- Zach DemboDemocratic✓ Verified$2.9M raised
- Ralph AlvaradoRepublican✓ Verified$2.2M raised
- Jay BowmanIndependent✓ Verified$17K raised
- Pete LynchKentucky Party✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Ralph Alvarado supports pro-business policies encouraging entrepreneurship and hiring, and backs bipartisan healthcare reforms to lower costs and increase patient control 15. Zach Dembo aims to end the trade war and raise wages to at least $15/hour, while advocating for affordable healthcare through Medicaid expansion and a public option 27. Jay Bowman supports raising wages by taxing large corporations and strengthening workers' bargaining power, and favors a universal single-payer healthcare system with phased federal implementation 49.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Zach DemboDemocratic | Ralph AlvaradoRepublican | Jay BowmanIndependent | Pete LynchKentucky Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Dembo aims to end the trade war, reduce costs for Kentucky families, support small businesses, and ensure working people earn a living wage of at least $15 an hour. Dembo opposes the administration's tariff shifts, saying they hurt consumers, Kentucky industries and Kentucky farmers. | Alvarado says he is the pro-business candidate and supports individuals building businesses and hiring others without apology. | Bowman supports raising wages by imposing taxes on large corporations whose employees rely on government benefits and strengthening workers' bargaining power to improve pay and conditions. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Ralph Alvarado says he is the pro-business candidate and supports individuals building businesses and hiring others without apology 1. Zach Dembo aims to end the trade war, reduce costs for Kentucky families, support small businesses, and ensure working people earn a living wage of at least $15 an hour 2. He also opposes the administration's tariff shifts, saying they hurt consumers, Kentucky industries, and Kentucky farmers 3. Jay Bowman supports raising wages by imposing taxes on large corporations whose employees rely on government benefits and strengthening workers' bargaining power to improve pay and conditions 4. | ||||
| Healthcare | Dembo supports making healthcare affordable by reversing Medicaid cuts, expanding ACA tax credits, enforcing drug price parity, increasing price transparency, and advocating for a public option. Dembo supports reversing Medicaid cuts from the 2025 federal budget law, restoring expired ACA subsidies, and creating a public health-insurance option. | Alvarado supports bipartisan efforts to fix healthcare, lower costs, increase transparency, and give patients more control over their care. Alvarado supports limiting liability and award sizes in medical malpractice claims. | Bowman supports establishing a universal single-payer healthcare system covering essential services with phased implementation and federal administration to ensure accessible, affordable care for all. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Ralph Alvarado supports bipartisan efforts to fix healthcare by lowering costs, increasing transparency, and giving patients more control over their care, as well as limiting liability and award sizes in medical malpractice claims 12. Zach Dembo supports making healthcare affordable by reversing Medicaid cuts, expanding ACA tax credits, enforcing drug price parity, increasing price transparency, and advocating for a public option 34. Jay Bowman supports establishing a universal single-payer healthcare system with phased implementation and federal administration to ensure accessible, affordable care for all 5. | ||||
| Immigration | Dembo calls for commonsense immigration reform with secure borders, humane treatment, a path to citizenship, and holding ICE accountable with proper training and transparency. Dembo criticizes recent immigration enforcement, calling for new approaches instead of what he describes as unconstitutional warrantless searches of homes. | Alvarado supports securing the border and enforcing the law while modernizing legal immigration to meet employer workforce needs. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Ralph Alvarado supports securing the border and enforcing the law while modernizing legal immigration to meet employer workforce needs 1. Zach Dembo calls for commonsense immigration reform with secure borders, humane treatment, a path to citizenship, and holding ICE accountable with proper training and transparency 2. He also criticizes recent immigration enforcement, calling for new approaches instead of what he describes as unconstitutional warrantless searches of homes 3. | ||||
| Public Safety & Crime | Dembo seeks to fight corruption and restore integrity to government, resigning as a prosecutor due to politicization and corruption in the Department of Justice. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bowman supports a strong national defense through strategic spending, modernization, efficiency improvements, and international cooperation to maintain military effectiveness and reduce waste. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Zach Dembo aims to combat corruption and restore integrity to government, having resigned as a prosecutor due to politicization and corruption in the Department of Justice 1. Jay Bowman advocates for a strong national defense by focusing on strategic spending, modernization, efficiency improvements, and international cooperation to maintain military effectiveness and reduce waste 2. | ||||
| Abortion | Dembo supports letting women make their own healthcare decisions, including the right to have an abortion in the first trimester, and opposes extreme abortion bans. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Alvarado opposes wasteful government spending that drives up inflation and contrasts himself with opponents who support higher taxes and failed policies. | Bowman says he is 'dead set against deficit spending' and supports term limits and campaign finance reform. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Ralph Alvarado opposes wasteful government spending that drives up inflation and contrasts himself with opponents who support higher taxes and failed policies 1. Jay Bowman says he is "dead set against deficit spending" and supports term limits and campaign finance reform 2. | ||||
| Energy & Environment | Dembo supports commonsense regulation of AI and data centers to prevent environmental harm, protect farmland, and avoid driving up energy bills for working families. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Bowman supports maintaining a lethal defense department to protect the nation, emphasizing strategic spending and modernization. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |