Andy Barr launches bid for McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky

Rep. Andy Barr Launches Bid For Mitch McConnell’s Open Kentucky Senate Seat

Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr announced Tuesday that he is stepping into the race to succeed retiring Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2026. In an X post announcing his candidacy for Kentucky’s open Senate seat, Barr vowed to “deport the illegals, end this DEI nonsense, and lock up the sickos who allow men into girls locker […] Rep. Andy Barr Launches Bid For Mitch McConnell’s Open Kentucky Senate Seat

Rep. Andy Barr Announces Senate Campaign For Mitch McConnell’s Seat

WASHINGTON—Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) on April 22 announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate election in Kentucky in 2026, for the seat currently held by senior Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the former leader of the Senate Republican Conference. McConnell, 83, served as the leader of Senate Republicans for 18 years from 2007 to 2025, during which time he served as the Senate Majority Leader for six years, from 2015 to 2021 and as Minority Leader fo…

GOP lawmaker Andy Barr announces bid to replace Mitch McConnell in Senate next year

Barr promised to work with the Trump administration to deport illegal migrants, keep biological men out of women's locker rooms and sports, and work to bring jobs back to Kentucky.

Andy Barr launches Senate bid to replace Mitch McConnell

Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) became the second Republican candidate on Tuesday for Kentucky’s open Senate seat next year in what is shaping up to be a competitive primary to determine the successor of retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Barr, serving…

U.S. Rep. Barr enters competitive race to succeed Sen. McConnell in Kentucky

Republican Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate. In doing so the congressman is giving up a seemingly secure House seat next year.

Andy Barr launches bid for McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday he will launch a bid for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) seat, becoming the latest GOP contender to throw his hat into the ring. “I’m Andy Barr, and I’m running for Senate to help our president save this great country,” Barr said in a nearly two-minute video announcing his candidacy…