Ned Pillersdorf
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Kentucky
$1.5K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — KY-05 House winner?
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4.5%chance to win
$1.5KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderMale
LocationKentucky
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (graduated 1980)
Notable personal detailsNed Pillersdorf is a Kentucky attorney and the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He is based in Prestonsburg and has practiced law for decades, with work that has included criminal defense and civil rights matters. He is married to Janet Stumbo, a former Kentucky Supreme Court justice.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Pillersdorf has criticized tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and opposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. He says his campaign is focused on making life more affordable and resisting policies that he считает harmful to low-income and rural communities.
Healthcare
Ned Pillersdorf has emphasized opposition to Medicaid cuts and framed protecting Medicare and Medicaid as central to his campaign. He has criticized the 2025 Republican-backed bill as harmful to rural communities and hospitals in eastern Kentucky.
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Public Safety & Guns
Ned Pillersdorf has said Kentucky’s gun laws are too lenient and specifically pointed to the lack of universal background checks. He also suggested the Uvalde shooting could shift the political landscape toward gun-law reform.
Latest News
Ned Pillersdorf is in the news as a candidate, but the provided summaries do not include any direct reporting about his own campaign or actions. The recent items mostly cover other congressional primaries, redistricting changes, and Trump-backed races in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arizona, and Texas. Based on the available information, there is not enough detail to say what specific recent development is driving coverage of Pillersdorf himself.
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Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
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