Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, bows his head in prayer before eating lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
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Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, drives into Danville, Ky., to meet with local leaders on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, listens to local pharmacist Lance Mansfield as he complains about legislative impediments to his business on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Elkton, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
The Tompkinsville water tower in Comer’s home town on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, speaks to grain farmer Phillip Garrett on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, during a meeting of the Hopkinsville Elevator Company cooperative. Garrett is a member of the cooperative. (Austin Anthony for
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, poses for a photo with constituents in front of a brand new combine on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, struggles with his umbrella as a gust of wind flips it inside-out as he get into his car on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Edmonton, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, briefly rests his head in his hands during his second full day of back to back meetings at lunch on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Liberty, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, laughs while at dinner with his former political mentors Mitchell Paige, left, and Larry Pitcock, and Pitcock’s wife Helena, at Bob’s House Restaurant in Tompkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for t
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, looks at his son’s upcoming baseball schedule while his wife, TJ Comer, holds their dog Coco in the kitchen of their home in Frankfort on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New Yor
Framed photos of Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, with former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden in his office in Tompkinsville on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, center, is joined by friends and colleagues, from left, state representative Michael Sarge Pollock, lobbyist Jeff Harper, state representative Amy Neighbors, state senator Max Wise, and state re
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, sits at a red light while driving to dinner on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, bows his head in prayer before eating lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, bows his head in prayer before eating lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
comertext copy.jpg
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, drives into Danville, Ky., to meet with local leaders on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, drives into Danville, Ky., to meet with local leaders on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, listens to local pharmacist Lance Mansfield as he complains about legislative impediments to his business on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Elkton, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, listens to local pharmacist Lance Mansfield as he complains about legislative impediments to his business on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Elkton, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
The Tompkinsville water tower in Comer’s home town on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
The Tompkinsville water tower in Comer’s home town on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, speaks to grain farmer Phillip Garrett on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, during a meeting of the Hopkinsville Elevator Company cooperative. Garrett is a member of the cooperative. (Austin Anthony for
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, speaks to grain farmer Phillip Garrett on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, during a meeting of the Hopkinsville Elevator Company cooperative. Garrett is a member of the cooperative. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, poses for a photo with constituents in front of a brand new combine on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, poses for a photo with constituents in front of a brand new combine on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, struggles with his umbrella as a gust of wind flips it inside-out as he get into his car on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Edmonton, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, struggles with his umbrella as a gust of wind flips it inside-out as he get into his car on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Edmonton, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, briefly rests his head in his hands during his second full day of back to back meetings at lunch on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Liberty, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, briefly rests his head in his hands during his second full day of back to back meetings at lunch on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Liberty, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, laughs while at dinner with his former political mentors Mitchell Paige, left, and Larry Pitcock, and Pitcock’s wife Helena, at Bob’s House Restaurant in Tompkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for t
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, laughs while at dinner with his former political mentors Mitchell Paige, left, and Larry Pitcock, and Pitcock’s wife Helena, at Bob’s House Restaurant in Tompkinsville, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, looks at his son’s upcoming baseball schedule while his wife, TJ Comer, holds their dog Coco in the kitchen of their home in Frankfort on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New Yor
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, looks at his son’s upcoming baseball schedule while his wife, TJ Comer, holds their dog Coco in the kitchen of their home in Frankfort on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Framed photos of Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, with former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden in his office in Tompkinsville on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Framed photos of Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, with former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden in his office in Tompkinsville on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, center, is joined by friends and colleagues, from left, state representative Michael Sarge Pollock, lobbyist Jeff Harper, state representative Amy Neighbors, state senator Max Wise, and state re
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, center, is joined by friends and colleagues, from left, state representative Michael Sarge Pollock, lobbyist Jeff Harper, state representative Amy Neighbors, state senator Max Wise, and state representative Josh Branscum at Comer’s house in Frankfort, Ky., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, sits at a red light while driving to dinner on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky, sits at a red light while driving to dinner on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. (Austin Anthony for the New York Times)
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