John Yarmuth Official Bio

John Yarmuth

John Allan Yarmuth is a retired American politician and former newspaper editor who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2023. His district encompassed the vast majority of the Louisville Metro Area. From 2013 onward, he had been the sole Democratic member of Kentucky's congressional delegation. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
John Yarmuth has 551 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2007 House Proceeding. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2020 with an average of 8,620 views per program. Most appearances with Nancy Pelosi (18), Richard Neal (10), Steny Hoyer (9). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Affordable Care Act, U.S. Economy.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 1990 - Present Founder and Executive Editor, [Louisville Eccentric Observer]


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Previously

U.S. Representative, D-KY 3rd January 4, 2007 - January 2, 2023 Videos: 551 U.S. Representative Candidate, Kentucky
D c. January 1, 2006 - c. November 7, 2006 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

  • Representative John Yarmuth Reflects on His Career in Politics

    Representative John Yarmuth Reflects on His Career in Politics

    “I’m pretty much an unapologetic liberal,” said Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) as he spoke with C-SPAN to reflect on his life and career in…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House approved legislation concerning school-based mental health services, corporate merger filing fees, and voting…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and…

  • House Session

    House Session

    In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation…

  • House Committee Considers Rules for Inflation Reduction Act

    House Committee Considers Rules for Inflation Reduction Act

    Leadership from the House Budget, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means Committees testified before the House Rules…

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Historical Member of Congress Record

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Former Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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