U.S. House candidate · Kentucky 2nd District
Brett Guthrie
Overview
Poliscope ↗$4.71M
Raised this cycle
$80K
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
20%
Small-dollar share
16%
In-state share
9
Flags
S. Brett Brett Hon. Guthrie is a Republican Representative from KY (District 02). Guthrie's campaign has raised $4.7 million from 965 donors. Funding includes 0.2% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 7.7% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Technology & Internet. Campaign committees include GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Ben Horowitz gave $7,000 (2026)
- Ben Horowitz gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by Stephen Schwarzman
- Stephen Schwarzman gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $10,510 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,000 (2024)
Health care industry money
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals is the candidate's #1 donor sector ($136K from individual donors)
Tech industry money
- Technology & Internet is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($52K from individual donors)
Gambling industry money
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $3,000 (2026)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Mostly out-of-state money
- 84% of itemized money from out of state
Money
Poliscope ↗$4.71M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.67M
From individuals
$9K unitemized
$3.03M
From PACs
965
Donors
avg $1,397
34%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008$1.28M
- 2010 759 donors$1.23M
- 2012 787 donors$1.58M
- 2014 894 donors$1.83M
- 2016 703 donors$1.73M
- 2018 733 donors$1.97M
- 2020 529 donors$1.43M
- 2022 818 donors$2.26M
- 2024 1,136 donors$3.85M
- 2026 1,634 donors$4.71M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 30 gifts · 18%$3K
- $200-$499 68 gifts · 1%$18K
- $500-$999 339 gifts · 10%$182K
- $1,000-$2,899 585 gifts · 45%$805K
- $2,900+ 202 gifts · 43%$764K
- Refunds / negative records 23 gifts$-44K
Top donor industries and employers
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 128 gifts$136K
- Legal Services 50 gifts$70K
- Technology & Internet 15 gifts$52K
- Finance & Investment 16 gifts$34K
- Agriculture 19 gifts$28K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 9 gifts$20K
- Communications & Media 16 gifts$18K
- Education 16 gifts$18K
- Construction 7 gifts$17K
- Insurance 6 gifts$10K
- Manufacturing 7 gifts$7K
- Energy & Natural Resources 4 gifts$6K
- Real Estate 6 gifts$5K
- Business & Professional Services 5 gifts$4K
- Transportation 3 gifts$4K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUDON, JEREMY | individual | NY | $10,500 | — | 2 |
| FERBER, ROMAN MR. | individual | MI | $10,000 | — | 2 |
| JOHNSON, TRAVIS | individual | VA | $10,000 | — | 4 |
| POPP, MONICA | individual | VA | $10,000 | — | 3 |
| ERDEL, ANSLEY | individual | MD | $10,000 | — | 4 |
| BURKE, MEGAN | individual | VA | $9,500 | — | 3 |
| PICKERING, ELISE | individual | VA | $8,500 | — | 3 |
| MCCARTHY, JOHN | individual | FL | $7,500 | — | 2 |
| YOUNG, JENNIFER | individual | VA | $7,500 | — | 3 |
| BATES, HUNTER | individual | KY | $7,500 | — | 3 |
| MILLER, JEFFREY | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PADUANO, ANTHONY | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| FITZPATRICK, JENNIFER | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 1 |
| CHAPPELL, MICHAEL | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WATTS, JIM | individual | VA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOROUGHBRED PAC | DC | $10,500 | 4 |
| BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CO | $10,000 | 2 |
| HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT | PA | $10,000 | 3 |
| GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC | OK | $10,000 | 3 |
| DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) | WA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ALKERMES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MA | $10,000 | 4 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 7 |
| AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CONQUERING CANCER PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC | VA | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- VA 17%$302K
- KY 16% · home state$284K
- DC 12%$219K
- CA 9%$152K
- NY 7%$120K
- TX 7%$119K
- FL 5%$81K
- MD 4%$66K
- TN 3%$47K
- NC 2%$30K
- WA 1%$26K
- PA 1%$26K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC C90011578 | Support | $80K 1 filing | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,864 roll calls on record: 873 yea, 384 nay, 6 not voting.
798 of 798
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6332 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the "Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1181 | Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9535 | Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9452 | Budgeting for a Better America Act | cosponsor | Economics and Public Finance | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 425 | Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| 1041 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 2, 2026 | — |
| 8925 | Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | May 20, 2026 | — |
| 8820 | Prohibit Deactivation of the ECABs Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | May 14, 2026 | — |
| 1252 | Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | May 13, 2026 | — |
| 5688 | Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Mar 18, 2026 | — |
| 1422 | Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 | cosponsor | International Affairs | Mar 17, 2026 | — |
| 1034 | Relating to questions of privilege in the House of Representatives during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. | cosponsor | Congress | Feb 3, 2026 | — |
| 7248 | MARINA Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jan 28, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS | C00445023 | H / P | principal | $20.8M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | start | state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-03 | http://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2009-01-06 | KY |
| 2013-01-03 | http://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2011-01-05 | KY |
| 2015-01-03 | http://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2013-01-03 | KY |
| 2017-01-03 | http://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2015-01-06 | KY |
| 2019-01-03 | https://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2017-01-03 | KY |
| 2021-01-03 | https://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2019-01-03 | KY |
| 2023-01-03 | https://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2021-01-03 | KY |
| 2025-01-03 | https://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2023-01-03 | KY |
| 2027-01-03 | https://guthrie.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2025-01-03 | KY |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Technology & Internet, Finance & Investment, Agriculture. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $4.71M |
| 2024 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $3.85M |
| 2022 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $2.26M |
| 2020 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.43M |
| 2018 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.97M |
| 2016 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.73M |
| 2014 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.83M |
| 2012 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.58M |
| 2010 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.23M |
| 2008 | House | KY | 02 | H8KY02031 | $1.28M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.