Candidates › KY-04 race › 2025–2026

Melissa Strange

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, KY-04

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: Lost the general electionNov 3, 2026 · 103,713 votes (40.9%) · 2 of 3
The race: Everyone running for KY-04 · Compare Strange with them
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SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Healthcare
Jobs and the Economy
Child and Elder Care
Conservation
Accountability & Fighting Political Corruption
Read all 6 in their words
Money: $157.3K raised, $123.5K spent, $40.7K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 20% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 63% from Kentucky · largest committee giver UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB, $500

Their wordsWhat does Strange say they will do?

6 priorities from strangeforky.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

6 priorities · 6 quoted statements

- Protect and expand Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Every Kentuckian deserves access to high quality and affordable healthcare
- Lower prescription drug costs
- Protect The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Fight the drug crisis through increased border security, expanded access to treatment and rehab, and better job opportunities. It needs to be easier to find help getting sober than it is to find a dealer.
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- Support Small Businesses
- Fight Inflation
- Boost American Manufacturing
- Invest in career and technical education
- Support KY Workers and Unions
- Protect your pensions – especially first responders and teachers – who continually have their pensions threatened by politicians
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- Re-introduce and expand the Child Tax Credit, which makes it easier for parents to make the choices that best work for their families, whether that’s paying a family member or going to a traditional daycare
- Protect and expand Paid Family Leave
- Introduce a national NICU bill that protects workers from returning to work when their baby is fighting for their life
- Universal Pre-K for every American
- Caregivers Tax Credit
- Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization: Strengthening OAA funding expands vital local programs like Meals-on-Wheels, transportation services, and the National Family Caregiver Support Program.
- Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Expanding Medicaid and federal funding for HCBS allows older adults to receive medical and personal care in their homes rather than costly institutional nursing facilities.
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- Protect Kentucky’s natural and historic heritage
- Move to designate the Red River Gorge National Geologic Area in Kentucky as the Red River Gorge National Park
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- Term Limits
- Ban Congressional Stock Trading
- Ban members of congress from becoming lobbyists
- End Citizens United. Get big money out of politics!
- Melissa is not taking corporate or foreign PAC money because she is accountable to you!
- Enforceable code of Ethics for the Supreme Court
- Release the Epstein Files and Prosecute the Perpetrators
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- Defend our Constitution
- No Flock Cameras or unconstitutional mass surveillance
- No Data Centers without communities’ approval and transparency/accountability
- Get the government out of your reproductive healthcare
- Right to repair. Stop manufacturers of farm and consumer equipment from gouging their customers by forcing them to pay the original manufacturer for repairs.
- Ban gerrymandering
- Automatic Voter Registration & pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
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MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$157.3K

$157,330

Spent

$123.5K

$123,485

Cash on hand

$40.7K

$40,742

FEC filings, Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00925917

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

78¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 6 reports ($123.5K of $157.3K). Cash on hand went from $11.7K on Dec 31, 2025 to $40.7K on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$20,830	$9,104	$11,726
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$20,916	$27,629	$5,013
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Apr 29, 2026	$27,091	$19,296	$12,808
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$25,627	$27,290	$11,145
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$51,657	$25,661	$44,039
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$11,210	$14,506	$40,742

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $157,330 reported receipts

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Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$108,55169%

Largest donors

Ginger Strange2 contributions, latest May 26, 2026 · RETIRED · ERLANGER, KY$7,000
Ginny Strange2 contributions, latest Jul 27, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · CINCINNATI, OH$7,000
Peter Strange3 contributions, latest May 25, 2026 · RETIRED · ERLANGER, KY$7,000
Edward Diller2 contributions, latest Jun 25, 2026 · LAWYER · TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP · FORT THOMAS, KY$4,500
Jacqueline CarpenterOne contribution on Apr 14, 2026 · PHYSICIAN · ST ELIZABETH PHYSICIANS · NEWPORT, KY$3,500
Carol ErnstOne contribution on Sep 14, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · ALEXANDRIA, KY$3,500
Richard Rosenthal2 contributions, latest Sep 18, 2026 · RETIRED · CINCINNATI, OH$3,500
Carol WrightOne contribution on Dec 29, 2025 · RETIRED · VILLA HILLS, KY$3,500
Denny WrightOne contribution on Feb 28, 2026 · BROADCASTER · THOMAS MORE · VILLA HILLS, KY$3,500
Mitchell Dean-Brown6 contributions, latest Sep 19, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · INDEPENDENCE, KY$3,000

