Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to run in the 2028 race for his Kentucky House seat, he said Monday.

Massie, a contrarian in the House GOP caucus, was targeted for defeat by President Trump and was ousted in his May 19 primary by Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein.

"This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office. I haven’t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run," Massie said on X and his comeback bid.  

Massie is known for being a libertarian, and he frequently voted against his own party on budgetary matters, and he has emerged as one of the foremost Republican skeptics of Israel and the ongoing Iran war.