
Ryan Dotson
Republican | Kentucky
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ryan Dotson
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 6
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, E-3
AFFILIATIONS
Lighthouse World Outreach Center, Senior Pastor, 1991-1992
Kentucky General Assembly, Representative, 2020-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 4 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Congressman, KY-06
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Freedoms Heritage Forum
Gary Boswell
David Walls
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)
Rep. Lindsay Tichenor
Rep. Gary Boswell
Sen. Steve Rawlings
Rep. Wade Williams
Rep. William Lawrence
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
David W. Osborne (2022)
Steve Bratcher (2022)
Greg Elkins (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (15)
C. Phillip Wheeler Jr. (2024)
Kentucky Capitalism and Freedom Committee (2024)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
Patrick Flannery (2024)
Rand Paul (2024)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (2024)
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (2024)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of Church and State means the State must stay out of the Church. It does not mean the Church must stay out of the State. America is a Christian country, and we must remain a Christian country.
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
The Bible is clear: those who bless Israel will be blessed. Israel is a great and powerful ally of the United States, and we must defend our friends and partners when they come under fire.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
We must do everything we can to curb the tide of Sharia Law.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Cut the federal workforce No more forever wars No more sending money overseas
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
America should only take immigrants who come legally, who have absolute allegiance to our country, and who can make our country better for existing Americans.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
I am an ardent supporter of President Trump's mass deportation and border security agenda.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Absolutely ZERO! If you want to protect Americans, don't leave them defenseless.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
I have written bills to make this a felony, and I authored the Save Women's Sports Act to keep our women and girls safe.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian Pastor. I believe Jesus Christ is the one true God, who died for our sins, and who will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We must pass The SAVE Act. The 2020 election was stolen, and we can never allow that to happen again.
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
I wrote Kentucky's Save Women's Sports Law, because it was the right thing to do. It was a hard fight, but Kentucky now leads the nation in its defense of women's sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Coal. I come from a family of coal miners, coal means good jobs for good, hard working Americans, and I will always defend coal miners.
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