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Amy McGrath Launches New Bid for McConnell’s Senate Seat
Amy McGrath aims to block a Trump-aligned candidate and promises to be battle-tested for Kentucky's open Senate seat, which McConnell held for over 40 years.
- Amy McGrath announced on October 6 that she is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Mitch McConnell in 2026, aiming to secure the Democratic nomination with the slogan, 'Country over Party.'
- In her previous 2020 campaign against McConnell, McGrath lost by nearly 20 points despite raising over $90 million for the race.
- McGrath emphasized her military background as a former Marine fighter pilot and criticized current politicians for lacking moral backbone, stating, 'Way too many politicians don’t and Americans are being thrown under the bus.'
- Her 2026 campaign seeks to prevent another Trump-aligned candidate from easily winning the seat, with strong grassroots support, according to McGrath.
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Amy McGrath announces run for US Senate in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Amy McGrath returns to the political spotlight, announcing a run for U.S. Senate on Monday morning. The Democrat and retired Marine fighter pilot joins a growing field of politicians looking to fill Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat. “You say it's an ordeal? You know what? Our country's worth it. Kentucky's worth it,” Amy McGrath told Nexstar's WDKY on Monday. Who is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell in Kentucky? …
Amy McGrath launches new bid for McConnell’s Senate seat
Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath (D) announced on Monday that she would be launching a second bid for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) Senate seat in Kentucky next year, after losing to the former Senate leader in 2020 by close to 20 points. “You might know me. I’m Amy McGrath. When I joined the…
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