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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, Fourth Amendment Caucus, present

Member, Republican Study Committee, present

Former Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996
  • BS, Electrical Engineering/Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993

Professional Experience

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996
  • BS, Electrical Engineering/Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993
  • Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer, SensAble Technologies, 1993-present

Political Experience

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996
  • BS, Electrical Engineering/Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993
  • Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer, SensAble Technologies, 1993-present
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 4, 2012-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 4, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Judge Executive, Lewis County, Kentucky, 2010-2012

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Fourth Amendment Caucus, present

Member, Republican Study Committee, present

Former Member, Energy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on the Judiciary

Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Member, Subcommittee on Aviation

Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management

Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- No

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Endorsements
FreedomWorks endorsed Massie on March 17, 2014.
FreedomWorks endorsed Massie on March 17, 2014.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee
Speeches
Events

2020

Oct. 13
Boone County Early Voting Kickoff

Tue 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Boone Woods County Park Burlington, KY

Jun. 16
Massie For Congress Phonebank, Postcards, & Pizza

Tue EDT

Thomas Massie Florence, KY