David Kustoff dossier →

• In-person constituent town halls 2248 days silent
  Expected position: As a five-term congressman representing 767,898 constituents in a district with a 10.2% poverty rate and significant rural hospital access issues, Kustoff would be expected to hold regular, publicly accessible, in-person town halls where voters can ask unscripted questions about his votes and policy positions. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Kustoff has not held a public, in-person town hall in approximately five years. During this period, he has been actively issuing press releases, appearing on Fox Business and Newsmax, and meeting with business owners and public leaders. When constituents gathered to protest his OBBB vote in May 2025, organizers said 'David Kustoff has not held a public town hall in about five years' and that he 'only meets with business owners and public leaders.' A March 2025 town hall event featuring Kustoff was cancelled, with organizers citing 'safety concerns.' His spokesperson said he 'welcomes all questions, comments, and concerns from his constituents' and that constituents can contact his office. A Change.org petition from constituents demands he hold a 'free, public town hall meeting.' Primary URL: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/28/memphis-residents-protest-kustoff-trump-bill/83896475007/
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Political Action Committee
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Political Action Committee (amounts: $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Republican Majority Fund, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, In The Arena PAC, Senate Eagle PAC
  Republican Majority Fund, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, In The Arena PAC, Senate Eagle PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, National Association Of Enrolled Agents PAC, Federation Of Exchange Accomodators 1031 PAC, National Organization Of Social Security Claimants' Represen, American Revival PAC, American Healthcare Association PAC
  Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, National Association Of Enrolled Agents PAC, Federation Of Exchange Accomodators 1031 PAC, National Organization Of Social Security Claimants' Represen, American Revival PAC, American Healthcare Association PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Huck PAC
  Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
• corporate pacs, industry unlisted
  Interested donors: First Horizon National Corporation Federal PAC, Kellanova Political Action Committee, Protective Life Corp P. A. C., Autozone Inc. Committee For A Better Government, Maynard Nexsen PAC, Corecivic, Inc. Political Action Committee (Corecivic PAC), Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC), Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), Louis Dreyfus Company LLC Political Action Committee, Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. Fedpac, Sazerac Company, Inc. PAC (Sazeracpac), Carrier Global Corporation Political Action Committee, Darling Ingredients Political Action Committee, Brookdale Senior Living PAC
  First Horizon National Corporation Federal PAC, Kellanova Political Action Committee, Protective Life Corp P. A. C., Autozone Inc. Committee For A Better Government, Maynard Nexsen PAC, Corecivic, Inc. Political Action Committee (Corecivic PAC), Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC), Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), Louis Dreyfus Company LLC Political Action Committee, Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. Fedpac, Sazerac Company, Inc. PAC (Sazeracpac), Carrier Global Corporation Political Action Committee, Darling Ingredients Political Action Committee, Brookdale Senior Living PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $15,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $9,500 (2026), $7,000 (2024), $6,600 (2024), $8,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

• H.R. 3684 ↗ NAY 2021-11-05
  Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] One of 200 House Republicans to oppose the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that funded roads, bridges, broadband, and energy infrastructure across West Tennessee.
• H.R. 1319 ↗ NAY 2021-02-27
  American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Opposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief including $1,400 stimulus checks and expanded child tax credits — benefits that would have aided families in a district with a 10.2% poverty rate and median household income of $69,163.

No documented broken promises on file.

• platform_vs_vote SCORE 90
  Kustoff campaigns on fiscal conservatism and cutting spending, but voted for the OBBB which added trillions to the national debt while touting it as 'the largest spending reduction in history' — a statement contradicted by the CBO's own projections.
• reversal SCORE 90
  Kustoff opposed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as fiscally irresponsible, yet voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill — which the CBO projected would add far more to the deficit — while calling it 'the largest spending reduction in history.' The contradiction between condemning deficit spending under a Democratic president and embracing it under a Republican president reveals a political rather than principled fiscal conservatism.
• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 60
  Kustoff voted for every major Ukraine aid package including the $60.8 billion supplemental, yet simultaneously made anti-Ukraine statements calling to 'stop the spending' — a dual-track approach that allowed him to support Ukraine militarily while signaling fiscal restraint to his conservative base.