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James Richardson Comer Jr. /ˈ k oʊ m ər / (born August 19, 1972) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky who currently represents the state’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He previously served as the Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky from 2012 to 2016 and in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012.
On August 2, 2014, during the annual Fancy Farm picnic, Comer announced he would seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Kentucky in the 2015 election. His running mate was State Senator Christian McDaniel. Comer was 83 votes behind businessman Matt Bevin in the May 19, 2015 primary election. The Associated Press, referring to the race a “virtual tie”, did not call the race in favor of either candidate. In addition, Comer had refused to concede and stated that he would ask for a recanvass. The request for recanvass was filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office on May 20, 2015 with Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes ordering the recanvass to occur at 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Upon completion of the recanvass, Grimes announced that Bevin remained 83 votes ahead of Comer. Grimes also stated that should Comer want a full recount, it would require a court order from the Franklin Circuit Court. On May 29, Comer announced he would not request a recount and conceded the nomination to Bevin.
That year Comer became the chairman of the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission, and shortly after taking office, Comer labeled the legalization of industrialized hemp as his top priority, and was “instrumental in getting the hemp industry up and running,” including the founding of several pilot programs in an effort to restart the industrial hemp industry of Kentucky. His efforts also included filing suit against the DEA, which resulted in the DEA allowing hemp seeds to be delivered to farmers in Kentucky for the first new crops. Between 2014 and 2015 the hemp crops of Kentucky grew from 33 to 1700 acres. Comer also advocated for national hemp deregulation in Washington DC.
