Cherlynn Watley Stevenson is from Hindman, Kentucky. She has a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences from Morehead State University. Cherlynn lives in Lexington with her husband, Chris.

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After earning her degree in behavioral sciences from Morehead State University, Cherlynn worked in health care, manufacturing, and eventually ran her own small business. 

Cherlynn worked in health care, manufacturing, and eventually ran her own small business. 

Cherlynn previously served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 88. She was first elected in 2018 and served three terms. She ran for re-election in 2024 but did not win.

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Opposed "Right to Work" laws, which are laws that make it illegal for employers and employees to enter into agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment.

Opposes tariffs that "unfairly target" American industries, particularly in rural areas.

Supports workforce development and tourism initiatives to sustain local bourbon jobs and strengthen communities.

Believes in working across political lines to stabilize trade, saying, "Businesses can’t plan when Washington lurches from crisis to crisis."

- Opposed "Right to Work" laws, which are laws that make it illegal for employers and employees to enter into agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment.
- Opposes tariffs that "unfairly target" American industries, particularly in rural areas.
- Supports workforce development and tourism initiatives to sustain local bourbon jobs and strengthen communities.
- Believes in working across political lines to stabilize trade, saying, "Businesses can’t plan when Washington lurches from crisis to crisis."

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Supports increasing Medicaid funding, especially for rural hospitals.

Opposes "reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care."

Supports rural hospital stabilization programs.

Believes in collaborating with local leaders, providers, and patients to enhance healthcare systems.

Will work with local leaders, providers, and patients to strengthen healthcare systems from the ground up

- Supports increasing Medicaid funding, especially for rural hospitals.
- Opposes "reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care."
- Supports rural hospital stabilization programs.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Believes in collaborating with local leaders, providers, and patients to enhance healthcare systems.
- Will work with local leaders, providers, and patients to strengthen healthcare systems from the ground up

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As of March 10, 2026, Cherlynn Stevenson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes dismantling the Department of Education is harming Kentucky schools and students, saying it is "robbing our children of opportunity."

- Believes dismantling the Department of Education is harming Kentucky schools and students, saying it is "robbing our children of opportunity."

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- Supports increasing Medicaid funding, especially for rural hospitals.
- Opposes "reckless budget cuts that threaten access to emergency and preventive care."
- Supports rural hospital stabilization programs.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Believes in collaborating with local leaders, providers, and patients to enhance healthcare systems.

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Corey Edwards’s campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District is his first run for public office.

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As of March 10, 2026, Corey Edwards did not have a website or any information online.

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David Kloiber was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky. David lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and has two children.

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David currently serves as the president of his family's nonprofit organization, the Kloiber Foundation, and works as an investment manager. He previously founded his own software company.

David previously ran for Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, in 2022, but did not win. Before that, he served as a member of the Lexington City Council representing District 6 from 2021 to 2023.

Supports tying business incentives to employee wages and benefits to ensure full-time employees earn a living wage that keeps up with inflation.

Supports reversing rising housing costs by incentivizing private sector construction of affordable housing, reducing capital gains tax on housing developments, and addressing the supply-demand gap in housing.

Will propose a bill that restructures federal tax incentives so that private developers who build affordable and workforce housing receive greater financial advantages.

Supports Recognizing Existing Capital Gains Deferral Through 1031 Exchanges.

- Supports tying business incentives to employee wages and benefits to ensure full-time employees earn a living wage that keeps up with inflation.
- Supports reversing rising housing costs by incentivizing private sector construction of affordable housing, reducing capital gains tax on housing developments, and addressing the supply-demand gap in housing.
- Will propose a bill that restructures federal tax incentives so that private developers who build affordable and workforce housing receive greater financial advantages.
- Supports Recognizing Existing Capital Gains Deferral Through 1031 Exchanges.

Supports tying pharmaceutical research grants to pricing to reduce health insurance premiums by 15% to 20%.

- Supports tying pharmaceutical research grants to pricing to reduce health insurance premiums by 15% to 20%.

