James Comer Opposed Gambling. Then He Got Wooed by Horse Tycoons.
On the surface, it looks like a classic Kentucky political evolution: An ambitious state legislator takes a position on a divisive issue—the expansion of gambling—that fits his conservative district, then changes his tune in preparation to run statewide.
The legislator in question, James Comer, is as ambitious a politician as they come. He did not end up winning the Kentucky governor’s office in 2015, but he did land in Congress soon after.
Today, Comer is leading the House GOP’s effort to probe the Biden administration as chairman of the House Oversight Committee. For months, he has attempted to build a case that the president and his family have misused their power and peddled influence for personal gain.