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KY-06 Democratic nominee?
$31.0K
MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationKentucky
BackgroundAttorney
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EducationStanford University
Notable personal detailsZach Dembo is an attorney and former federal prosecutor who ran for U.S. House in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. He served as a U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps officer, worked as an eighth-grade English teacher with Teach For America, and later prosecuted civil rights cases for the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration as a policy advisor and legislative director before returning to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lexington.
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fec.govzachdembo.comweku.orgkentucky.comlinkedin.comwuky.orgkentuckylantern.comspectrumnews1.comen.wikipedia.orgapnews.comdisclosures-clerk.house.govpsc.ky.govdocquery.fec.govkypublicnotices.newzgroup.comde.linkedin.comfr.linkedin.comballotready.orgny1.comyahoo.comkykernel.comlexingtonky.newstwstalker.comnewpolitics.orgforwardky.comstatic1.squarespace.comkentoncountykyclerk.commaine.govreddit.comwatermark02.silverchair.comkypublicnotice.comjustfacts.votesmart.orgvotesmart.orgdeveloper.ballotpedia.orglegislation.ballotpedia.orgcdn.ballotpedia.orgstatic.votesmart.orghalrogers.house.govhistory.house.govslotkin.senate.govbarr.house.govcongress.govdemocrats.house.gov
Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports protecting Medicaid and opposing policies that raise costs on families (including tariffs) and opposed Republican-led tax-and-spending measures that would cut Medicaid; emphasizes strengthening the economy for working families rather than tax cuts for corporations or wealthy interests.
Healthcare
Supports reversing Medicaid cuts and fully funding Medicaid; restoring and expanding Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to lower premiums; pursuing price reforms including caps on out-of-pocket costs, drug price parity with overseas pricing, price transparency, reduced administrative overhead, and a public option to expand coverage and affordability.
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Immigration & Border
Supports a secure border and enforcement focused on violent criminals while criticizing ICE abuses; calls for law-enforcement reforms (training, body cameras, identity transparency) for immigration agents. Also supports immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for people already living and working in the U.S. with dignity-oriented treatment of migrants.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports focusing federal resources on enforcing existing gun laws and prosecuting criminals who possess firearms rather than pursuing broad new federal restrictions. Emphasizes law enforcement and criminal justice responses to gun violence.
Polls
KY-06 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$956.4K
$717.3K
$478.2K
$239.1K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$956.4K
$278.3K
$678.1K
$42.4K
Source: FEC
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