Supported implementing "proven community policing policies and services to address the root causes of violence."

- Supported implementing "proven community policing policies and services to address the root causes of violence."

As of March 10, 2026, David Kloiber’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports providing students and educators with technology and programs that enhance learning outcomes, particularly in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).

- Supports providing students and educators with technology and programs that enhance learning outcomes, particularly in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).

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Erin is from Lexington, Kentucky. She attended Fayette County Public Schools. She has a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and anthropology from The George Washington University and a master’s degree in diplomacy and international commerce from the Patterson School of Diplomacy at the University of Kentucky. She lives in Lexington with her senior rescue dog, Lila.

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Erin Petrey is from Lexington, Kentucky. She earned a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and anthropology from The George Washington University and a master’s degree in diplomacy and international commerce from the Patterson School of Diplomacy at the University of Kentucky. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Erin is a licensed professional counselor. She works in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Erin is the cocktail editor and a senior contributor for Bourbon & Banter, a spirits-focused blog. She is also a licensed professional counselor. She previously worked as a sustainability specialist for Amazon Web Services and a director of customer & community engagement and a director of strategy & operations for Inspiration Mobility, a financial services company. She also worked other roles, including as a program manager of capital projects and the chief of staff for Enviva, a renewable energy company; the lead program manager for McMullan, a civil engineering company; and the special assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.

Erin's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Kentucky's 6th District is her first run for public office.

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Supports reforming the tax code and cutting breaks for billionaires.

Supports reforming the tax code and cutting breaks for billionaires—especially if they made their money from the work of minimum wage workers.

Supports increasing the minimum wage and working towards a living wage.

Plans to raise the minimum wage and then work towards a living wage.

For Candidate Erin Petrey on Issue economy: Seeks to expand affordable housing.

Seeks to expand affordable housing by limiting private equity from purchasing those units.

Supports securing and strengthening vital lifelines like SNAP and Medicaid.

Supports securing and strengthening SNAP and Medicaid, hoping that bundling them will help families eventually graduate from them.

Supports including financial education in public assistance programs and school curriculums to help Americans manage their money effectively.

Plans to end tariffs and reopen China's soybean market.

Plans to create a national Renter's Bill of Rights to help prevent evictions and abuse by landlords.

Believes elected officials should place their investments in trust and be prohibited from trading stocks.

- Supports reforming the tax code and cutting breaks for billionaires—especially if they made their money from the work of minimum wage workers.
- Plans to raise the minimum wage and then work towards a living wage.
- Seeks to expand affordable housing by limiting private equity from purchasing those units.
- Supports securing and strengthening SNAP and Medicaid, hoping that bundling them will help families eventually graduate from them.
- Supports including financial education in public assistance programs and school curriculums to help Americans manage their money effectively.
- Plans to end tariffs and reopen China's soybean market.
- Plans to create a national Renter's Bill of Rights to help prevent evictions and abuse by landlords.
- Believes elected officials should place their investments in trust and be prohibited from trading stocks.

Supports building an affordable and accessible healthcare system.

Supports building an affordable and accessible healthcare system, including prohibiting medical bankruptcies from affecting people's credit scores.

Supports codifying a woman's right to choose into law.

Plans to fight for a stronger Veteran Affairs healthcare system, as well enhancing programs for veteran mental health, expand programs to help homeless veterans, and further reward companies that skill and upskill veterans.

- Supports building an affordable and accessible healthcare system, including prohibiting medical bankruptcies from affecting people's credit scores.
- Supports codifying a woman's right to choose into law.
- Plans to fight for a stronger Veteran Affairs healthcare system, as well enhancing programs for veteran mental health, expand programs to help homeless veterans, and further reward companies that skill and upskill veterans.

Supports passing real gun control laws, including background checks and mandatory waiting periods.

Supports the elimination of private prisons and advocates for broader reforms in the criminal justice system to address the lifelong consequences faced by felons.

Supports eliminating private prisons and restoring voting and other rights to returning citizens.

