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U.S. House, District 6: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Zach Dembo

Zach Dembo

Running for U.S. House · Kentucky District 6

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Ralph Alvarado

Ralph Alvarado

Running for U.S. House · Kentucky District 6

NationalRepublican

Zach DemboCandidateRalph AlvaradoChallenger

Job fit

Zach Dembo

Other work

  • In 2020 he found his way home when Governor Andy Beshear appointed Zach to be his policy advisor 1
  • Governor Andy Beshear appointed Zach to be his policy advisor and eventual legislative director. 1
  • After leaving the Beshear administration, Zach once again returned to his role as a federal prosecutor, this time in his hometown of Lexington, as an Assistant United States Attorney. 1

Ralph Alvarado

Offices held

  • In 2014, Ralph made history as the first Hispanic member of the Kentucky General Assembly. 2

Other work

  • For nearly three decades, Ralph has cared for thousands of patients across Central Kentucky. 2

Top issues

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

Zach Dembo

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Dembo's site states, "One in three Kentuckians rely on Medicaid for their health coverage. Cutting Medicaid hurts families, threatens our hospitals, and eliminates good-paying jobs." 3
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Dembo's site says people who work full-time should make enough to feed their families and pay bills, and that "everyone should make a living wage of at least $15 an hour." 3
  • Crime & safetyBoth address this
    At a primary debate on gun policy, Dembo said DOJ resources should focus on the "hundreds, if not thousands, of criminals out there with guns" who are not being "pursued, prosecuted, investigated and convicted." 4

No public stance found on: Guns, Climate & energy

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Ralph Alvarado

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Alvarado said healthcare decisions should be driven by patients and doctors, not federal bureaucracies, and called for expanding competition across state lines and price transparency, warning against unsustainable government expansion. 5
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Alvarado said, "Government doesn't create prosperity, I think it creates a condition for entrepreneurs, innovators and workers to create prosperity." 6
  • Crime & safetyBoth address this
    His campaign biography states he "will defend our constitutional rights, back the blue, and put Kentucky families first." 7

No public stance found on: Guns

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Zach Dembo

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)other politicianslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$161Klarge donors$1.2Mpolitical allies(same party)$20Kotherpoliticians$9Klabor unions$4KOther kinds ofdonors$6K$1.5M raised
$161,1188Small individual donors
$1,238,2388Large individual donors

Ralph Alvarado

Where the campaign money came from9

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)industry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$11Klarge donors$1.2Motherpoliticians$48Kpolitical allies(same party)$42Kindustryassociations$41KOther kinds ofdonors$90K$1.6M raised
$11,1139Small individual donors
$1,188,8809Large individual donors

Checks

Zach Dembo

No voting record to check yet

Ralph Alvarado

No voting record to check yet

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Sources

  1. Zach Dembo for Congress · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. Ralph Alvarado for Congress | Official Website · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. zachdembo.com used in: Top issues
  4. spectrumnews1.com used in: Top issues
  5. kentucky.com used in: Top issues
  6. kentucky.com used in: Top issues
  7. web.archive.org used in: Top issues
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  9. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Jay J Bowman

Independent

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

Sources

1 Background: About Jay Bowman | Candidate for Congress (KY‑06) | Lexington KY | Zero‑One‑Hundred Tax Reform · checked 2026-10-14

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Candidate B

Pete Lynch

Kentucky Party

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

Sources

1 Background: About Pete · checked 2026-10-14

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Zach Dembo
Candidate C

Zach Dembo

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.5M raised, 85% from large donors, 4% 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: $58,150.01 (4% of $1,461,170.82 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $38,050.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, tougher sentences and more police.

Sources

1 Background: Zach Dembo for Congress · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement

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Ralph Alvarado
Candidate D

Ralph Alvarado

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.6M raised, 74% from large donors, 16% 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: $258,541.02 (16% of $1,607,511.62 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $219,541.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 Background: Ralph Alvarado for Congress | Official Website · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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