Zach Dembo
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Attorney; former federal prosecutor
- Lives in
- Lexington
Background
- Dembo was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Lexington and earlier a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (from 2017); Dembo resigned from the Justice Department to run for Congress. source: zachdembo.com
- Dembo served more than four years on active duty as a Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps officer. source: zachdembo.com
- Dembo was a policy advisor and later legislative director for Gov. Andy Beshear, starting in 2020. source: zachdembo.com
- Dembo graduated from Stanford University and the University of Michigan Law School and taught eighth-grade English through Teach For America. source: zachdembo.com
- Dembo won the 2026 Democratic primary for the 6th District with 39.6% of the vote. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Lowering the cost of living source: zachdembo.com
- Expanding access to affordable health care; opposing Medicaid cuts source: zachdembo.com
- Opposing tariffs that hurt Kentucky industries source: zachdembo.com
- Codifying Roe v. Wade protections source: yourwyominglink.com
- Making the Justice Department independent of the president source: yourwyominglink.com
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