Supports second chance employment programs and restoring voting and other rights to returning citizens.

- Supports passing real gun control laws, including background checks and mandatory waiting periods.
- Supports the elimination of private prisons and advocates for broader reforms in the criminal justice system to address the lifelong consequences faced by felons.
- Supports second chance employment programs and restoring voting and other rights to returning citizens.

Commits to restoring and renewing the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and the U.S. Institute of Peace to strengthen democracy and compete with authoritarianism.

For Candidate Erin Petrey on Issue Foreign Policy and Immigration: Advocates for increased investment in diplomacy to reduce reliance on defense and war, promoting America as a "beacon of hope and freedom."

Advocates for increased investment in diplomacy to reduce reliance on defense and war, promoting America as a "beacon of hope and freedom."

Calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished.

Believes that immigrants who pay taxes should have a clear path to citizenship.

- Commits to restoring and renewing the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and the U.S. Institute of Peace to strengthen democracy and compete with authoritarianism.
- Advocates for increased investment in diplomacy to reduce reliance on defense and war, promoting America as a "beacon of hope and freedom."
- Calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished.
- Believes that immigrants who pay taxes should have a clear path to citizenship.

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Supports sweeping permitting reform to expedite the construction of new energy facilities and believes in the need to expand and upgrade distribution and transmission infrastructure to future-proof energy capacity.

Supports sweeping permitting reform to expedite the construction of new energy facilities.

For Candidate Erin Petrey on Issue energy-and-environment: Committed to preserving parks and natural resources, ensuring responsible access, and opposing oil and gas lobbyists to protect the environment for future generations.

Committed to preserving parks and natural resources, ensuring responsible access, and opposing oil and gas lobbyists to protect the environment for future generations.

Believes large providers like Amazon should be using their resources more efficiently when developing data centers.

Believes in the need to expand and upgrade distribution and transmission infrastructure to future-proof energy capacity.

Promises to push for minimum job creation and community investment standards for data centers.

- Supports sweeping permitting reform to expedite the construction of new energy facilities.
- Committed to preserving parks and natural resources, ensuring responsible access, and opposing oil and gas lobbyists to protect the environment for future generations.
- Believes large providers like Amazon should be using their resources more efficiently when developing data centers.
- Believes in the need to expand and upgrade distribution and transmission infrastructure to future-proof energy capacity.
- Promises to push for minimum job creation and community investment standards for data centers.

Supports campaign finance reform, shortening election cycles, term limits for elected and appointed offices, and believes elected officials should place their investments in trust and be prohibited from trading stocks.

Supports campaign finance reform, shortening election cycles, and term limits for elected and appointed offices.

- Supports campaign finance reform, shortening election cycles, and term limits for elected and appointed offices.

Supports national legislation for Pre-K for All to enhance early childhood education and economic growth.

Supports fully funding free and reduced lunch programs and protecting Title I schools to address child hunger in Kentucky.

Supports increasing teacher pay and funding for education to allow teachers to perform their jobs effectively without personal financial strain.

- Supports national legislation for Pre-K for All to enhance early childhood education and economic growth.
- Supports fully funding free and reduced lunch programs and protecting Title I schools to address child hunger in Kentucky.
- Supports increasing teacher pay and funding for education to allow teachers to perform their jobs effectively without personal financial strain.

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Supports legislation to prohibit medical bankruptcies, ensuring that health issues do not prevent individuals from finding housing, getting jobs, or paying bills.

Supports Medicare for All, emphasizing that as the wealthiest country, there are no excuses for not providing universal healthcare.

Supports overhauling the criminal justice system.

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Plans to work with experts on both sides of the gun control issue to create lasting, impactful reform.

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Believes action is necessary to address gun violence in schools, stating it is a uniquely American issue.

Supports restoring America as a world power and re-instituting foreign aid, including USAID and the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Supports restoring foreign aid, particularly in food and medicine, as a moral and economic obligation of the U.S. to help those less fortunate.

