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U.S. House · KY-05 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Ned Pillersdorf

Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District

Prestonsburg attorney known for helping disability-benefits claimants, with priorities in rural healthcare, food assistance and basic services.

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DistrictKY-05
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Ned stands.

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Preserve Medicare and Medicaid

  • Opposes cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and supports protecting the rural hospitals and healthcare access these programs sustain

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Expand rural broadband access

  • Supports improving internet access in rural communities as part of his agenda for Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District

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Improve rural drinking water

  • Supports addressing communities’ lack of clean drinking water as a central part of his rural policy agenda

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Protect food assistance funding

  • Opposes reductions to food-stamp assistance that vulnerable households in Appalachian Kentucky depend on

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Preserve household utility assistance

  • Opposes cuts to programs that help low-income households pay their utility bills and meet basic needs

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Expand House of Representatives

  • Supports removing the cap on the number of U.S. House members to expand congressional representation

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2023

    Accomplishment

    Earned ABA public-service award

    Received the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award for helping victims of the Eric Conn disability-fraud scheme.

  2. Since 2015

    Accomplishment

    Helped restore disability benefits

    Helped organize volunteer representation whose litigation led to hundreds of former Eric Conn clients having benefits reinstated.

  • Experience

    Attorney for low-income clients

    Maintains a high-volume law practice serving underdogs and people facing poverty in Eastern Kentucky.

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