Ed Gallrein is from Shelbyville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Murray State University. He also earned a master’s degree in agriculture and economics from Murray State University, a master’s degree in national security affairs with a concentration in intelligence from the Naval Postgraduate School, a master’s degree in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the United States Air Force War College. He lives with his wife and their four children in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

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Ed Gallrein is from Shelbyville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Murray State University, a master’s degree in agriculture and economics from Murray State University, a master’s degree in national security affairs with a concentration in intelligence from the Naval Postgraduate School, a master’s degree in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the United States Air Force War College. He lives with his wife and their four children in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

Ed is a family farmer. He works on his family’s farm in Kentucky, where he returned after 30 years of active-duty military service. He previously served for three decades in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL and an Army Ranger, earning three Bronze Stars.

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Ed is a farmer on his family’s farm in Kentucky. He previously served for three decades in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL and an Army Ranger, earning three Bronze Stars.

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2026 Kentucky Primary Election

Supports cutting taxes, reducing reckless spending to combat inflation, and bringing good-paying jobs back to Kentucky.

Opposes government mandates to raise the minimum wage, advocating for free enterprise and competitive markets as the best means to increase wages.

Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including coal, natural gas, and renewable resources, opposing the Biden Administration's policies on coal.

- Supports cutting taxes, reducing reckless spending to combat inflation, and bringing good-paying jobs back to Kentucky.
- Opposes government mandates to raise the minimum wage, advocating for free enterprise and competitive markets as the best means to increase wages.
- Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including coal, natural gas, and renewable resources, opposing the Biden Administration's policies on coal.

Economy

Said, "Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition."

- Opposes abortion access.
- Said, "Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition."

Healthcare

Supports the Second Amendment and will protect the right to keep and bear arms without compromise, while also backing law enforcement.

Said, "the Second Amendment is under constant attack from the radical left."

Supports law enforcement, stating "I fully Back the Blue."

Supports redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

- Said, "the Second Amendment is under constant attack from the radical left."
- Supports law enforcement, stating "I fully Back the Blue."
- Supports redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

Public Safety

Supports finishing the border wall, fully funding Border Patrol and ICE, and securing the southern border.

Said, "The chaos at our southern border under Joe Biden flooded our communities with crime, drugs, and fentanyl. Gallrein will team up with President Trump to finish the wall, fully fund Border Patrol & ICE, and finally secure the border once and for all."

- Said, "The chaos at our southern border under Joe Biden flooded our communities with crime, drugs, and fentanyl. Gallrein will team up with President Trump to finish the wall, fully fund Border Patrol & ICE, and finally secure the border once and for all."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Opposes stricter environmental laws and regulations, citing concerns about job loss and economic impact.

- Opposes stricter environmental laws and regulations, citing concerns about job loss and economic impact.

Energy & the Environment

Believes that people should be able to vote without photo identification.

- Believes that people should be able to vote without photo identification.

Voting & Elections

Supports a constitutional amendment to establish a school choice program in Kentucky, allowing funding to follow children to their chosen schools.

For Candidate Ed Gallrein on Issue education: Supports parental rights to make decisions for their minor children.

Supports parental rights to make decisions for their minor children.

- Supports a constitutional amendment to establish a school choice program in Kentucky, allowing funding to follow children to their chosen schools.
- Supports parental rights to make decisions for their minor children.

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