Kentucky — 6th District

Zach Dembo

Opposes tariffs and supports $15 minimum wage

Dembo advocates ending the trade war and rolling back tariffs, which he characterizes as direct taxes on small businesses and working families. He supports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour to help middle-class families pay bills and afford groceries.

• End trade war and roll back tariffs affecting small businesses
• Raise minimum wage to at least $15 per hour
• Lower costs for groceries and everyday necessities for working class

“Small businesses are the backbone of Central Kentucky, and they’re getting crushed by tariffs that are just taxes on our businesses and...”

“Everyone should make a living wage of at least $15 an hour – but...”

Ralph Alvarado

Supports cutting taxes and energy independence

Alvarado campaigns on growing Kentucky jobs and reviving the economy through Donald Trump's America First agenda. He advocates for cutting taxes, unleashing American workers, and restoring national energy independence.

• Cut taxes to spur economic growth and job creation
• Restore American energy independence
• Align with Trump's America First economic platform

“He will work to secure the southern border, stop the flow of fentanyl, restore energy independence, and grow the economy by unleashing American workers and cutting taxes.”

Zach Dembo

Supports ICE oversight and immigration reform

Dembo calls for commonsense immigration reform and increased oversight of federal immigration enforcement. He criticizes ICE as overfunded and undersupervised following fatal enforcement actions involving citizens, and called Kristi Noem's removal overdue.

• Implement commonsense immigration reform
• Increase oversight and accountability for federal enforcement agencies like ICE
• Address systemic management issues in federal immigration agencies

“ICE is out of control right now; one need look no further than their killings of two Americans in broad daylight.”

Ralph Alvarado

Supports securing southern border and stopping fentanyl

Alvarado makes border security a central pillar of his campaign, pledging to secure the southern border and stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into Kentucky communities. He emphasizes legal immigration while backing Trump's strict border enforcement priorities.

• Secure the U.S. southern border
• Stop the illegal flow of fentanyl into local communities
• Support legal immigration while cracking down on unlawful crossings

“He will work to secure the southern border, stop the flow of fentanyl, restore energy independence, and grow the economy by unleashing American workers and cutting taxes.”

Zach Dembo

Supports abortion rights and Medicaid protection

Dembo supports protecting reproductive freedom, maintaining that healthcare choices belong to women and their doctors without government interference. He also opposes Medicaid cuts, emphasizing that one-third of Kentuckians rely on Medicaid for healthcare.

• Protect women's abortion rights and reproductive freedom
• Defend Medicaid from federal funding cuts
• Lower healthcare costs and protect rural hospitals

“The government shouldn’t have a say in how and when you start a family or in what women choose to do with their own bodies.”

“One in three Kentuckians rely on Medicaid for their health coverage. Cutting Medicaid hurts families, threatens our hospitals, and eliminates good-paying jobs.”

Ralph Alvarado

Supports Make America Healthy Again initiative

Drawing on his 30-year medical career and service as Chair of the Kentucky Senate Health and Welfare Committee, Alvarado highlights healthcare quality under the 'Make America Healthy Again' banner.

• Leverage experience as a practicing physician and state health leader
• Advance 'Make America Healthy Again' initiatives
• Focus on health policy reform through a conservative medical lens

“Make America Healthy Again”

Zach Dembo

Supports DOJ reform and anti-corruption measures

Dembo resigned as an Assistant U.S. Attorney to protest what he called the politicization and corruption of the Department of Justice. He pledges to root out corruption in Washington and prevent the misuse of federal law enforcement agencies for political ends.

• Resigned as federal prosecutor over DOJ politicization
• Root out corruption and restore integrity to federal government
• Stop executive branch abuses of power and political self-dealing

“I resigned from my position as a federal prosecutor because I couldn’t in good conscience stay on as this administration turned the Department of Justice into the president’s personal law firm.”

Zach Dembo

Opposes Middle East wars and supports NATO

Dembo advocates ending endless military interventions in the Middle East and strengthening traditional alliances such as NATO. He criticizes current administration foreign policy as reactive and harmful to American global leadership against China and Russia.

• End endless military involvement in Middle East conflicts
• Strengthen international alliances and NATO
• Counter China and Russia through stable national security strategies

“The foreign policy we’re seeing isn’t “America First” – it’s playing directly into China and Russia’s hands while hurting our credibility at home and abroad.”

Zach Dembo

Supports increasing teacher pay and school funding

As a former Teach For America 8th grade teacher, Dembo calls for higher compensation for educators and federal investments to repair crumbling public school buildings. He opposes political attempts to undermine public education.

• Raise teacher salaries and increase classroom support
• Invest in physical public school infrastructure
• Protect public education funding from political attacks

“Our teachers are underpaid and undersupported, our school buildings are crumbling, and too many politicians want to...”

Ralph Alvarado

Opposes woke agenda and supports police

Alvarado opposes the 'woke agenda' and promises to defend constitutional rights, support law enforcement, and promote faith and family values in government.

• Oppose progressive social policies and 'woke agenda'
• Defend constitutional rights
• Support law enforcement ('back the blue')

“He will defend our constitutional rights, back the blue, and put Kentucky families first.”