New research: Explore Andy Barr’s votes, donors and political record.
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The votes. The money. The receipts.
This site examines Rep. Andy Barr’s public votes, campaign donors, statements and political relationships using publicly available documentation. Every finding links back to the filing, roll call or published report it came from.
Public voting records
12 House roll calls summarized in plain language, each linked to the official tally.
Public statements and filings
10 investigations built from public documents and published reporting.
Original source documents
33 primary sources in the research library, with excerpts and links.
Corrections welcomed
Errors are corrected in public, and Rep. Barr's office has a standing right of reply.
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The clearest evidence of who Andy Barr works for is how he votes. Each roll call below is summarized in plain language and linked to the official record.
Infrastructure package including grants for energy and water projects and community solar serving multi-family affordable housing.
Barr voted: No
Written to prevent evictions, foreclosures and unsafe housing conditions during the pandemic.
Barr voted: No
Package covering education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration and the environment, including housing assistance and drug-price provisions.
Barr voted: No
Would have capped insulin cost sharing at $35 a month for many insured patients from January 2023.
Barr voted: No
Reported as multiple votes with the Republican caucus to repeal the ACA and its protections for people with preexisting conditions.
Barr voted: Yes (repeal)
Would have blocked continued military action in Iran without congressional authorization.
Barr voted: No
Research memo
Research memo, August 17, 2026
Andy Barr's record consistently shows a member of Congress out of step with Kentucky voters, and a rubber stamp for policies that deepen the affordability crisis across the Commonwealth.
Seventeen financial-industry PACs gave Barr the maximum $10,000 contribution, and coal executives and technology PACs have added tens of thousands more. A filing-by-filing look at who is paying for the campaign of the member who sits on the House Financial Services Committee.
5 sources · Updated August 18, 2026 · 4 min read
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Barr voted against the Moving Forward Act, the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act, and the Build Back Better Act.
3 sources · Updated August 18, 2026
Barr voted repeatedly to repeal the Affordable Care Act and voted against capping insulin cost sharing at $35 a month.
3 sources · Updated August 18, 2026
Issue by issue
Every finding is filed under the issue it touches. Open a card to see the short version, then read the documents behind it.
Campaign money
Seventeen financial-industry PACs gave Barr the maximum $10,000 contribution, and coal executives and technology PACs have added tens of thousands more.
5 supporting sources
Affordability and housing
Barr voted against the Moving Forward Act, the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act, and the Build Back Better Act.
3 supporting sources
Healthcare and prescription costs
Barr voted repeatedly to repeal the Affordable Care Act and voted against capping insulin cost sharing at $35 a month.
3 supporting sources
Data centers and energy
Barr's energy platform is built on powering data centers with Kentucky coal, and firms invested in that buildout have contributed to his campaign.
6 supporting sources
Coal and black lung
Barr calls for reviving coal for national security and the data-center buildout, while federal research shows 32.5% of veteran central Appalachian miners have black lung.
3 supporting sources
Iran and war powers
Barr opposed a bipartisan war powers resolution and said he would support a decision to send American troops into Iran.
2 supporting sources
Epstein-files disclosure
Asked whether he would sign the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, Barr said no and called the effort a distraction.
1 supporting sources
Ethics and early career
Barr was deputy general counsel to Gov. Ernie Fletcher during the merit-hiring investigation. A later FEC complaint named Barr personally and was dismissed without penalty.
3 supporting sources
Mitch McConnell
Barr interned for Mitch McConnell in the 1990s, proposed a McConnell statue in the Capitol rotunda, and is running for the seat McConnell is vacating.
3 supporting sources
Donald Trump
President Trump endorsed Barr for the seat McConnell is vacating, calling him a vote we can count on.
1 supporting sources
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