KY-02 Democratic nominee?
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MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleMusician
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationKentucky
BackgroundMusician
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EducationAtherton High School (Louisville, Kentucky)
Notable personal detailsHank Linderman is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District. He has worked as a musician, recording engineer, and producer, and has described a career in the music industry that included work as an independent musician and recording engineer/producer. He is based in Falls of Rough, Kentucky and has been the Democratic nominee for KY-02 in multiple election cycles.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to address economic inequality including measures that would raise tax revenues and expand government programs; endorses Medicare for All and the Green New Deal and proposes redirecting subsidies from large fossil-fuel corporations toward renewable energy and rural investment. Advocates using tax credits, grants, and targeted supports for distressed communities and workers, and explicitly states a goal of increasing tax revenues to stimulate the economy and reduce inequality.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and major public-health expansion, and frames healthcare reform as prioritizing people over corporate profits. Endorses broad government-led measures to restore and expand access to care, especially for rural and working communities.
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Immigration & Border
Supports broad regularization for undocumented immigrants and frames migration causes in humanitarian terms; advocates amnesty/allowing long-resident undocumented immigrants to remain and links migration to factors like climate change.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports legal abortion access early in pregnancy while indicating limits on timing. He opposes defunding providers like Planned Parenthood and favors safety standards for chemical abortion, with some consultation/reporting conditions.
Climate & Energy
Hank Linderman recognizes man-made climate change as a serious threat and supports transitioning Kentucky’s energy economy toward renewables while allowing a phased move away from fossil fuels. He has endorsed renewable rural energy and moderate climate action as part of a broader platform addressing rural economic issues.
Public Safety & Guns
Does not favor any particular gun ban and expresses opposition to gun violence. No clear public support or opposition is documented for specific policies such as universal background checks, red flag laws, or assault-weapons bans in available statements.
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