Guthrie, B Rep
<a href="http://www.thevoterguide.org/v/louisville/candidate-detail.do?id=161111557">Brett Guthrie</a> (KY-02) believes that America needs "clean Kentucky coal" as part of an "all of the above" energy policy.<div>
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</div><div><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Brett Guthrie</b> has been a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_Republican_Party" title="United States Republican Party" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Republican</a> member of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">United States House of Representatives</a>, representing the 2nd district of the State of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Kentucky" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Kentucky" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kentucky</a>, since 2009 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ky02_110.gif" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">map</a>).</p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><div id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 7px; font-size: 12px; display: table; zoom: 1; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: none; font-size: 12px; display: inline;">Contents</h2> <span class="toctoggle" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: 11px;"> [<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#" class="internal" id="togglelink" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">hide</a>] </span></div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Positions.2C_record_and_controversies" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Positions, record and controversies</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Budget.2C_Taxes_and_Government_Spending" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Budget, Taxes and Government Spending</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Healthcare" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Healthcare</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#War_on_Terror" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">War on Terror</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Bio" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Bio</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#2008_elections" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2008 elections</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Money_in_politics" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Money in politics</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Campaign_contributions" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign contributions</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Committees_and_affiliations" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Committees and affiliations</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Committees" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Committees</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Affiliations" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Affiliations</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#More_background_data" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">More background data</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Contact" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Contact</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Articles_and_resources" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and resources</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Related_SourceWatch_articles" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related SourceWatch articles</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#Sources" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Sources</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#External_resources" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.3</span> <span class="toctext">External resources</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#External_articles" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">7.4</span> <span class="toctext">External articles</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></div><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Positions.2C_record_and_controversies">Positions, record and controversies</span></h2><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Budget.2C_Taxes_and_Government_Spending">Budget, Taxes and Government Spending</span></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Guthrie would like to make the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 permanent. He says on his campaign website that he will fight against "burdensome regulation and taxation that serve as a wet-blanket on America's small business owners". <sup id="cite_ref-issues_1-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_note-issues-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[1]</a></sup></p><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Healthcare">Healthcare</span></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Guthrie strongly opposes a universal health care system for the U.S. He does, however, support lawsuit reform to lower the cost of healthcare, policy options that will provide consumers with more healthcare options, policies that improve the portability of insurance, and health policy that deals with chronic disease.He is also a strong believer in the benefits of preventive care.<sup id="cite_ref-issues_1-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_note-issues-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[1]</a></sup></p><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="War_on_Terror">War on Terror</span></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Guthrie believes that decisions about the war should be left to the commanders in the field, rather than politicians. He opposes legislation that weakens surveillance laws, and allowing trial lawyers to sue telecommunications companies that help the government track terrorists who are making calls to the U.S. He also says he will support legislation that will support the families of veterans, and legislation that provides troops with necessary equipment while in the field.<sup id="cite_ref-issues_1-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_note-issues-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[1]</a></sup></p><h2 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Bio">Bio</span></h2><h3 style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="2008_elections">2008 elections</span></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Guthrie is the Republican nominee to replace retiring Rep. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ron_Lewis" title="Ron Lewis" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ron Lewis</a> (R-Ky.) in the 2008 congressional elections, and went on to defeat Democratic nominee <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/David_Boswell" title="David Boswell" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">David Boswell</a> in the November 2008 general election.<sup id="cite_ref-greenpapers_2-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_note-greenpapers-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[2]</a></sup></p><table cellpadding="10" width="100%" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19.200000762939453px; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); margin: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Money_in_politics">Money in politics</span></h2><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;">This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases.</p><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_contributions">Campaign contributions</span></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00029675" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00029675</a></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;">
</p><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Committees_and_affiliations">Committees and affiliations</span></h2><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Committees">Committees</span></h3><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;">Guthrie will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.</p><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Affiliations">Affiliations</span></h3><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="More_background_data">More background data</span></h2><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact">Contact</span></h2><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://guthrieforcongress.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Guthrie for Congress</a>
