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James Comer Jr. is a Republican U.S. Representative for Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District since 2016, and has served as Chair of the House Oversight Committee since 2023, where he emphasizes government accountability and transparency. Prior to Congress, he was Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner (2012–2016) and served six terms in the state legislature, earning bipartisan praise for rooting out fraud, legalizing industrial hemp, and advancing agricultural and rural economic initiatives.