Supports ensuring energy security, independence, and affordability.

Wants to preserve land and natural beauty.

Harvey Carroll Jr. has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Eastern Kentucky University. He is married.

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Harvey has owned a real estate and consulting company for over the past 27 years. He is also an author and a former U.S. Army Military Policeman and Investigator.

Harvey Carroll Jr.'s campaign for U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District.

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As of March 10, 2026, Harvey Carroll Jr. did not have a website or any information online.

Harvey Carroll Jr.

As of March 10, 2026, Harvey Carroll Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports a universal healthcare system to ensure equal access to affordable healthcare for all Americans, aiming to eliminate administrative waste and improve health outcomes.

Supports a universal healthcare system to ensure equal access to affordable healthcare for all Americans, aiming to reduce administrative waste and improve health outcomes.

Advocates for inclusion in immigration policy, supports defunding ICE and restructuring DHS to create orderly entry processes, and emphasizes bipartisan dialogue to address the immigration system's dysfunction.

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Jimmy Clifton Ausbrooks is from Franklin, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree in government from Western Kentucky University and a master's degree in counseling and human development from Lindsey Wilson College. Jimmy lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Ausbrooks has worked as a mental health counselor with Crimson Dove Counseling Services, a therapist with LifeSkills, Inc., and a store manager with Mattress Firm. 

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Jimmy works as a mental health counselor for Crimson Dove Counseling Services and a mental health therapist for CHI Saint Joseph Health. He is the owner and chief executive officer of Mind Body Wellness. He previously worked as a therapist for LifeSkills, Inc., and a store manager for Mattress Firm. 

Jimmy previously ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Kentucky's 1st District in 2022 and for the U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky in 2020, but did not win.

Supports financial responsibility and investment in the state.

Calls for a reform of the country's law code and regulatory framework to "defend and re-establish genuine equality within the economic system."

Believes the Federal Reserve needs to be "truly fair, unbiased, and uninfluenced," rather than serving "a powerful few."

Calls for a tax system focused on national economic growth, not for "lining the pockets of the already excessively wealthy."

Aims for a living wage to help people reach the American Dream.

Opposes "arbitrary tariffs" that hurt our allies and consumers.

Supports halting future tax breaks for the rich.

- Supports financial responsibility and investment in the state.
- Calls for a reform of the country's law code and regulatory framework to "defend and re-establish genuine equality within the economic system."
- Believes the Federal Reserve needs to be "truly fair, unbiased, and uninfluenced," rather than serving "a powerful few."
- Calls for a tax system focused on national economic growth, not for "lining the pockets of the already excessively wealthy."
- Aims for a living wage to help people reach the American Dream.
- Opposes "arbitrary tariffs" that hurt our allies and consumers.
- Supports halting future tax breaks for the rich.

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Believes in creating an universal healthcare system based on the principles of Medicare to expand beyond the Affordable Care Act, regardless of one's employment status, income, or pre-existing conditions.

Supports regulating drug pricing to break the monopoly power of "Big Pharma" and ensure the cost represents the true value, not what stakeholders think.

Plans to work across the political spectrum to expand access to and education about mental health services to more people.

As a counselor, provides transition and affirming counseling to people who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender healthcare.

- Believes in creating an universal healthcare system based on the principles of Medicare to expand beyond the Affordable Care Act, regardless of one's employment status, income, or pre-existing conditions.
- Supports regulating drug pricing to break the monopoly power of "Big Pharma" and ensure the cost represents the true value, not what stakeholders think.
- Plans to work across the political spectrum to expand access to and education about mental health services to more people.
- As a counselor, provides transition and affirming counseling to people who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender healthcare.

Opposes Operation Epic Fury and war with Iran.

Advocates for the defunding of ICE and restructuring of the Department of Homeland Security, saying, "I stand in unwavering opposition to the current formulation, practices, and very existence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as it is currently constituted."

Believes we need clear, accessible, and humane pathways to citizenship while securing our borders.

