Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie

By Catherine Austin Fitts

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie has been “in it to win it” since entering Congress in November 2012 to represent Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. For his fearlessness about diving into the middle of the DC “swamp” and rolling up his sleeves to get things done, we have chosen him as Solari’s 2024 Hero of the Year.

There are many reasons to admire and celebrate Congressman Massie, not least of which is the fact that he “walks his talk.” As one of a dwindling number of federal legislators (eight Senators and 23 Congressmen) who are also farmers or ranchers, the MIT-educated Massie (with degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering and over 30 patents to his name) lives on the Kentucky farm where his wife Rhonda grew up, in an off-grid house that they built using stone and timber harvested on the premises. The entire Solari team was deeply saddened when Rhonda Massie passed away in July 2024.

We recommend Massie’s video Off the Grid and his interview with Tucker Carlson in which he describes the adventure of building his home and his family’s off-grid lifestyle. Also described are his experiences in local government, including the story of how he replaced the hot water heater at the county jail, and his real-deal take on tactics used by an aggressive Washington lobbying group—something we all need to hear and understand. I tell parents to invite their kids to sit down and watch these two videos, which offer many insights about how to build a successful career based on a love of learning and trying things.

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