- Ed GallreinRepublican✓ Verified$4.0M raised
- Melissa StrangeDemocratic✓ Verified$146K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Ed Gallrein supports cutting taxes and reducing regulations to bring good-paying jobs back to Kentucky, and he also wants district growth to provide more housing, infrastructure, and workforce opportunities for working families 12. He supports defending gun rights without compromise and backing law enforcement to protect citizens 5. Melissa Strange supports fighting inflation by boosting American manufacturing and investing in career and technical education, as well as supporting small businesses, workers, and unions 3. She also supports fighting the drug crisis through increased border security, expanded access to treatment and rehab, and better job opportunities 6.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 16, 2026.
| Issue | Ed GallreinRepublican | Melissa StrangeDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Gallrein supports cutting taxes, reducing regulations, stopping reckless spending, and bringing good-paying jobs back to Kentucky. Gallrein wants district growth to deliver more housing, infrastructure and workforce opportunities for current working families. | Strange supports fighting inflation, boosting American manufacturing, investing in career and technical education, supporting small businesses, workers, and unions, and protecting pensions. Strange says she wants to lower costs for families and end what she calls inflationary tariffs. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Ed Gallrein supports cutting taxes, reducing regulations, stopping reckless spending, and bringing good-paying jobs back to Kentucky 1. He also wants district growth to deliver more housing, infrastructure, and workforce opportunities for current working families 2. Melissa Strange supports fighting inflation, boosting American manufacturing, investing in career and technical education, supporting small businesses, workers, and unions, and protecting pensions 3. She also wants to lower costs for families and end what she calls inflationary tariffs 4. | ||
| Healthcare | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Strange supports protecting and expanding Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, lowering prescription drug costs, and fighting the drug crisis with increased border security and better treatment access. |
| Immigration | Gallrein supports finishing the border wall, fully funding Border Patrol and ICE, securing the border, and rebuilding the military to ensure national security. Gallrein supports enforcing immigration law with violent criminals and national security threats as the top priority, carried out lawfully. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Gallrein supports defending gun rights without compromise and backing law enforcement to protect citizens. | Strange supports fighting the drug crisis through increased border security, expanded access to treatment and rehab, and better job opportunities. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Ed Gallrein supports defending gun rights without compromise and backing law enforcement to protect citizens 1. Melissa Strange supports fighting the drug crisis through increased border security, expanded access to treatment and rehab, and better job opportunities 2. | ||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Strange supports getting the government out of reproductive healthcare. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Gallrein supports cutting taxes and stopping reckless government spending that drives inflation. Gallrein wants to keep taxes, energy and regulatory costs under control amid district growth. | Strange supports ending political corruption by banning congressional stock trading, banning members of Congress from becoming lobbyists, ending Citizens United, and enforcing ethics codes. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Ed Gallrein supports cutting taxes and stopping reckless government spending that drives inflation 1. He also wants to keep taxes, energy, and regulatory costs under control amid district growth 2. Melissa Strange supports ending political corruption by banning congressional stock trading, banning members of Congress from becoming lobbyists, ending Citizens United, and enforcing ethics codes 3. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Gallrein supports data centers but says ratepayers shouldn't subsidize their growth, and wants zoning decisions kept local rather than federal. | Strange supports protecting Kentucky’s natural and historic heritage and moving to designate the Red River Gorge as a National Park. Strange says she wants to protect her community from the impacts of data centers. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Ed Gallrein supports data centers but believes ratepayers should not subsidize their growth and prefers zoning decisions to remain local rather than federal 1. Melissa Strange supports protecting Kentucky’s natural and historic heritage and aims to designate the Red River Gorge as a National Park 2. She also wants to protect her community from the impacts of data centers 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |