KY-06: Could this be the year a Democrat wins the Central Kentucky's congressional seat?
LEXINGTON — Zach Dembo is the guy to flip Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, the state’s top Democrats say. However, Republicans believe Central Kentucky is solid red territory.
Dembo, an ex-federal prosecutor, is facing Republican Ralph Alvarado, a former state senator who was Gov. Matt Bevin’s 2019 running mate. The candidates are hoping to succeed U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate who has been in Congress since 2013.
Dozens of supporters turned out for a Tuesday rally for Dembo at The Burl in Lexington — despite a downpour of rain. Speakers included Gov. Andy Beshear, former Gov. Steve Beshear, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Beshear adviser Rocky Adkins, former Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and former 6th District U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler.
The current governor announced his endorsement of Dembo on stage, saying that Dembo’s record of service has prepared him for Congress. Dembo is a former Beshear staffer who left his job with the U.S. Department of Justice last year amid President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
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