Brett Guthrie
Republican · KY-2 · U.S. House
KY-2 — U.S. House
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Bio
Steven Brett Guthrie is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 2nd congressional district since 2009. The district is in central Kentucky and includes Fort Knox, Owensboro, Bowling Green, and a portion of eastern Louisville. Guthrie previously served as a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 17.7 years
- First took office
- 2009 (9 terms)
- Seniority
- 68 of 439 by time served
- Age
- 62
- Bowling Green, KY · 270-842-9896
- Owensboro, KY
- Radcliff, KY
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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How they score against the parties
Brett Guthrie's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Republican Study Committeestrongly right · 141 members
Committees
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
GOP Rep Insinuates Mitch McConnell Isn’t Even In DCRepublican Kentucky Representative Brett Guthrie insinuated that Republican Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell isn't even in Washington, D.C.
The Daily Caller · July 8, 2026
Western Groups Warn Democrats: 'No Deal With Devil on Permit Reform'Amid permitting reform negotiations and votes in the Republican-led Congress this week, dozens of organizations from the US West on Thursday urged Democratic leaders to reject "a reactive capitulation to energy and technology industry demands and the Trump ad…
Common Dreams · April 16, 2026- 'Liberal pipe dream' | Kentucky congressman responds to Beshear after being blamed for layoffs at EV battery plant
A Kentucky congressman responded to Andy Beshear Tuesday, days after Kentucky's governor blamed him for sweeping layoffs at an electric vehicle battery plant in his district. BlueOval SK said roughly 1,500 people at its Glendale plant would be laid off as For…
Freerepublic.com · December 18, 2025
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