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Kentucky home103 contributions · 63%		$68,651
Ohio44 contributions · 34%		$36,600
Florida1 contribution · 1.8%		$2,000
Illinois4 contributions · 0.4%		$400
New York2 contributions · 0.3%		$350
Pennsylvania1 contribution · 0.2%		$250

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Kentucky home103 contributions · 63%

$68,651

Ohio44 contributions · 34%

$36,600

Florida1 contribution · 1.8%

$2,000

Illinois4 contributions · 0.4%

$400

New York2 contributions · 0.3%

$350

Pennsylvania1 contribution · 0.2%

$250

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 51 contributions · 28% of ranked		$30,125
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 21 contributions · 27% of ranked		$29,400
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP2 contributions · 4.2% of ranked		$4,500
ST Elizabeth Physicians2 contributions · 3.5% of ranked		$3,750
Thomas More1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked		$3,500
Messer Construction2 contributions · 2.8% of ranked		$3,000
UBS4 contributions · 2.6% of ranked		$2,750
Taft LAW1 contribution · 2.3% of ranked		$2,500

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 51 contributions · 28% of ranked

$30,125

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 21 contributions · 27% of ranked

$29,400

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP2 contributions · 4.2% of ranked

$4,500

ST Elizabeth Physicians2 contributions · 3.5% of ranked

$3,750

Thomas More1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked

$3,500

Messer Construction2 contributions · 2.8% of ranked

$3,000

UBS4 contributions · 2.6% of ranked

$2,750

Taft LAW1 contribution · 2.3% of ranked

$2,500

Name		Amount
Tamarack Aspen, IncOrganization · behind Kentucky 4TH PAC		$6.7M
Paul Elliott SingerPerson · President, Elliott Management Corp. · behind Maga KY and United Democracy Project		$3.1M
KUA Ventures LLCOrganization · behind RJC Victory Fund		$2.6M
Jeff YassPerson · Managing Director, SIG · behind Kentucky First PAC		$1.2M
American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind United Democracy Project		$1.1M
Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.Organization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Make Liberty Win		$803.7K
Conservative Record Inc.Organization · behind Maga KY		$687.8K
Jonathan PollockPerson · Co-Chief CEO, Elliott Management Corp. · behind Maga KY		$687.8K
Herb ShearPerson · Retired · behind RJC Victory Fund		$407.2K
John Alfred PaulsonPerson · President, Paulson & Co Inc · behind Maga KY		$344.4K
POM of Pennsylvania LLCOrganization · behind Defeating Communism PAC and Hold the Line PAC		$325.4K
Stephen A. SchwarzmanPerson · Partner, The Blackstone Group · behind Maga KY		$275.1K

Name		Amount
Good Government Group14 payments · 45% of all spending		$55,159
Topham, Erik3 payments · 10% of all spending		$12,934
Peerless Printing Co4 payments · 6.4% of all spending		$7,912
Everyaction Ngpvan4 payments · 6.1% of all spending		$7,495
JM2 LLC2 payments · 4.4% of all spending		$5,480
Heartland Next, Daniel Thomas2 payments · 4.1% of all spending		$5,073
Patriot Signage1 payment · 3.4% of all spending		$4,145
Lamar Advertising1 payment · 3% of all spending		$3,750

Occupation as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 23 contributions · 30% of ranked		$31,650
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 51 contributions · 28% of ranked		$30,125
Lawyer2 contributions · 4.2% of ranked		$4,500
Physician2 contributions · 3.5% of ranked		$3,750
Broadcaster1 contribution · 3.3% of ranked		$3,500
President4 contributions · 2.9% of ranked		$3,100
Attorney2 contributions · 2.6% of ranked		$2,750
Financial Advisor3 contributions · 2.3% of ranked		$2,500

Melissa Strange

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Strange say they will do?

1Priority 1: Issues Healthcare 1 statement

2Priority 2: Jobs and the Economy 1 statement

3Priority 3: Issues Child and Elder Care 1 statement

4Priority 4: Conservation 1 statement

5Priority 5: Accountability & Fighting Political Corruption 1 statement

6Priority 6: Privacy & Freedom 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $157,330 reported receipts

Largest donors

EndorsementsWho does Strange’s campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Strange on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 1 page

Who lent it

Committees that gave

Where the donors live $108,251 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Money from groups, by interest $1,000

Outside spending $26,258,973 across this race

Who stands behind the outside spending $26.2M traced back through the groups that spent it

What the payments were for $122,128 itemized

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