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Race snapshot
Melissa Claire Strange is one of 10 candidates in the race for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Strange is a Democrat. The field also includes four other Democrats, four Republicans and one Libertarian.
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Thomas H. Massie, a Republican, is the incumbent. The candidate list does not establish who will advance to or appear on the general election ballot.
No candidate in this contest has a biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures on file. That limits direct comparisons of the candidates’ backgrounds, priorities and campaign activity.
The candidates
- Elizabeth A. Mason-hill — Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Thomas H. Massie — Republican. Massie is the incumbent. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Melissa Claire Strange — Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Jeremy Ryan Todd — Libertarian. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Monica Dean — Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Jackson Dennis — Republican. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Nicole Lee Ethington — Republican. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- ED Gallrein — Republican. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Jesse Russell Mr. Brewer — Democrat. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
- Robert Stacy DR Wells — Republican. No biography, documented policy positions or totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are on file.
Positions and background
There are no documented policy positions on file for Strange or any of the other nine candidates. A party label identifies a candidate’s political affiliation, but it does not by itself establish where that candidate stands on a particular issue. No issue position should be attributed to a candidate in this race without a documented statement or record.
Biographies are also not on file for any candidate. The candidate entries therefore do not establish details such as education, occupation, military service, prior elected office or community involvement. Massie’s status as the incumbent is the only officeholding detail listed for the field.
Campaign finance and election process
No figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file for Strange. The same is true for Mason-hill, Massie, Todd, Dean, Dennis, Ethington, Gallrein, Brewer and Wells. Without those figures, the entries do not show how much money any campaign has collected, used or retained.
The next fixed point in the contest is the Nov. 3, 2026, general election date. Voters can watch for official ballot information that clarifies which candidates will appear in that election. Future candidate filings may also add biographies, campaign finance totals or documented positions on issues before voters make their choice.
