Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath launches a second U.S. Senate bid [View all]

Source: kentuckylatern.com

By: Liam Niemeyer - October 6, 2025 9:42 am


Former Marine fighter pilot 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 isn’t just a chair. It’s an open seat.” McConnell, 83, the Senate’s longest-ever party leader, set off what promises to be a fierce fight for his seat when he announced in February that he would not seek an eighth term.

The bomber jacket was a trademark of Democrat Amy McGrath’s two earlier campaigns and now next year’s race for U.S. Senate. (Courtesy Amy McGrath for Senate)

McGrath is joining three Democrats already vying for the open U.S. Senate seat and at least three Republicans................


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I have been listening to Amy McGrath on msnbc this morning. She is really good at explaining what is going on in Fed government with Trump and immigration.




A photo of Amy McGrath posing by a fence.

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