- Opposes Operation Epic Fury and war with Iran.
- Advocates for the defunding of ICE and restructuring of the Department of Homeland Security, saying, "I stand in unwavering opposition to the current formulation, practices, and very existence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as it is currently constituted."
- Believes we need clear, accessible, and humane pathways to citizenship while securing our borders.

As of March 10, 2026, Jimmy Clifton Ausbrooks’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Wants to ensure that "every citizen in our district knows there is hope for tomorrow and we can help."

Zach Dembo earned a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He is married. 

Zach is a teacher at a public school in an underserved community. He previously served as a military lawyer in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps and as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Zach previously served as a Federal Prosecutor for over six years, as a legislative director and policy advisor for over one year for Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy for over four years.

After receiving an honorable discharge and re-entering civilian life, Zach continued his public service as a federal prosecutor at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in Washington D. C.After graduating from law school, Zach commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s (“JAG”) Corps and served on active duty for over four yearsIn 2020 he found his way home when Governor Andy Beshear appointed Zach to be his policy advisor and eventual legislative directorIn 2021, he rejoined the Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of KentuckyZach is currently seeking the nomination to be a candidate for Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District“The overt hostility toward all these hard-working men and women I knew in the F. B. I. and D. O. J. was really galling and unpatriotic for me,” said Zach Dembo, 40, a former Justice Department prosecutor who is running as a Democrat in Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District.

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For Candidate Zach Dembo on Issue economy: Advocates for ending tariffs, arguing they act as taxes on businesses and consumers, harm small businesses, and contribute to rising costs for families.

Advocates for ending tariffs, arguing they act as taxes on businesses and consumers, harm small businesses, and contribute to rising costs for families.

Supports protecting farmers through crop insurance, expanding water resources, reforming the tax code for family farms, and ensuring fair and open trade.

Thinks the Republican Congress is making affordability worse and worse.

- Advocates for ending tariffs, arguing they act as taxes on businesses and consumers, harm small businesses, and contribute to rising costs for families.
- Supports protecting farmers through crop insurance, expanding water resources, reforming the tax code for family farms, and ensuring fair and open trade.
- Thinks the Republican Congress is making affordability worse and worse.
- Supports unions.

Supports reversing cuts and fully funding Medicaid to ensure working families and seniors can access necessary care.

Advocates for reversing Medicaid cuts and fully funding Medicaid to ensure working families and seniors can access necessary care.

Supports making drug prices more affordable by aligning them with overseas costs, implementing price transparency for medical procedures, capping out-of-pocket expenses, reducing administrative waste in the insurance system, and advocating for a public healthcare option.

- Advocates for reversing Medicaid cuts and fully funding Medicaid to ensure working families and seniors can access necessary care.
- Supports making drug prices more affordable by aligning them with overseas costs, implementing price transparency for medical procedures, capping out-of-pocket expenses, reducing administrative waste in the insurance system, and advocating for a public healthcare option.

As of March 10, 2026, Zach Dembo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Condemn's the Trump Administrations actions in Iran.

Advocates for ensuring veterans get the jobs, care, and assistance "they deserve."

Believes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are not being held accountable for their actions.

- Condemn's the Trump Administrations actions in Iran.
- Advocates for ensuring veterans get the jobs, care, and assistance "they deserve."
- Believes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are not being held accountable for their actions.

Supports banning stock trading for members of Congress, imposing a lifetime lobbying ban for former members, and eliminating dark money in politics.

Supports banning stock trading for members of Congress.

Believes in imposing a lifetime lobbying ban for former members of Congress.

Advocates for eliminating "dark money" in politics.

- Supports banning stock trading for members of Congress.
- Believes in imposing a lifetime lobbying ban for former members of Congress.
- Advocates for eliminating "dark money" in politics.

Promises to stand and fight for teachers.

- Promises to stand and fight for teachers.

Zach Dembo

Aims to end the trade war and support free and open trade to help farmers and lower prices for consumers.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Kentucky currently has 6 US Representatives.
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