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2026 midterms · Candidate

Republican · Candidate · U.S. House, Kentucky’s 4th District · Challenger

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2.8%
of statements criticize a policy

In the bottom quarter of Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates (their average is 8.1%; Gallrein ranks 98th of 117, where 1st is the highest rate), from 352 statements.

An AI model reads each of Gallrein’s posts on X and marks whether each criticizes a specific policy, law or ruling; the rate is the share marked.

Ed Gallrein R · KYKentucky 4th District · FEC H6KY04171

What Gallrein says

2.8% of Gallrein’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates. Their average is 8.1%.

An AI model reads Gallrein’s posts on X and marks five kinds of statement; the rate is the share of statements with each label. The thin grey bar is the average of the 117 Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates with 50 or more statements, and the rank places Gallrein among them (1st is the highest rate). A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.

How often does Gallrein make each kind of statement?

Share of statements: Gallrein (thick bar) against the Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates average (thin grey bar)

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Gallrein
Average
Rank
Personal attacks
3.4%
4.8%
57th of 117
Policy criticism
2.8%
8.1%
98th of 117
Policy discussion
21%
31%
93rd of 117
Bipartisanship
1.7%
1.5%
41st of 117
Credit claiming
10%
11%
59th of 117
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Gallrein’s share of statements of each kind, against the Republican House challengers and open-seat candidates average: Personal attacks 3.4%, Policy criticism 2.8%, Policy discussion 21%, Bipartisanship 1.7%, Credit claiming 10%.
RowGallreinAverage
Personal attacks3.4%4.8%
Policy criticism2.8%8.1%
Policy discussion21%31%
Bipartisanship1.7%1.5%
Credit claiming10%11%
352

statements classified

From their posts on X.

The five kinds of statement

Personal attacks. Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.

Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).

Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.

Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.

Back to topNext: Recent statements

Recent statements

Gallrein’s 20 latest statements on file, newest first. The latest is from Oct 26, 2026.

Each statement is shown as written, with the labels the AI model gave it (or none). Five are shown; the rest are one click away. The lab keeps the latest 20 per candidate here.

Posts on X

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Posts on X

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policy discussionSource

Posts on X

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policy discussionSource

Posts on X

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policy discussionSource

Posts on X

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

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Back to topNext: Money

Money

Gallrein reports $4.1M raised and $433.5K cash on hand. By money raised, 1st of the two candidates on this race’s list with FEC figures.

Totals the campaign reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle, as filed.

Raised

$4.1M

Spent

$3.7M

Cash on hand

$433.5K

Where has Gallrein’s money come from?

Receipts by source, as reported to the FEC

Individuals: $3.9M (95.2%)Individuals $3.9MPACs: $197.1K (4.8%)
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Gallrein’s receipts by source: Individuals $3.9M, PACs $197.1K, Party committees $0, Own money $0, Candidate loans $0.
PartValue
Individuals$3.9M
PACs$197.1K
Party committees$0
Own money$0
Candidate loans$0
Notes
Sources are the FEC’s categories; what is left (transfers, refunds, other receipts) is not drawn. The race page compares every candidate in the race.

Back to topNext: Online

Online

Gallrein’s posts on X from Oct 21, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026. Followers and the average likes and views per post, from the posts the lab has collected.

Engagement is what X reports for each collected post, averaged; it measures reach, not support.

Followers

36K

Likes per post

1K

Views per post

31.3K

Back to topNext: The race

The race

Kentucky 4th District: Gallrein advanced from the primary. Primary May 19, 2026. General election Nov 3, 2026.

This race is not among the races the lab lists as rated toss-up or leaning.

Who else is on the list?

Candidates recorded as advancing from the primary

The race page compares every candidate’s statements and money · every race in Kentucky

Back to topNext: Methods and sources

Methods and sources

The headline. Each candidate’s headline is chosen by one rule for everyone. The peer group is the ranked candidates (50 or more statements) of the same party, for the same office and measured on the same record, widened to both parties when it has fewer than 10. Each kind of statement is scored by how far the candidate sits from the middle of the group (|percentile − 0.5|, ties counting half); the farthest leads if it is outside the middle half (above 0.25), scores within 0.03 tie and fall to a fixed order, and a high rate backed by fewer than 10 labelled statements cannot lead. Otherwise the headline is a plain count.

The statements. This candidate is measured on the posts on X the lab collects for the campaign. An AI model marks each statement for five kinds of statement; rates are shown from 10 statements and ranked from 50.

The race. Candidates come from FEC filings (House and Senate), the lab’s list of sitting members of Congress, and the lab’s list of candidates for governor. The lab records each primary’s result once it is official. House districts follow FEC filings; a sitting member is placed in the race for the seat they hold now.

Identifiers. FEC candidate id H6KY04171 (FEC record). First FEC filing Oct 21, 2025.

Money and reach. Campaign money is as reported to the FEC. Followers, likes and views are what X reports for the posts the lab collected, the latest from Oct 26, 2026.

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