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Ralph Alvarado

Ralph Alvarado

Former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of HealthWikipedia

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Oct 18, 2026

Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
77:31
And Ed's going to win by a lot.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
77:33
But Ralph Alvarado is spectacular.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
77:37
He's in a tight race with a lunatic.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
77:41
And I said, I'd rather spend a little more time because, again, these two guys are going to win by a lot.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
109:26
And Ed's going to win by a lot.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
109:28
But Ralph Alvarado is spectacular.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
109:32
He's in a tight race with a lunatic.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
109:36
And I said, I'd rather spend a little more time because, again, these two guys are going to win by a lot.
Michele NorrisGUEST
40:49
And although it still leans Republican, MSNBC now has labeled the seat a race to watch.
Michele NorrisGUEST
40:54
Democrat Zach Dembo, a former federal prosecutor, faces former state senator Ralph Alvarado in this race.
Michele NorrisGUEST
41:00
One poll sponsored by Dembow's super PAC has the Democrat with a nine-point lead.
Michele NorrisGUEST
41:04
[graphics whoosh] Kentucky Democratic House candidate Zach Dembo joins us now.
Nate OrshanHOST
9:19
Ask his adopted kids what kind of dad he is.
Nate OrshanHOST
9:23
And then more to the point for what we're talking about and doing today and in this midway point through October, his administration spawned the very evil Dr. Ralph Alvarado, who was Matt Bevin's advisor.
Nate OrshanHOST
9:42
I want to say vice governor.
Nate OrshanHOST
9:44
That's not quite right.
Zach DemboGUEST
10:39
yeah
Aaron BilesHOST
10:40
bevin was in the uh governor's mansion he in a very fairly unprecedented thing i guess trump did it too but like kind of falling out with his lieutenant governor And they could not run together because they hated each other so much.
Aaron BilesHOST
10:53
So he kicked her off the ticket and brought in his man, Ralph Alvarado.
Nate OrshanHOST
11:02
That's right.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:37
Okay, you got me.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:38
That's a cardboard cutout of Matt Bevin, but Ralph Alvarado is basically the same guy.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:43
He was Bevin's running mate, backed his attacks on seniors, Medicaid, and kept silent while Bevin pardoned hundreds of criminals, including a child rapist.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:53
I approve this message because Matt Bevin was bad for Kentucky.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:57
Ralph Alvarado would be even worse.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:59
I thought we got rid of this guy.
Andy BeshearHOST
17:01
Yeah.
Zach DembowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:00
[upbeat music] Mr. Alvarado is clearly not going to be independent.
Kelsey StarksHOST
0:10
Zach Dembow and Ralph Alvarado trade jabs about corruption in Congress and the war in Iran.
Stephen VossGUEST
0:17
We're seeing young people drop off as they generally have in midterm elections.
Kelsey StarksHOST
0:24
Find out what else could be behind the downturn in the number of young people registering to vote in Kentucky.
Kelsey StarksHOST
2:03
One of the candidates for Congress in the sixth district joined us last night on Kentucky Tonight.
Kelsey StarksHOST
2:08
Democrat Zach Dembow is a Navy veteran and a former federal prosecutor.
Kelsey StarksHOST
2:13
Republican Ralph Alvarado declined our invitation to appear.
Kelsey StarksHOST
2:17
Our Laura Rogers asked Dembow about his stated plans to go after corruption if elected.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
3:15
So why are we g- gonna continuously vote for pain instead of prosperity?
Christi DuttonHOST
3:22
Dembow is running against Republican nominee Ralph Alvarado.
Christi DuttonHOST
3:26
Alvarado is a doctor, former state senator, and commissioner of Tennessee's Department of Health.
Christi DuttonHOST
3:31
We reached out to his campaign for this story, but did not hear back before the deadline for tonight's broadcast.
Manu RajuHOST
20:04
It is now open and there are two Republicans, this is the 2024 results that you're seeing that are on your screen, how much Andy Barr won that district by a lot.
Manu RajuHOST
20:13
But Hakeem Jeffries, I asked him about this earlier this week, about whether they think they can win this district now that it has Democrats, Zach Dembo running against Ralph Alvarado, the Republican.
Manu RajuHOST
20:24
He didn't say that they think they could win it, but he thinks it could be close, and that could tell them a lot about how they'll do on election night.
Manu RajuHOST
20:30
Once the polls close, and if this is a close race, perhaps they have a big night.
GaryAUDIENCE
29:29
Yeah.
GaryAUDIENCE
29:29
[laughs] Uh, Zach Dembow and Ralph Alvarado is another race in Kentucky that's going on.
Thom HartmannHOST
29:37
Mm-hmm.
GaryAUDIENCE
29:38
Uh, Zach Dembow is a former, I believe, Navy JAG.
GaryAUDIENCE
29:43
And, uh, he got fired from the, uh, from the administration, and he was so ticked off about that that he decided to run in Kentucky.
GaryAUDIENCE
29:55
And, uh, uh, he, great guy.
GaryAUDIENCE
29:59
Uh, r- he's running against Ralph Alvarado, a doctor from Kentucky, who says, "I'm going to bring down the cost of your Medicare." H- how is that gonna happen with the administration, you know, the way it's, it's going right now?
Thom HartmannHOST
30:15
Yeah.
Toby GibbsCORRESPONDENT
0:00
[upbeat music] Dedicated by-
Marvin BartlettHOST
0:05
What's the House Speaker doing to help Ralph Alvarado make the move to Washington?
Eric DietersSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:10
Kimberly Guilfoyle is a wicked, evil person.
Eric DietersSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:13
She thought I was gonna be a sucker, and I'm not a sucker.
Marvin BartlettHOST
1:02
Thanks for joining us.
Marvin BartlettHOST
1:05
Central Kentucky's 6th District congressional race is getting more national attention.
Marvin BartlettHOST
1:09
The Lexington Herald Leader reports US House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in Lexington tomorrow for a fundraiser with Republican Ralph Alvarado.
Marvin BartlettHOST
1:18
The Herald Leader says guests are expected to pay $3,500 per person, or 5,000 if they want a picture with Speaker Johnson.

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