DEMBO, ZACH

D · house

FEC candidate id: H6KY06184
Internal id: 46bfddb5-8cea-4687-b0ad-2b72e4158087
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), KY-06. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	761,688
People	Median age	37
Income	Median household income	$68,266
Income	Per-capita income	$38,776
Income	In poverty	14.5%
Income	Unemployed	4.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.475
Race	White alone	80.4%
Race	Black alone	8.1%
Race	Asian alone	2.3%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	6.5%
Race	Two or more races	6.6%
Origin	Foreign-born	6.7%
Language	Speaks English only at home	90.6%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	4.8%
Education	High school or higher	63.7%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	36.7%
Education	Advanced degree	15.4%
Household	Family households	61.2%
Household	Avg household size	2.39
Household	Never married (15+)	33.0%
Housing	Median home value	$249,600
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,053
Housing	Single-family detached	65.2%
Housing	Built before 1940	2.7%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.8%
Housing	Vacant units	7.6%
Service	Veterans (18+)	5.9%
Health	With a disability	15.5%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	90.4%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	6.5%
Commute	Drove alone	75.6%
Commute	Public transit	0.8%
Commute	Worked from home	11.1%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$956,430	$678,140	$278,290	$0	$932,303

Elections

2026 general house · KY-6 — running

Committees

ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$286,464	$0	7

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-01	VOTEVETS	support	$46,081	TV Advertising Buy
2026-04-28	VOTEVETS	support	$12,885	TV & Digital Advertising Production
2026-04-27	VOTEVETS	support	$75,000	Digital Advertising Buy
2026-04-27	VOTEVETS	support	$100,000	TV Advertising Buy
2026-03-23	SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.	support	$16,751	DIRECT MAIL
2026-03-23	SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.	support	$16,751	DIRECT MAIL
2026-03-13	SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.	support	$18,995	DIRECT MAIL

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2025-12-31	FRIENDS OF DON BEYER	24K	$2,000
2025-12-02	CROSSPARTISAN PAC I	24K	$2,500
2025-10-22	VOTEVETS	24K	$5,000
2025-10-08	BLUEWAVEAMERICA	24K	$1,000
2025-09-29	HOLD THE LINE	24K	$2,000
2025-09-26	GALLANT FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000
2025-09-22	LEE PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-07-23	JAMES OSYF FOR CONGRESS	24K	$2,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
SCHUBERT, RICHARD ALLEN	LOCKHEED MARTIN · VICE PRESIDENT	LOUISVILLE, KY	1	$2,500
KENAN, ANNE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$2,000
ARNOLD, SUSANNE	UK HEALTHCARE · PHYSICIAN	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$1,000
WHITE, KATHRYN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$1,000
CHAFFIN, ALISHA D.	ZEGAR FAMILY OFFICE · CHIEF OF STAFF	GEORGETOWN, KY	1	$1,000
DEMBO, ZACH	SELF EMPLOYED · CANDIDATE	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$571
SHECHET, ARTHUR	SELF EMPLOYED · PSYCHOLOGIST	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$500
GENTRY, THOMAS	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	HARRODSBURG, KY	1	$500
PRIDHAM, DWIGHT	NORTON HEALTHCARE · PHYSICIAN	LOUISVILLE, KY	1	$500
KIRK, ASHLEY	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$500
STORY, CONSTANCE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LOUISVILLE, KY	1	$250
BATISTE, CAMILLE	SELF EMPLOYED · EXECUTIVE COACH	UNION, KY	1	$250
BREWER, JOHN	SELF EMPLOYED · REAL ESTATE BROKER	STANTON, KY	1	$250
DAVIS, JOHN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
EVANS, HAROLD	SELF EMPLOYED · EDUCATOR	MILWAUKEE, WI	1	$250
FRYMAN, LISA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
HAWKINS, WILLIAM	DUDLEY ROAD BUNGALOWS, LLC · GENERAL CONTRACTOR	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
HAYS, ALLISON	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PROFESSOR	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
HOLBROOK, PAULA	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · ATTORNEY	FRANKFORT, KY	1	$250
LATTIN, GRANT	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	WOODBRIDGE, VA	1	$250
LEATHERMAN, CAROLYN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
LEWIS, CHRISTIE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	RICHMOND, KY	1	$250
LUCIER, GEORGE	BATTELLE · DEPUTY CHIEF SCIENTIST	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
MENDES, MARY P.	BLUEGRASS INTERGROUP · OFFICE ASSISTANT	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250
OSBORNE, CRYSTAL	OSBORNE FLETCHER · ATTORNEY	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$250

Connected on the graph

Inbound (15)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-01	VOTEVETS	supports_independently	$46,081	fec_ies
2026-04-28	VOTEVETS	supports_independently	$12,885	fec_ies
2026-04-27	VOTEVETS	supports_independently	$75,000	fec_ies
2026-04-27	VOTEVETS	supports_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2026-03-23	SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.	supports_independently	$16,751	fec_ies
2026-03-23	SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.	supports_independently	$16,751	fec_ies
2026-03-13	SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.	supports_independently	$18,995	fec_ies
2025-12-31	FRIENDS OF DON BEYER	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-12-02	CROSSPARTISAN PAC I	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-10-22	VOTEVETS	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-10-08	BLUEWAVEAMERICA	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-29	HOLD THE LINE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-09-26	GALLANT FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-09-22	LEE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-07-23	JAMES OSYF FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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