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Kentucky Rep Ryan Dotson Denies Ashley Madison Breach Links

3/17/2026

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Kentucky state Representative Ryan Dotson (R) faces questions over a 2015 Ashley Madison database breach.
Dotson's campaign says the email linked to him may have been created by someone else and denies involvement.
Dotson, elected to the Kentucky House in 2020, is seeking the Republican nomination for the seat vacated by Representative Andy Barr.

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Kentucky state Representative Ryan Dotson (R) faces questions over a 2015 Ashley Madison database breach.
Dotson's campaign says the email linked to him may have been created by someone else and denies involvement.
Dotson, elected to the Kentucky House in 2020, is seeking the Republican nomination for the seat vacated by Representative Andy Barr.