Candidate spotlight
Candidate for: U.S. Senate
Party: Democrat
Joshua Blanton Sr. did not respond to LINK nky’s requests for comment. This profile was compiled using information from the Campbell County Democratic Party Facebook and Blanton’s campaign website.
Joshua Blanton Sr., a U.S. Army veteran and advocate running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
Blanton Sr., according to the Campbell County Democratic Party Facebook, is stepping up to bring bold leadership and accountability to Washington, standing up for everyday Kentuckians and pushing back against corruption and extremism.
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The Democratic candidates in the May 19 primary are: Charles Booker, Joshua Blanton Sr., Logan Forsythe, Amy McGrath, Dale Lewis Romans, Pamela Stevenson, and Vincent Anthony Thompson.
Longtime incumbent Mitch McConnell is not seeking reelection.
“I am Trump’s enemy within and I will always resist felon 47,” Blanton Sr. said on his campaign website.