{"id":2606709,"date":"2026-05-25T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-files-for-2028-house-election-open-to-other-races\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:16:10","slug":"massie-files-for-2028-house-election-open-to-other-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-files-for-2028-house-election-open-to-other-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie files for 2028 House election, open to other races"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-files-for-2028-house-election-open-to-other-races%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fresh off losing his Kentucky House primary, Rep. Thomas Massie filed with the Federal Election Commission to run again for Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District in 2028, while saying he hasn\u2019t made a final decision about which office to seek. He noted the paperwork also allows him to raise money for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-border-crisis-mounts-first-lady-boosts-group-that-helps-illegals-avoid-arrest\/\" title=\"As Border Crisis Mounts, First Lady Boosts Group That Helps Illegals Avoid Arrest\">political operations<\/a> as he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >considers future federal runs<\/a>, including the possibility of a presidential bid.<\/p>\n<p>Massie\u2019s loss came to Ed Gallrein, who was backed by President Donald Trump and won amid significant spending from pro-Trump and pro-Israel groups. Massie said his defeat was tied to his efforts to work with democrats-notably his role in pushing for the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files-and he suggested that bipartisan cooperation was the \u201ccrime\u201d he committed against the political establishment. He said he needs time away to decide what comes next after years in Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh off his primary defeat, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) filed paperwork on Monday to run again for his House seat in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">2028<\/a>, though he acknowledged he has not made a \u201cfinal decision about which office to seek, if I run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massie filed the paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District, though he said the real reason he filed was that it \u201callows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-pennsylvania-state-legislature-files-resolution-disputes-statewide-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"It&#039;s Happening: Pennsylvania State Legislature Files Resolution -- DISPUTES STATEWIDE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS\">federal office<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4579908\/california-post-endorses-spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California Post endorses Pratt for Los Angeles mayor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4579440\/erika-kirk-prasies-spencer-pratt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Erika Kirk praises Spencer Pratt as \u2018authentically American\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4578212\/ken-martin-resign-dnc-autopsy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ken Martin pressured to quit after release of incomplete DNC autopsy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He lost his primary last week to Ed Gallrein, whom President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> endorsed, in one of the most contentious and expensive House races in recent years. Both pro-Trump and pro-Israel groups poured millions of dollars into the campaign in support of Gallrein.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI haven\u2019t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He left open the possibility of a 2028 presidential run during a Sunday interview on <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will not rule out anything, and right now I\u2019m not going to rule in anything,\u201d Massie said. \u201cLook, I\u2019ve spent the last five days on my farm with my grandkids and my cattle and my peach trees, and it\u2019s a pretty nice life. I don\u2019t know if I want to screw that up again. I\u2019ve been in Congress 14 years, fighting. Every hour that passes, I get decompressed a little bit more. It\u2019s like coming up from the bottom of the ocean. And I\u2019ll take some time and decide what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massie had gotten on Trump\u2019s bad side after voting against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year, his willingness to work across the aisle to force the Justice Department to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrant-shot-killed-while-pursued-by-agent-in-arizona-near-border\/\" title=\"Migrant Shot, Killed While Pursued by Agent in Arizona near Border\">release additional information<\/a> about deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, as well as his criticism of the U.S. war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4580963\/massie-says-lost-due-epstein-files\/\">MASSIE SAYS HE LOST REELECTION DUE TO HIS BIPARTISAN EFFORTS TO RELEASE EPSTEIN FILE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <em>Meet the Press<\/em> interview, he attributed his loss to his willingness to work with Democrats to get the Epstein files released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think the biggest crime I committed against the swamp, Kristen, was showing the American people that somebody on the Right could join somebody on the Left and get something done, which is releasing the Epstein files that everybody knew needed to be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After losing his primary, Rep. 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