2026 election · U.S. House
2026 Kentucky House race — Andy Barr's seat
Incumbent: Andy Barr (Republican) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (8) ▾
- Abortion: Identifies as pro-life; opposes public funding of abortion, supports a 20-week abortion ban except to save the mother's life, and backs including unborn children under 14th Amendment protections. [1][2]
- Budget & Fiscal Policy: Supports a constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment and limiting federal spending growth, and backed the 'Big Beautiful Bill' citing $1.6 trillion in deficit reduction. [1][2][3]
- Economic Policy & Regulation: Advocates a free-market approach of cutting taxes and reducing regulations to expand supply of energy, goods, capital, and labor, aiming to lower costs including housing. [1][2]
- Energy: Supports increased fossil fuel and coal production, rolling back energy regulations, and pursuing 'energy dominance' to lower electricity costs and spur economic growth. [1][2]
- Gender & Sports: Supports policies barring transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports. [1]
- Healthcare/Medicaid: Supports Medicaid reforms in the 2025 budget bill, arguing they eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse while strengthening the program for the poor, disabled, and elderly. [1][2]
- Immigration: Supports securing the border, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, restarting border wall construction, increasing ICE agents, and a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. [1][2]
- Taxation: Supports extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and voted for legislation to make them permanent, citing benefits to middle-class families and businesses. [1][2]
Public polling
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