Finding House · Kentucky Democrat
Dembo, Zach FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://zachdembo.com/media · classifier confidence 0.95 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash
The page is titled 'Media' but functions as red-box guidance: it instructs an outside spender on which channels (MSNBC, CNN, Meta, YouTube, streaming) to use, what message to run, when to start (mid-April through Election Day), and provides ad assets. This is not a press kit or voter persuasion; it is a directive for independent expenditure advertising.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Voters need to see on MSNBC and CNN and digital platforms like Meta, YouTube, and streaming platforms that Zach Dembo is a 9th generation Kentuckian, Navy veteran, former senior advisor to Andy Beshear and former federal prosecutor who will take on corruption in Washington.
Directive specifying channels and message for paid media, addressed to an outside group that will run ads.Note: Communication should start in mid-April and continue through Election Day. Most voters in Kentucky vote on Election Day May 19, 2026.
Timing and geography guidance for media buy, a classic red-boxing signal.Photos Included Here & B-Roll Located Here
Provisioning of ad assets (photos and b-roll) for use in paid communications.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 14 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $572,929 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | VOTEVETS | $467,933 | 8 | 2026-04-27 – 2026-05-01 |
| S | SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC. | $104,995 | 6 | 2026-03-13 – 2026-03-23 |
S Supporting O Opposing
Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.