{"id":2495161,"date":"2025-10-06T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-marine-amy-mcgrath-launches-another-run-for-kentucky-senate\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:52:34","slug":"ex-marine-amy-mcgrath-launches-another-run-for-kentucky-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-marine-amy-mcgrath-launches-another-run-for-kentucky-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Marine Amy McGrath launches another run for Kentucky Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-marine-amy-mcgrath-launches-another-run-for-kentucky-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495161&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Marine Amy McGrath has announced a new campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky, aiming to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell after his retirement. Unlike her 2020 bid were she directly challenged McConnell, this time McGrath is competing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-kind-will-reportedly-announce-retirement-in-a-wisconsin-district-trump-won-twice\/\" title=\"Ron Kind Will ...ortedly Announce Retirement In A Wisconsin District ... Won Twice\">crowded democratic primary<\/a> that includes candidates such as former Secret Service agent Logan Forsythe, ex-CIA officer Joel Willett, and state Representative Pamela Stevenson. McGrath describes her campaign as a fight for Kentucky against political chaos, rising costs, and threats to freedoms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-report-rfk-jr-is-considering-move-to-join-forces\/\" title=\"... Responds to ...ort RFK Jr. Is Considering Move to &#039;Join Forces&#039;\">emphasizing priorities<\/a> like reducing grocery prices, preserving Kentucky&#8217;s energy leadership, and keeping rural hospitals open.<\/p>\n<p>McGrath, an F-18 fighter pilot and outspoken critic of certain military policies, is running an anti-Trump campaign in a state that heavily supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previous losses-falling short<\/a> against McConnell in 2020 and against Rep.Andy Barr in 2018-she remains a prominent Democratic contender. The Kentucky Senate primary is scheduled for May 19, 2026, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up ...s in House, Picked Up ... Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the ... -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a> on November 3, 2026. Simultaneously occurring, multiple Republicans are also vying for the GOP nomination, seeking Trump&#8217;s endorsement. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ex-Marine Amy McGrath launches another run for Kentucky Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2365770\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-mcgrath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amy McGrath<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kentucky<\/a> is taking another shot at running for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This time, instead of facing off against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), McGrath is entering a race full of Democrats and Republicans eager to fill McConnell&rsquo;s seat after he retires. McGrath joins two political outsiders, former Secret Service agent Logan Forsythe and ex-CIA officer Joel Willett, as well as state Rep. Pamela Stevenson, in the 2026 Democratic primary field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3838111\/wesley-hunt-texas-senate-campaign\/\">Wesley Hunt launches Texas Senate campaign, challenging Cornyn and Paxton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3838390\/brooke-pinto-second-council-member-challenge-eleanor-holmes-norton-dc-delegate\/\">Brooke Pinto becomes second council member to challenge Eleanor Holmes Norton for DC delegate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3838293\/roy-cooper-record-14-million-fundraising-double-whatley\/\">Roy Cooper&rsquo;s record $14 million fundraising haul more than double Whatley&rsquo;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3811223\/former-secret-service-agent-ex-cia-officer-launch-democratic-bids-mitch-mcconnell-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FORMER SECRET SERVICE AGENT AND EX-CIA OFFICER LAUNCH DEMOCRATIC BIDS FOR MCCONNELL&rsquo;S SENATE SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our democracy is under siege, cowards in Washington are bowing to Donald Trump, and Kentuckians are paying the price. Kentuckians deserve someone battle-tested and ready to fight for them on day one. I&rsquo;ve spent my life stepping up when the mission was tough and the stakes were high, first as a Marine and now for Kentucky. I&rsquo;m ready to complete the mission,&rdquo; McGrath wrote in her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmyMcGrathKY\/status\/1975153278938664963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement <\/a>on X.<\/p>\n<p>McGrath, a former F-18 fighter jet pilot, has voiced her disagreement with many of the opinions of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who has pushed for &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/draft-our-daughters-legislation-is-a-trojan-horse-for-big-govt\/\" title=\"&#039;Draft Our Daughters&#039; Legislation Is A Trojan Horse For Big Govt.\">gender neutral&#038;rdquo<\/a>; standards in the military. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3834194\/pete-hegseth-command-performance-speech-military-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently told CNN<\/a>, &ldquo;Pete Hegseth still has a lot to learn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I flew my combat missions, there was not a set male standard and a female standard for flying an aircraft onto the back of an aircraft carrier. You can either do it or you can&rsquo;t,&rdquo; McGrath <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3834194\/pete-hegseth-command-performance-speech-military-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>McGrath is running an anti-Trump campaign in a state where President Donald Trump beat former Vice President Kamala Harris by about 30 points in 2024. She told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/news\/politics-government\/article312393022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lexington Herald-Leader<\/a><\/em>&lsquo;s Austin Horn that she thinks her campaign will resonate with Kentuckians.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re seeing from folks in power right now is not what most Kentuckians voted for. I don&rsquo;t think any Kentuckians voted for higher prices or less health care. They didn&rsquo;t vote for more taxes in the form of tariffs and putting rural hospitals at risk. That&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re getting right now,&rdquo; McGrath <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/news\/politics-government\/article312393022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McGrath is running with a simple slogan, &ldquo;End the chaos. Cut costs. Protect freedoms,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amymcgrath.com\/issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> her campaign website. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amymcgrath.com\/issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> also highlights campaign priorities, including cutting grocery costs, maintaining Kentucky&rsquo;s status as an &ldquo;energy leader,&rdquo; and keeping rural hospitals open.<\/p>\n<p>The McGrath campaign did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Each Republican candidate in the Senate race, including Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and businessman Nate Morris, is vying for Trump&rsquo;s endorsement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3802994\/andy-barr-drops-first-tv-ad-campaign-as-he-gets-hit-with-2-million-negative-ad-spree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is not McGrath&rsquo;s first rodeo when it comes to campaigning as a red-state Democrat under Trump. She first ran for McConnell&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/752482\/mitch-mcconnell-holds-senate-seat-in-kentucky-race-against-amy-mcgrath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seat in 2020<\/a>, falling to the Kentucky Republican approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2020\/results\/state\/kentucky\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">38.2%<\/a> to 57.8% despite raising just over $80 million for her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>McGrath also faced off against Barr when she challenged him for Kentucky&rsquo;s 6th Congressional District in 2018. She garnered <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Kentucky%27s_6th_Congressional_District\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about 48.7%<\/a> of the vote to Barr&rsquo;s 51%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3824621\/kentucky-republicans-rand-paul-thomas-massie-break-party-leadership-town-hall-hiatus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS BREAK WITH PARTY LEADERSHIP ON TOWN HALL HIATUS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Andy Barr and President Trump beat Amy McGrath once, and they&rsquo;ll do it again. Together, they defeated her in what was once a battleground district, despite her millions from coastal elites and endless airtime from the liberal media,&rdquo; Alex Bellizzi, Barr&rsquo;s campaign spokesman, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky&rsquo;s Senate primary Election Day will be held on May 19, 2026. 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