What you need to know Six Democratic Senate primary candidates vying for the party’s nomination took the stage Saturday at the Iron Workers Local 44 in Hebron, where they spoke on a variety of issues, chief among them being affordability, healthcare, immigration and the role of Congress in solving pertinent social issues. The forum, held […]
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Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker to run again for U.S. Senate seat
Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate twice before, is once again campaigning for the office. After leaving a position in Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration in September, Booker announced Wednesday morning that he would run for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat. In a campaign video, Booker emphasized that his platform includes supporting initiatives for Medicare, […]
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McConnell’s open seat draws four GOP contenders to NKY
Four Senate hopefuls laid out competing conservative visions for Kentucky’s future as the 2026 race to succeed Mitch McConnell heats up. The republican candidates for the 2026 U.S. Senate race spoke at the Kenton County Republican Party Fall Fest on Saturday. The U.S. Senate race is one to watch in 2026 because McConnell, who first […]
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Barr leads Cameron, Morris in money race for Senate. But real prize would be Trump’s nod.
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr continues to hold a big fundraising lead in the hotly-contested primary battle among three top Republicans hoping to succeed longtime U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Andy Barr for Senate reports having nearly $6.7 million on hand at the beginning of the month, compared to $630,000 on hand for former Kentucky Attorney General […]
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Former Marine fighter pilot, NKY native Amy McGrath launches a second U.S. Senate bid
Former Marine fighter pilot and NKY native Amy McGrath has launched a campaign for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat, her second U.S. Senate bid after losing to longtime Republican incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2020. McGrath in a social media post Monday morning featured a video of her walking up to a lone chair while saying, “This […]
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Andy Barr to visit NKY Friday
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is traveling to Northern Kentucky on Friday as part of his campaign for the Senate. Barr, a native of Lexington, is the current representative for Kentucky’s 6th congressional district, a position he’s held since 2013. Barr is currently competing in a Republican Senate primary against former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron […]
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Candidates vie for spotlight with well-placed zingers at Fancy Farm
The top three Republican candidates hoping to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate — former Attorney General Daniel Cameron, U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Lexington businessman Nate Morris — have been taking snipes at each other on the campaign trail this summer as they barrel toward the May 2026 primary, but they pulled out the […]
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Barr raises big money from PACs for Senate bid
A big reason why Congressman Andy Barr swamped former Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the first phase of fundraising as each seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate is that Barr got a windfall of contributions from traditional political action committees — particularly from bank PACs. The numbers can be found on Line 11(c) […]
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U.S. Rep. Andy Barr makes it official. Lexington Republican seeks McConell’s Senate seat.
Railing against the “woke left” and embracing President Donald Trump, Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr confirmed his run for U.S. Senate by unveiling a video Tuesday. Barr’s announcement comes as no surprise after weeks of speculation following Sen. Mitch McConnell’s announcement in February that he would not seek reelection. McConnell has held the seat since 1984. In […]