These industries are backing Kentucky's congressional candidates
In case you've missed every mailer, yard sign and TV ad in recent weeks, then you might not know voters will soon head to the polls for the Nov. 3 general election. There are several big races in Kentucky, from the fight between U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Charles Booker to replace U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to the race for the open seat in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District , which Cook Political Report has shifted to a " toss up " between Democratic candidate Zach Dembo and Republican candidate Dr. Ralph Alvarado. As candidates battle it out on debate stages, in ads and through mailers, who has been funding whose campaigns has been a major talking point. Ahead of the election, The Courier Journal combed through congressional candidates' campaign finance reports, identifying the top types of political action committees, or PACs, from which they've received funds and how much of their funding comes from PACs. For incumbent U.S. House candidates, The Courier Journal reviewed data from both OpenSecrets , a nonprofit campaign finance tracker, and the Federal Election Commission . For candidates without data tracked by OpenSecrets, only the most recent FEC filings were used. Some FEC filings are still
