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Thomas Massie
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U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 0
PartyRepublican
PredecessorGeoff Davis (R)
Compensation
Base salary$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$1,064,631
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Lewis County Judge Executive
2010-Present
Education
Bachelor'sMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Master'sMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Personal
BirthdayJan. 13, 1971
Place of birthVanceburg, Kentucky
Net worth$2,825,000
ReligionChristian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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Thomas Massie is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 4th congressional district. Massie was first elected to the House in 2012.

Biography

Massie was born and raised in Vanceburg Kentucky and then went to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There he earned his undergraduate degree and then later a masters degree. Massie and his wife started SensAble Technologies where they sought to market products. After a while they left to move back to Kentucky where they started a farm.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Massie's academic, professional and political career:[2]

  • 2003-Present: Farmer
  • 2010-2012: Judge-executive, Lewis County
  • 1993-2003: Founder, chairman, chief technology officer, SensAble Technologies
  • 1994-1996: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earned a M.S.
  • 1989-1993: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earned a B.S.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Massie serves on the following committees:[3]

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "No" Massie voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[4]

Paul Ryan Budget Proposal

Voted "No" In March 2013 the Republican controlled House passed the budget proposal set out by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) for the third straight year.[5] However, not all Republican representatives voted in favor of the proposal.[5] Massie was one of the 10 Republican Representatives who voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[5]

The proposal was killed after being voted down in the U.S. Senate with a 40-59 vote.[6]

The proposal would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[5] The 2013 bill had opposition from 10 Republicans — the same number that voted against it in 2012. In 2011 only four Republicans cast a vote in opposition.[5] Democrats have unanimously voted against the bill every year.[5]

Conservative Fight Club

According to the conservative website RedState, Massie is one of 16 U.S. House members in the "Conservative Fight Club", a designation meant to describe the gold standard of conservatives, as outlined by RedState. They are the 16 Republicans who voted against the continuing appropriations resolution to avoid the impending government shutdown in March. This type of resolution is used to fund government agencies when a formal federal budget has not been approved.[7]

Elections

2012

See also: Kentucky's 4th congressional district elections, 2012

Massie ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Kentucky's 4th District. Massie won the nomination on the Republican ticket. [8] Massie defeated Alecia Webb-Edgington, Gary Moore, Brian Oerther, Tom Wurtz, Marc Carey and Walter Christian Schumm in the Republican primary. He defeated Bill Adkins (D) and David Lewis (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Bill Adkins 35% 104,734
     Republican Green check mark.jpgThomas Massie 62.1% 186,036
     Independent David Lewis 2.9% 8,674
Total Votes 299,444
Source: Kentucky Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

Race Background

Thomas Massie defeated six contenders in the Republican Primary and received approximately 45% of the vote. He has received endorsements from several tea party organizations and candidates, and was considered a political outsider.[9] Alecia Webb-Edgington received approximately 30% of the vote. She was considered the establishment candidate and had been endorsed by outgoing Representative Geoff Davis and former Sen. Jim Bunning.[10]

Thomas Massie's Campaign received backing from the superPAC Liberty for All, which is owed by James Ramsey, a 21 year old, Texas resident. This superPAC spent approximately a $500,000 in the primary election.[11]

Kentucky's 4th District is considered solidly Republican.[12]

Endorsements

On April 20, 2012, Presidential candidate Ron Paul endorsed Massie.[13]

Massie received the endorsement of the Louisville Tea Party in his race for the 4th congressional district in 2012.[14]

He has also picked up endorsements from Tea Party Gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett,[15] Campbell County Commissioner Brian Painter,[16] Boone County PVA Cindy Arlinghaus,[17] and Alexandria Councilwoman Barb Weber.[18]

On May 1, 2012 the Club for Growth endorsed Massie in the 4th district race.[19]

Massie received the endorsement of the The Fourth District GOP Committee on August 1, 2012 after holding a conference call on the subject. Fourth District GOP Chair Kevin Sell said Davis called in Wednesday night urging support for Massie. Sell said Davis told the Republicans in the conference call he would consider it “a disloyal and damaging act by anyone who rises and nominates any person other than Thomas Massie.”[20]

