Comer says he's planning on running for governor

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

05/15/26 5:03 PM ET


Kentucky Rep. James Comer (R) signaled this week that he intends to run for governor in the Bluegrass State next year. “I plan on running for governor in 2027,” he told local outlet The Daily Independent on Thursday. “It’s not official yet; it will probably be official somewhere around December,” he continued.

The GOP lawmaker was first elected to Congress in 2016, and he has chaired the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee since 2023. As Oversight chair, he has overseen the committee’s probe into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, subpoenaing powerful political and business figures to testify about their connection to the convicted sex offender.

Previously, he was Kentucky’s agricultural commissioner and served in the state’s House of Representatives. Comer also ran for governor in 2015, coming up short in the state’s Republican primary by less than 100 votes.

“The governor’s race is in 2027 and I’m very interested in that race. … Any day I’m not in Washington or my district, I’m stirring around the state,” he told the Independent on Thursday. “The response has been positive. I’m meeting new people and building an organization for 2027.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5880673-comer-plans-run-kentucky-governor/

[mahina]

1. Translation: he knows theyʻre losing the House next year and heʻd prefer to avoid that

Unpleasantness.

AOC, Rankin, Goldman, Lieu, so many heroes in the House show immense grit and principles!

Beat it Comer. Go lose there too.

[thesquanderer]

6. His primary is this coming Tuesday!

I assume he'll still win the nomination, and be re-elected in November.

So now he has announced that, if re-elected, he may be spending much of the first half of his term running for governor, and resigning the second half of his term if he wins the governorship.

Clever time for him to announce this. Too late for his primary opponents to really capitalize on it, but early enough that he'll be able to claim, "Hey, the voters knew I'd be doing this before they picked me."

And if by any chance the Republicans were to hold on to the House, and Comer decides he'd like to stay as long as his party were still the majority, he can decide not to run for governor after all.

[Callie1979]

14. He's got GOP opposition?

[thesquanderer]

16. Yes. 3 other contenders.

https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2026#:~:text=Candidates%20and%20election%20results,occur%20on%20May%2019%2C%202026

[hlthe2b]

2. Only in Kentucky... (sorry, sane Kentuckian DUers, but Comer? Really?)

[Bayard]

17. We don't want him!

If he gets in, and wackazoid Andy Barr taking McConnell's place, we will take 10 steps back.

[Catlady123]

3. The cuts to medicaid

From the BBB take place in december 26. We'll see how popular he is then.

[travelingthrulife]

10. They will blame it on the Democratic led House and the MAGA goobers will

believe it.

[Lovie777]

4. I don't think he's going to win.........................

[Delphinus]

8. Fingers crossed

Kentucky deserves better.

[The Wizard]

5. The country would be better off

if he was running for the border.

[Seinan Sensei]

19. I'll be better off

Not having to listen to that nasally, whiney voice of his

[Bengus81]

7. You "stirring around the State" going to rural nursing homes and hospitals

and making sure they know YOU voted to kill Medicaid but want to be Governor? Who the HELL would vote for that asshat POS?

[GreenWave]

9. Maybe he can show the MAGA lemmings how to run,

[Turbineguy]

11. Good. The harm he does will not be diluted.

it will bear down on those who vote for him.

[BootinUp]

12. Does he have any qualifications?

[Quiet Em]

13. He's in my top 25 most ignorant Republicans

Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman has declared she will run as a Democratic candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2027.

[Bayard]

18. I don't see her having much of a shot

[Fil1957]

15. Whenever he speaks, he just reeks of stupidity.

[Icanthinkformyself]

20. He knows

he likely won't be able to suck the public teat in DC, at least not as part of the majority. Inasmuch as the Guardians Of Pedophiles will be out of power and he has no talents or skills to draw upon he'll have to suck a different teat and be a parasite in his home state.