No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. This district usually votes Republican. Ralph Alvarado, a Republican, has taken $29,169 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Zach Dembo, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Key issues in Kentucky
Major issues facing Kentucky, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Everyday bills and groceries top voters' personal economic concerns in 2026 polling.
Healthcare costs — A majority of voters name high healthcare costs as their biggest healthcare concern.
Pardon power amendment — Voters will decide whether to limit the governor's pardon power around elections.
Data center energy demand — Projected data center power demand could exceed the state's entire electricity generation.
Affordable housing — Housing costs are a key affordability pressure cited by voters and candidates alike.
Candidates & funding
Ralph Alvarado RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $29,169FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,521,813 raised · $1,123,795 spent · $398,018 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Ralph Alvarado R
Zach Dembo D
Jay Bowman I
Raised
$1.5M
$1.5M
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Individuals
$1.2M79%
$1.4M96%
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PACs & parties
$264K17%
$58K4%
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Self-funded
$57K4%
$4K0%
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Other
$1K0%
$3K0%
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AIPAC-linked*
$29K
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Outside spending†
—
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Ralph Alvarado855 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.5M
Campaign spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$398K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals79%
PACs / committees17%
Self-funding4%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
PAC$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Joint fundraising committee$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Party committee$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Showing the 50 biggest of 855 donors. The other 805 gave $1.1M combined.
Plus $15K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
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