Ryan Dotson

Republican | Kentucky

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Ryan Dotson


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 6


Incumbent

No


Links

Ryan Dotson websites FacebookInstagram

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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