U.S. House · Kentucky's 6th District
Jay Bowman
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. House · Kentucky's 6th District
- Result
- Zach Dembo, projected winner
- Opponents
- Zach Dembo (D); Ralph Alvarado (R); Pete Lynch (Kentucky Party); Robert Quigley (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Reverse the course: On tariffs and other economically restrictive measures.
Broad tariffs on imported goods
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 6
2026-11-03
| Zach Dembo D | challenger |
| Ralph Alvarado R | challenger |
| Pete Lynch Kentucky Party | challenger |
| Jay Bowman IND | challenger |
| Robert Quigley IND | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Reverse the course: On tariffs and other economically restrictive measures.
Campaign agriculture page calls for reversing course on tariffs.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Design a single-payer healthcare system that covers essential medical services, such as preventive care, hospitalization, prescription drugs, and long-term care
Issues page calls for a single-payer universal health care system.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Raise the minimum wage: Increase the federal minimum wage to a level that reflects the cost of living in different regions, and index it to inflation to ensure it keeps pace with rising costs.
Issues page calls for raising the federal minimum wage and indexing it to inflation.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Jay Bowman, an independent small-business owner who has lived in Kentucky since the mid-1990s, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District to Zach Dembo.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Bowman says he was born in Michigan and raised in Utah, where his father's small-business success inspired him and his mother's pursuit of education instilled a love of learning. According to Ballotpedia, he was born in Grayling, Michigan, graduated from Olympus High School and has worked as an entrepreneur.[1][5]
He says he started his own business at 24, moved to Kentucky in the mid-1990s, and has raised his family there as a small-business owner. He was on the 2026 general election ballot as an independent.[1] He campaigned on fiscal responsibility and a "10/10 Plan" to cut federal spending and reduce the deficit.[1] He received 2.5% of the vote to Zach Dembo's 52.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he will work for young Kentuckians, focusing on fiscal responsibility and reducing what he calls wasteful spending.[6]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/jay-bowman
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey for Lynch and Bowman) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 2.U.S. House · Kentucky's 6th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Kentucky Farmers | Bowman for United States Congress · Jay Bowman campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Issues for KY-06 | Jay Bowman for Congress · Jay Bowman campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 5.Jay Bowman · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 6.Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey for Lynch and Bowman) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words