
Hank Linderman
KY-02 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleRecording engineer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
LocationKentucky
BackgroundRecording engineer
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Notable personal detailsHank Linderman is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District. He has worked in the music industry as a musician and recording/audio engineer and has been the Democratic nominee for KY-02 in multiple prior cycles. He filed for the 2026 cycle with the principal campaign committee Hank 4 KY.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies favoring working people including higher wages, expanded social programs (national preschool and child care), and a health-care-for-all approach; criticizes recent large tax cuts for wealthy and corporations and says the wealthiest should pay their fair share. Emphasis is on shifting policy to benefit workers rather than corporations.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and adoption of universal, government-run healthcare as part of a platform to expand access and restore healthcare for rural and working communities.
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Immigration & Border
Supports granting amnesty/pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants present before a cutoff date, restructuring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a focus on stopping family separations and abuse, and expanding humane treatment of immigrants including recognition of climate-driven migration.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports a woman’s right to choose and opposes making abortion illegal, while emphasizing policies that could reduce abortions (higher wages, better healthcare, parental leave, etc.).
Climate & Energy
Supports major clean-energy policy for rural communities including renewable (wind/solar/water) energy, redirecting fossil-fuel subsidies toward renewables, and endorses the Green New Deal as part of a Contract for Rural & Working America.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262022
2024
2026
LatestCycle 2022
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Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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