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Kentucky U.S. House District 6 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Kentucky Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Candidate Filings, Election: 2026 General Election (Kentucky Secretary of State); US Senator at Default.aspx?id=3 and US Representative at Default.aspx?id=4 (The pages state no certification or as of date; each row carries its own filing date (latest filing shown: 8/21/2026)).

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The candidates

  1. Zach Dembo, Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 6, Kentucky

    Zach Dembo

    Democratic

    Dembo proposed legislation requiring transparency and local input on data centers, holding companies accountable for environmental impact, and preventing cost offloading to consumers.

    Their newest statement on the record, September 23, 2026, Forward Kentucky (opens in a new tab).

    What they said

    2 statements on the record

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    2 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: U.S. Navy, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Zach Dembo's page · In their own words

  2. Ralph Alvarado, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 6, Kentucky

    Ralph Alvarado

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Ralph Alvarado's page · In their own words

  3. Jay J Bowman

    Independent

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 11, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Jay J Bowman's page · In their own words

  4. Pete Lynch

    Kentucky Party

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Pete Lynch's page · In their own words

Certified write in candidates 1

These candidates are not printed on the November 3 ballot. A voter writes in the name, and the votes count because an official election list certifies the candidacy: the state's own, or a county election board's where the state publishes none. Each line names the list that certifies it; what each has said about data centers stays on their own page.

Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.

In their own words

Where does Zach Dembo stand on data centers?

Zach Dembo has 2 statements on data centers on the record.

Statements 2 statements
  1. · paraphrased

    Dembo proposed legislation requiring transparency and local input on data centers, holding companies accountable for environmental impact, and preventing cost offloading to consumers.

    Forward Kentucky (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    Zach Dembo, congressional candidate, called for stronger regulations on data centers to prevent cost shifting to consumers, protect water and land, and ensure local community input.

    Forward Kentucky (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Ralph Alvarado stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ralph Alvarado.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ralph Alvarado.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Jay J Bowman stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jay J Bowman.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Jay J Bowman.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Pete Lynch stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Pete Lynch.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Pete Lynch.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Kentucky Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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