Ryan Dotson

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Ryan Dotson completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dotson's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-352877-2026-02-14\" id=\"heading-bio-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-352877-2026-02-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-352877-2026-02-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI am a Pastor, a husband, daddy, and granddad. I am the only person in my race that has never left Kentucky, other than to serve in the US Army. I've got one of the strongest conservative voting records of any State Representative in the country, and I will maintain that record when I go to Congress. I'm a fighter, and will never back down in the face of evil.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-352877-2026-02-14\" id=\"heading-key-message-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-352877-2026-02-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-352877-2026-02-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I'm a Pastor, a family man, and a business man. At one point, I had more than 215 employees in Kentucky. I've created jobs in Kentucky, preached the Gospel in Kentucky, raised my family here, and I've only ever left Kentucky to serve in the Army. I'm the only person in this race that's from Kentucky, and has never left my home.</li><li>I got the Save Women's Sports Act passed in Kentucky, and now KY leads the nation in protecting our women and girls from having men in their private spaces. That fight wasn't easy, but it was right. When I get to Congress, I'll always take up the difficult fights, because what's right is right.</li><li>I have been a Pastor for more than 30 years, and in that time, I've seen all the beauty of life, and all of its hardships. I'm running for Congress because there's only so much you can do from behind the pulpit: sometimes you need to get into the arena and fight.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-352877-2026-02-14\" id=\"heading1-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-352877-2026-02-14\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-352877-2026-02-14\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-352877-2026-02-14\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI'm interesting in putting God at the center of every decision I make. I'm guided by my faith, my beautiful wife, daughters, and grandchildren. I want to do everything I can to secure our way of life for the next generation, and that includes supporting President Trump's mass deportation operation to make America safe again. It includes reducing the costs of living for my constituents to make America affordable again. It includes doing everything I can to block transgender insanity from putting our wives and daughters in an unsafe environment.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Ryan Dotson did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Ryan Dotson did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<p>Ryan Dotson did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nRyan Dotson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dotson's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I am a Pastor, a husband, daddy, and granddad. I am the only person in my race that has never left Kentucky, other than to serve in the US Army. I've got one of the strongest conservative voting records of any State Representative in the country, and I will maintain that record when I go to Congress. I'm a fighter, and will never back down in the face of evil. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I'm a Pastor, a family man, and a business man. At one point, I had more than 215 employees in Kentucky. I've created jobs in Kentucky, preached the Gospel in Kentucky, raised my family here, and I've only ever left Kentucky to serve in the Army. I'm the only person in this race that's from Kentucky, and has never left my home. I got the Save Women's Sports Act passed in Kentucky, and now KY leads the nation in protecting our women and girls from having men in their private spaces. That fight wasn't easy, but it was right. When I get to Congress, I'll always take up the difficult fights, because what's right is right. I have been a Pastor for more than 30 years, and in that time, I've seen all the beauty of life, and all of its hardships. I'm running for Congress because there's only so much you can do from behind the pulpit: sometimes you need to get into the arena and fight. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? I'm interesting in putting God at the center of every decision I make. I'm guided by my faith, my beautiful wife, daughters, and grandchildren. I want to do everything I can to secure our way of life for the next generation, and that includes supporting President Trump's mass deportation operation to make America safe again. It includes reducing the costs of living for my constituents to make America affordable again. It includes doing everything I can to block transgender insanity from putting our wives and daughters in an unsafe environment.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.\n\nRyan Dotson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.\n\nRyan Dotson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.\n\nRyan Dotson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey."}]