Zach Dembo

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says his career has been devoted to public service as a Navy JAG officer, a federal prosecutor and a teacher.[1]
• Says he resigned as a federal prosecutor over what he describes as the politicization of the Justice Department, and is running to "crack down on corruption."[1],[2]
• Says Central Kentucky needs "the next generation of leadership" to "fight for the working class" and lower costs for families.[2],[3]

Background

• Assistant U.S. Attorney (resigned before launching his campaign in 2025), U.S. Attorney’s Office, Lexington[1],[9]
• Policy advisor and legislative director, Office of Gov. Andy Beshear · Starting 2020[1]
• Federal prosecutor, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice · 2017–2020[1]
• Officer, Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, U.S. Navy · More than 4 years active duty[1]
• Eighth-grade English teacher, Mississippi Delta, Teach For America[1]

Education

• Undergraduate studies, Stanford University[1]
• Attended law school, University of Michigan Law School[1]

Where they stand

• Economy & Jobs
  Calls for ending the tariff "trade war," supporting free and open trade for farmers and distillers, and protecting crop insurance for family farms.[3]
• Health Care
  Supports reversing Medicaid cuts, restoring and expanding ACA premium tax credits, a public option, and a law requiring drug companies to charge the same prices here as overseas.[4]
• Abortion
  Says he would vote to codify Roe v. Wade and protect IVF, and supports a right to abortion in the first trimester.[5]
• Immigration
  Supports enforcement against violent criminals and a secure border, new standards for ICE such as body cameras and no masks, and a path to citizenship for immigrants already here.[6]
• Foreign Policy
  Supports aid to Ukraine and protecting Taiwan’s sovereignty, calls for de-escalating the conflict with Iran, and says congressional oversight and agreement from allies should come before the U.S. goes to war.[7]

Voting record

Zach Dembo has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words