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Ryan is a pastor at a Kentucky church, where he has served for more than 30 years. He previously served in the U.S. Army and ran a company that employed over 215 people in Kentucky.

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 ...

Ryan is a pastor at a Kentucky church, where he has served for more than 30 years. He previously served in the U.S. Army.

Ryan Dotson is currently a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 73. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Ryan is currently a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 73. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Supports reducing government spending, preventing new taxes, and implementing balanced budgets.

Supports establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Believes in establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Advocates for implementing balanced budgets.

- Supports reducing government spending.
- Believes in establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
- Supports cutting spending.
- Opposes new taxes.
- Advocates for implementing balanced budgets.

Economy

Healthcare

Supports legislation advocating for "the harshest penalties in the nation for those who commit crimes against children."

Advocates for legislation advocating for "the harshest penalties in the nation for those who commit crimes against children."

- Opposes firearm regulations.
- Advocates for legislation advocating for "the harshest penalties in the nation for those who commit crimes against children."

Public Safety

Supports President Trump's deportation agenda, closing immigration loopholes, and ending undocumented immigration "no exceptions."

Supports President Trump's deportation agenda, closing immigration loopholes, and ending undocumented immigration with "no exceptions."

Opposes undocumented immigrants receiving government benefits.

- Supports President Trump's deportation agenda, closing immigration loopholes, and ending undocumented immigration with "no exceptions."
- Opposes undocumented immigrants receiving government benefits.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including racial and gender quotas, in federal programs.

- Opposes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including racial and gender quotas, in federal programs.

Energy & the Environment

Supports voter ID and other reforms to ensure that only legal votes are counted.

Supports voter ID and other reforms to ensure that "every legal vote counts and every illegal vote doesn’t."

- Supports voter ID and other reforms to ensure that "every legal vote counts and every illegal vote doesn’t."

Voting & Elections

Supports parental control over school curriculum.

Wants more parental control over school curriculum.

- Wants more parental control over school curriculum.

Education

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Ryan Dotson

Supported legislation to expand health and mental health support services for law enforcement and first responders.

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

- 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. 