{"id":895970,"date":"2026-10-27T04:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/895970\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T04:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:02:13","slug":"wkyt-fact%e2%9c%93check-does-zach-dembo-support-higher-taxes-on-social-security-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/895970\/","title":{"rendered":"WKYT Fact\u2713Check | Does Zach Dembo support higher taxes on Social Security benefits?"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A campaign ad airing throughout Kentucky\u2019s 6th Congressional District claims Democratic candidate Zach Dembo backs higher taxes on Social Security benefits.<\/p>\n

The claim<\/p>\n

In the ad, Dr. Ralph Alvarado\u2019s campaign links Dembo to U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cDembo backs higher taxes on social security benefits, picking the pockets of seniors who paid in their whole lives,\u201d the ad says.<\/p>\n

Alvarado\u2019s team says Dembo, like the congresswomen pictured alongside him in the ad, opposes H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which gives tax cuts to seniors.<\/p>\n

The facts<\/p>\n

The claim is misleading.<\/p>\n

Dembo has publicly criticized H.R. 1. He did so on Kentucky Newsmakers on Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the bill is absolutely going to be a huge issue in this campaign because my worry is it\u2019s gonna hurt Central Kentuckians and therefore I\u2019m against it,\u201d Dembo said.<\/p>\n

Dembo says he is not against the part of H.R. 1 that gives tax breaks to seniors. In a statement, Dembo said, in part: \u201cI support no taxes on Social Security, overtime, and tips. The current law expires in under three years, and I support making those tax cuts permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarado\u2019s team stands by its claim, saying Dembo\u2019s support for one part of the bill doesn\u2019t matter because lawmakers can\u2019t vote for only one provision in a bill like H.R. 1.<\/p>\n

\"WKYT<\/a><\/p>\n

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