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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
JW

John "Drew" Williams

Running for U.S. House · Kentucky District 1

NationalDemocrat

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James R. Comer

James R. Comer

U.S. House · Kentucky District 1

NationalRepublican

John "Drew" WilliamsCandidateJames R. ComerCurrent rep

Job fit

John "Drew" Williams

Education

  • He graduated from Murray State University in 2016 with a degree in History and a minor in Biology 1

James R. Comer

Education

  • After earning a degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

John "Drew" Williams

  • Cost of living & jobs
    "That's why I support investing in local infrastructure, supporting small businesses, attracting responsible employers, and helping communities create good-paying jobs that last," Williams posted. 3
  • Guns
    "Preemptive gun restriction policy is more of an infringement," Williams said, favoring mental health support, free gun safety training, and safe storage over new restrictions. 4
  • Immigration
    "We need smart technology at the border, we need more patrol officers, we need real solutions to keep people from trying to cross the border undocumented," Williams said. 4

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Crime & safety

More on their website →

James R. Comer

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

John "Drew" Williams

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

James R. Comer

  • Politicians who play by the rules → Stronger ethics rules (18 of 18 votes) 5
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (10 of 10 votes) 5
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 5

Who pays them

John "Drew" Williams

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorslabor unions
small donors$70Klarge donors$42Klabor unions$5K$117K raised
$69,5186Small individual donors
$42,4656Large individual donors

James R. Comer

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$693Klarge donors$758Kcompanies$212Kindustryassociations$108Kmembershiporganizations$40KOther kinds ofdonors$81K$1.9M raised
$692,6977Small individual donors
$757,8817Large individual donors

Checks

John "Drew" Williams

No voting record to check yet

James R. Comer

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 19 since 2020. 8

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Drew | Join Drew’s Community Drive — Williams for KY · checked 2026-10-21 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman James Comer · checked 2026-10-21 used in: Experience
  3. bsky.app used in: Top issues
  4. yournews.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-01-22 used in: Checks