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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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Hal Rogers

Hal Rogers

U.S. House · Kentucky District 5

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Ned Pillersdorf

Ned Pillersdorf

Running for U.S. House · Kentucky District 5

NationalDemocrat

Hal RogersCurrent repNed PillersdorfChallenger

Job fit

Hal Rogers

Offices held

  • House Appropriations Committee from 2011 through 2016 1
  • On March 18, 2022, he became Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the longest-serving Member in the House. 1

Education

  • LL.B., University of Kentucky Law School, 1964 2

Ned Pillersdorf

Other work

  • law practice and been involved with several non profits. 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Hal Rogers

No stated positions on file yet.

Ned Pillersdorf

  • Health care costs
    By supporting the bill, Rogers voted against 316,000 Fifth District residents who depend on Medicaid; I won't stop fighting until every resident gets the coverage and care they deserve. 4

No public stance found on: Cost of living & jobs, Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

More on their website →

How they voted on top issues

Hal Rogers

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 5
  • Police who keep people safe and treat them fairly → More police and more enforcement power (8 of 8 votes) 5
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (4 of 4 votes) 5

Ned Pillersdorf

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Hal Rogers

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$1Klarge donors$402Kcompanies$175Kindustryassociations$63Kotherpoliticians$37KOther kinds ofdonors$47K$740K raised
$1,1476Small individual donors
$402,1506Large individual donors

Ned Pillersdorf

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsmembership organizations
small donors$30Klarge donors$89Kmembershiporganizations$250$182K raised
$29,9407Small individual donors
$89,2167Large individual donors

Checks

Hal Rogers

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Ned Pillersdorf

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Biography - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. Quick Facts · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. Ned Pillersdorf for Congress – Vote Ned 2026 for Kentucky’s 5th congressional district · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  4. nedforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Gerardo Serrano

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Kentucky Candidate & Election Guide · checked 2026-10-19

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Hal Rogers
Candidate B

Hal Rogers

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $740K raised, 54% from large donors, 42% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $314,150.00 (42% of $740,397.33 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $320,971.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, government paying more of the bill, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: Biography - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers · checked 2026-10-14

2 Background: Quick Facts · checked 2026-10-19

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate C

Mikel Wein

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Kentucky Candidate & Election Guide · checked 2026-10-21

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Ned Pillersdorf
Candidate D

Ned Pillersdorf

DemocratShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $182K raised, 49% from large donors, 0% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $250.00 (0% of $182,280.69 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $250.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: Ned Pillersdorf for Congress – Vote Ned 2026 for Kentucky’s 5th congressional district · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

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