On May 15, 2012 Senator Rand Paul endorsed Thomas Massie in this the following video.[21]


Thomas Massie, "Thomas Massie Rand Paul Endorsement"[22]

A complete list of Massie's endorsements can be found on his campaign website.[23]

Special Election

U.S. Representative Geoff Davis announced his resignation on July 31. Kentucky will hold a special election to fill Davis' seat, which he initially planned to leave at the end of this term.[24][25][26]

As required by the U.S. Constitution, Kentucky had to schedule a special election to fill the remainder of Davis' term, which ends in January 2013.[24] The election was scheduled for November 6, 2012.[27] Massie (R) and Bill Adkins (D) are already set to vye for the next full term in the general election and will square off in the special election to finish the term as well.[24]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Massie is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Massie raised a total of $1,064,631 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 7, 2013.[28]

Thomas Massie's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 U.S. House (Kentucky, District 4) Won $1,064,631
Grand Total Raised $1,064,631

2012

Breakdown of the source of Massie's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Massie won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Massie's campaign committee raised a total of $1,064,631 and spent $941,562.[29]

Analysis

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Massie is one of nearly 25% of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Massie's staff was given an apparent $32,666.67 in bonus money.[30]

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Massie missed 0 of 144 roll call votes from Nov 2012 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 0.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[31]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Massie's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $750,000 and $4,899,999. That averages to $2,825,000, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232.[32]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Information on 2012 vote rating is unavailable.

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Personal

Massie and his wife, Rhonda, have four children. [1]

External links

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Massie for Congress "About" Accessed February 2, 2012
  2. ↑ National Journal, "Kentucky, 4th House District," November 6, 2012
  3. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
  4. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Washington Post "10 House Republicans Vote Against Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
  6. ↑ CBS News "Senate Rejects Paul Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
  7. ↑ RedState, "Fight Club," March 6, 2013
  8. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections "Candidate Filings" Accessed January 23, 2012
  9. ↑ The Hill, "Tea Party Cadidate Thomas Massie Wins House Primary
  10. ↑ NRP How a college kid may have helped pick a congressman
  11. ↑ NRP How a college kid may have helped pick a congressman
  12. ↑ The Hill, "Tea Party Cadidate Thomas Massie Wins House Primary
  13. ↑ Thomas Massie for Congress "Ron Paul Endorses Thomas Massie" Accessed May 1, 2012
  14. ↑ Cincinnati.com "Congressional candidates pick up endorsements" Accessed April 13, 2012
  15. ↑ Thomas Massie for Congress "Thomas Massie Endorsed By Phil Moffett" Accessed April 13, 2012
  16. ↑ Thomas Massie for Congress "Thomas Massie Endorsed by Campbell County Commissioner Brian Painter" Accessed April 13, 2012
  17. ↑ Thomas Massie for Congress "Thomas Massie Endorsed By Boone County PVA Cindy Arlinghaus" Accessed April 13, 2012
  18. ↑ Thomas Massie for Congress "Thomas Massie Endorsed By Alexandria Councilwoman Barb Weber" Accessed April 13, 2012
  19. ↑ Roll Call "Club for Growth Announces Three Congressional Endorsements" Accessed May 1, 2012
  20. ↑ Kentucky Politics "Fourth District GOP endorses Massie for special election" Accessed August 2, 2012
  21. ↑ Thomas Massie's YouTube Account, "Rand Paul Endorsement"
  22. ↑ YouTube channel
  23. ↑ Campaign Website, Endorsements
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Courier Journal "Geoff Davis resigns from Congress, cites family health issue," July 31, 2012
  25. ↑ Washington Post "Republican Rep. Geoff Davis of Kentucky resigns, cites a family health issue," July 31, 2012
  26. ↑ Politico "Rep. Geoff Davis resigns from Congress," July 31, 2012
  27. ↑ Roll Call "Breaking: Geoff Davis Resigns From Congress," July 31, 2012
  28. ↑ Open Secrets "Thomas Massie" Accessed April 7, 2013
  29. ↑ Open Secrets "Thomas Massie 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013
  30. ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," March 8, 2013
  31. ↑ GovTrack, "Thomas Massie," Accessed April 1, 2013
  32. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Massie (R-KY), 2011"
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