Ed Gallrein

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Ed Gallrein is from Shelbyville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Murray State University. He also earned a master’s degree in agriculture and economics from Murray State University, a master’s degree in national security affairs with a concentration in intelligence from the Naval Postgraduate School, a master’s degree in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the United States Air Force War College. He lives with his wife and their four children in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

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Ed is a family farmer. He works on his family’s farm in Kentucky, where he returned after 30 years of active-duty military service. He previously served for three decades in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL and an Army Ranger, earning three Bronze Stars.

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Supports cutting taxes, reducing reckless spending to combat inflation, and bringing good-paying jobs back to Kentucky.

Opposes government mandates to raise the minimum wage, advocating for free enterprise and competitive markets as the best means to increase wages.

Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including coal, natural gas, and renewable resources, opposing the Biden Administration's policies on coal.

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Supports the Second Amendment and will protect the right to keep and bear arms without compromise, while also backing law enforcement.

Supports law enforcement, stating "I fully Back the Blue."

Supports redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.

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Supports finishing the border wall, fully funding Border Patrol and ICE, and securing the southern border.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Opposes stricter environmental laws and regulations, citing concerns about job loss and economic impact.

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Believes that people should be able to vote without photo identification.

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Supports a constitutional amendment to establish a school choice program in Kentucky, allowing funding to follow children to their chosen schools.

For Candidate Ed Gallrein on Issue education: Supports parental rights to make decisions for their minor children.

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Robert previously ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 4th Congressional District in 2024 and 2026 but did not win.

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Robert's campaign for U.S. representative for Kentucky's 4th District is his first run for public office.

Supports balancing the federal budget, reducing the national debt, and reducing tax rates.

- Supports balancing the federal budget, reducing the national debt, and reducing tax rates.

Plans to "[r]eform healthcare and health insurance."

- Plans to "[r]eform healthcare and health insurance."

As of March 10, 2026, Robert S. Wells’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Congressman Thomas Massie 

Thomas Massie is from Huntington, West Virginia. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives with his wife, Carolyn. He has 4 children. 

Thomas is a U.S. Representative. He works at the United States House of Representatives. He previously ran a farm in Garrison, Kentucky, where he grows 15 varieties of peaches from late June through September, tends livestock, repurposed a wrecked Model S Tesla battery to power his home for eight years, and wrote the microprocessor code that automates his farm equipment.

KY Rep. Thomas Massie lives off the grid on a homestead

Thomas previously ran a farm in Garrison, Kentucky.

Thomas Massie is currently a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. He was first elected in a 2012 special election. He previously served as the Lewis County Judge Executive from 2010 to 2012.

Thomas is currently a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. He was first elected in a 2012 and is serving his 7th term. He previously served as the Lewis County Judge Executive from 2010 to 2012.

Opposed the Republican tax and spending law.

- Opposed the Republican tax and spending law.

As of March 10, 2026, Thomas Massie’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Khanna, Massie plan to force war powers vote on Iran

Argued that unauthorized military action is "not America First."

Partnered with progressive Democrat Ro Khanna to force a congressional vote on the U.S. military conflict with Iran.

Said, "I support President Trump’s efforts to stop illegal immigration and voted to fund the wall for the full amount requested by the President."

- Opposes foreign aid and sanctions.
- Argued that unauthorized military action is "not America First."
- Partnered with progressive Democrat Ro Khanna to force a congressional vote on the U.S. military conflict with Iran.
- Said, "I support President Trump’s efforts to stop illegal immigration and voted to fund the wall for the full amount requested by the President."

Voted against Speakers Boehner, Ryan, and Pelosi "in every single one of their Omnibus funding bills they have passed."

- Voted against Speakers Boehner, Ryan, and Pelosi "in every single one of their Omnibus funding bills they have passed."

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Thomas Massie is from Huntington, West Virginia. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives with his wife, Carolyn. He has four children. 

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Kentucky currently has 6 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become federal law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain areas of policy, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
-  Representatives must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected. 

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