C/O Brian Smith, 406 College View Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-735-6306</p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;">Email: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:info@guthrieforcongress.com" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAMAAAC67D+PAAAAMFBMVEX///////+IioX29vbq6unJx8O9vbvl5ePZ2NX7+/iysrLp5+KjoZyop6Oxrqrx8O1Uz2ohAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAENJREFUeNotxscBwCAMA0AsudAS9t82hnCvK2kAUQ6FCPSuzvy/x3wf0RFir6KAnbKqMSstMEnZZW/0cWqNVMs6Lv8AS44BeHjFSEUAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">info@guthrieforcongress.com</a></p><h2 style="background-image: none; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Articles_and_resources">Articles and resources</span></h2><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Related_SourceWatch_articles">Related SourceWatch articles</span></h3><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANAQMAAABb8jbLAAAABlBMVEX///8AUow5QSOjAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABNJREFUCB1jYEABBQw/wLCAgQEAGpIDyT0IVcsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/2008_U.S.congressional_elections" title="2008 U.S. congressional elections" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2008 U.S. congressional elections</a><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANAQMAAABb8jbLAAAABlBMVEX///8AUow5QSOjAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABNJREFUCB1jYEABBQw/wLCAgQEAGpIDyT0IVcsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/2008_U.S.congressional_election_dates" title="2008 U.S. congressional election dates" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2008 U.S. congressional election dates</a></li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Kentucky_and_the_U.S.Congress" title="Portal:Kentucky and the U.S. Congress" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Portal:Kentucky and the U.S. Congress</a></li></ul><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources">Sources</span></h3><ol class="references" style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 3.2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li id="cite_note-issues-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_ref-issues_1-0" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important;">Jump up to:</span>1.0</a></sup> <sup style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_ref-issues_1-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.1</a></sup> <sup style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_ref-issues_1-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://guthrieforcongress.com/news/news_categories.php?categoryid=3§ion=ACM&seq=4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Guthrie For Congress, Issues page</a></span></li><li id="cite_note-greenpapers-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Brett_Guthrie#cite_ref-greenpapers_2-0" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top: -99999px; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute !important; padding: 0px !important; border: 0px !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important;">Jump up</span>↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G08/KY.phtml" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">"Kentucky 2008 General Election"</a>, TheGreenPapers.com, November 4, 2008</span></li></ol><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><i><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Wikipedia</a> also has an article on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Guthrie" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Brett Guthrie</a>. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">GFDL</a>.</i></p><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="External_resources">External resources</span></h3><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANAQMAAABb8jbLAAAABlBMVEX///8AUow5QSOjAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABNJREFUCB1jYEABBQw/wLCAgQEAGpIDyT0IVcsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/KY-02" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">2008 Race Tracker page on Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.guthrieforcongress.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Official Guthrie for Congress Web site</a></li></ul><h3 style="background-image: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 17px;"><span class="mw-headline" id="External_articles">External articles</span></h3><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANAQMAAABb8jbLAAAABlBMVEX///8AUow5QSOjAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAABNJREFUCB1jYEABBQw/wLCAgQEAGpIDyT0IVcsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Greg Giroux, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002879922" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">"Kentucky Democrats Pick Wealthy Businessman to Challenge McConnell"</a>, <i>CQ Politics</i>, May 20, 2008</li></ul><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><b>Corresponding article on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Guthrie" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Wikipedia</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Brett_Guthrie" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Cause Caller</a>. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Senator" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">senators</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Representative" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAVElEQVR42n3PgQkAIAhEUXdqJ3dqJ3e6IoTPUSQcgj4EQ5IlUiLE0Jil3PECXhcHGBhZ8kg4hwxAu3MZeCGeyFnAXp4hqNQPnt7QL0nADpD6wHccLvnAKksq8iiaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">representatives</a>.)</b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>
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background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Brown-Forman Corp</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$36,300</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$9,300</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$27,000</td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Honeywell International</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$35,055</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$35,055</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">United Parcel Service</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$34,709</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$1,750</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$32,959</td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Raytheon Co</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$33,500</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$33,500</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">National Auto Dealers Assn</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$32,500</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$32,500</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewMoreText" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-style: italic; margin-right: 25px;"><a name="cont" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00029675&type=C" style="color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none;">...view more data</a></div></div><div class="headerWithIcons" style="color: rgb(33, 43, 74); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><h2 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin: 2em 0px 0.2em; color: rgb(152, 4, 46); clear: left;">Top 5 Industries, 2007 - 2014</h2></div><div class="crpItem" style="margin-right: 25px; color: rgb(33, 43, 74); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(224, 230, 236); width: 605px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><thead><tr style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Industry</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Total</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Indivs</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Health Professionals</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$435,750</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$48,750</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$387,000</td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Pharmaceuticals/Health Products</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$244,632</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$11,382</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$233,250</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Insurance</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$212,800</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$65,800</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$147,000</td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(240, 243, 246);"><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Leadership PACs</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$183,108</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$183,108</td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;">General Contractors</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$161,850</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$117,350</td><td class="number" style="padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$44,500</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewMoreText" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-style: italic; margin-right: 25px;"><a name="cont" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00029675&type=C" style="color: rgb(62, 114, 181); text-decoration: none;">...view more data</a></div></div></div><div>
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