Candidate · November 3, 2026
Pete Lynch
On the ballot for U.S. House · Kentucky's 6th District
- issues with public statements
- 22
- outside spending for or against
- $52K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Kentucky's 6th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Kentucky Party1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he earned a Ph.D. in American Politics from the University of Kentucky, completing it in 2022.4 It says he taught at Centre College for two years and Eastern Kentucky University for one year, and returned to the University of Kentucky as a lecturer in 2025; its home page says he is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and its Law and Justice program.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he decided to study American politics after reading research suggesting that Congress represents the rich rather than average Americans, and that he is running as an independent and economic populist to represent the interests of average Kentuckians and Americans.5 It says that if elected he will represent the middle class and working families, and that his campaign relies on support from ordinary voters rather than large donations.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitepetelynchforkentucky.com5,
7 - X (Twitter)x.com/PeteLynch4KY5
- Instagraminstagram.com/PeteLynchForKentucky5
- Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615835639499855
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@PeteLynchForKentucky5
- TikToktiktok.com/@petelynch4ky5
- Otherreddit.com/user/PeteLynchForKentucky5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he supports taxing election spending above $2,500 per individual or corporation per year at 100%, taxing lobbying spending above $1 million per year at 100%, banning unlimited donations to super PACs, making political spending fully transparent and matching small donations.8
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
His campaign website says he supports banning all members of Congress from buying or selling individual stocks.8
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he supports a moratorium on new data center construction and, before any new construction begins, requiring data centers to pay the full cost of grid upgrades and expansion, rely on on-site energy during peak hours and build renewable generation at least equal to their load.8
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Health Care
His campaign website lists Medicare for All among its top policy priorities, including universal coverage for all Americans, no out-of-pocket costs for essential services and prescriptions, simpler administration and accessible care in rural and underserved areas.8
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Housing
His campaign website says he supports banning foreign and hedge fund ownership of single-family homes and limiting residential ownership to 25 units per individual and 500 per corporation.8
His campaign website says he supports capping rent increases for corporate-owned rental properties.8
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he supports strengthening workers' bargaining power by repealing the Taft-Hartley Act outright or passing the PRO Act to amend it.8
- Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
- Keep current rules
- Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized
His campaign website says he supports protecting gig economy workers and independent contractors.8
His campaign website says he supports minimum wages that reflect local living wages, with annual adjustments based on changes in the local cost of living.8
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he supports raising the corporate tax rate to 50% and using the revenue to fund a United States Profit Dividend distributed equally among all adult Americans.8
- Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
- Keep it at 21%
- Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)
His campaign website says he supports taxing billionaires 10% of net worth above $1 billion and counting capital gains as income.8
His campaign website says he supports exempting the first $25,000 of income from federal taxes, lowering taxes for households earning under $250,000 and raising rates for those earning over $1 million.8
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he supports amending the War Powers Resolution so that only Congress can decide whether to go to war or begin new military engagements.8
- Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
- Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
- Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
His campaign website says he supports stopping funding for Israel's military and ending all military aid for offensive purposes.8
- Increase military aid to Israel
- Keep military aid at current levels, without new conditions
- Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
- Reduce or end military aid to Israel
His campaign website says he supports directing foreign aid to food, medicine and rebuilding communities rather than weapons.8
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website lists recreational marijuana legalization among its policy priorities, saying prohibition has failed and that legal marijuana could provide income for farmers, generate tax revenue and reduce the black market.8
- Keep recreational use against the law
- Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
- Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
- Make it legal for adults to buy and use
His campaign website says he supports ending cash bail.8
- Require bail or jail before trial for more charges
- Keep current bail rules
- End or reduce cash bail, with judges deciding release based on risk
His campaign website says he supports ending qualified immunity.8
- End qualified immunity for police officers
- Keep qualified immunity as courts apply it now
- Write qualified immunity into federal law
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says he supports a federal law that would require a warrant before companies give individuals' information to law enforcement, ban data brokers from selling Americans' geolocation and restrict license-plate-reader systems, and says companies that monetize user data should let people opt out and pay those who opt in.8
His campaign website says he supports guaranteeing every Kentuckian access to fast, reliable and affordable internet.8
Education
His campaign website says he supports four years of free public college or four years of subsidized vocational training for every young Kentuckian.8
- No free tuition program
- Free tuition at community colleges
- Free tuition at public colleges and universities
Immigration
His campaign website says he supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with an immigration enforcement organization that respects human life and the rule of law.8
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $0 supporting and $51,544 opposing Pete Lynch this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.9
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | — | $51,544 |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.