Monroe County. Capitol on July 20 for the last votes of the week.
On Wednesday, McConnell appeared to freeze for a second time in as many months when a reporter asked him whether he plans to run for re-election.Ĭomer, in a phone interview from Kentucky, said he’s happy serving in the House but didn’t rule out a bid for higher office, saying: “I can’t predict the future. While the Biden probe has divided Democrats and Republicans, they agree on one thing: The ambitious Comer, 51, now has the stature, national fundraising network and popularity in the GOP to excel in a future race for governor or to succeed arguably the state’s most powerful politician, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is 81 and has been battling health issues.
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