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KY-06 Democratic nominee?
$31.7K
MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyLiberal Democrat
Age49 years old (Jul 17, 1976)
GenderFemale
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LocationKentucky
BackgroundPolitician
EducationMorehead State University — B.S., Behavioral Sciences
Notable personal detailsCherlynn Watley Stevenson is a Kentucky politician and former small business owner who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 88th District from 2019 to 2025 and held the role of House Minority Caucus Chair. She was born and raised in Hindman, Kentucky, and earned a B.S. in behavioral sciences from Morehead State University. She has worked in healthcare and manufacturing and is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Cherlynn Stevenson has opposed recent state-level income tax cuts in Kentucky and emphasizes protecting funding for healthcare and services (expressing concern that tax cuts would harm Medicaid and education). Her campaign supports policies to protect local industries from harmful trade policies and to prioritize workforce and community economic development.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to healthcare and opposes proposed Medicaid cuts that would reduce coverage and threaten rural hospitals. Advocates using federal policy to preserve Medicaid and make healthcare more affordable for Kentucky families.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care while opposing Kentucky’s stricter abortion bans and advocating for adding exceptions (including rape, incest and life of the mother).
Climate & Energy
The candidate has engaged on energy issues as a former Kentucky state representative and served on the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee. Public materials and local reporting show involvement in preserving consumer access to rooftop solar (filing amendments during consideration of SB100) and a background that references renewable energy and sustainability in her public biography. Her record suggests support for clean energy measures while acknowledging Kentucky’s coal heritage.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-safety measures such as commonsense background checks and favors responsible gun ownership while working across the aisle on public safety issues.
Polls
KY-06 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$602.6K
$451.9K
$301.3K
$150.6K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$602.6K
$83.2K
$519.6K
$32.5K
Source: FEC
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