Why this Federal Prosecutor Resigned and is Running for Congress in Kentucky
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Why this Federal Prosecutor Resigned and is Running for Congress in Kentucky

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 20261 hr 3 min
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  • Politics

Beth talks with Zach Dembo, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, running against Republican Ralph Alvarado in one of the closest House races in the country: Zach's path to running: Teach for America, active-duty Navy, policy advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear, and most recently a federal prosecutor Why he resigned from the DOJ, and how that decision affected his marriage (his wife is also a prosecutor) His anti-corruption platform: no stock trading for members of Congress, 12-year term limits, a ban on lobbying, a ban on dark money and corporate PAC contributions Why the corruption message...

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Lemonado. Seeing the corruption that was coming out of DC this time around was a shock, and it was the first time I ever felt like that mission could be jeopardized. And so I resigned, but I didn't want that to be the end of public service.

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I didn't want that to be the end of fighting for folks, standing up for Kentuckians like I've tried to do my whole career. And that's why I got in. This is Sarah Stewart Holland.

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This is Beth Silvers. You're listening to Pantsuit Politics. Today we're bringing you an interview Beth did with Zach Dembeau, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky's sixth congressional district, running against Republican Ralph Alvarado

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