U.S. Congressman James Comer will be the featured speaker for an upcoming luncheon the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce will host, as part of its Public Policy Series.
The event takes place Thursday, August 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Walker Hall Event Center, 229 Madison Street, Paducah. Table sponsorships and individual tickets are available. Pre-registration is required at paducahchamber.org.
Comer first was elected to Congress in 2016 to represent Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District. He currently serves as the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
He grew up in Monroe County and was graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. Comer was elected to serve as Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture in 2011 and serves as the only formerly-elected Commissioner of Agriculture in Congress.
The Chamber’s 2023 Public Policy Series, providing the business community access to legislative leaders, is sponsored by Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership and Swift and Staley.