Pamela Stevenson, top Democrat in Kentucky House, launches campaign for US Senate
Kentucky lawmaker Pamela Stevenson, the top-ranking Democrat in the GOP-led state House, launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Monday, vowing to help 바카라 게임 웹사이트stop the recklessness바카라 게임 웹사이트 in Washington if elected. The seat has long been held by Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is not seeking reelection in 2026.
Stevenson, an attorney and minister, ran for state attorney general in 2023 but lost by a wide margin to Republican Russell Coleman. The only Kentucky Democrats to win statewide that year were Gov. Andy Beshear and his running mate, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, who won reelection to second terms.
Known for a fiery speaking style at the Kentucky Capitol, Stevenson pledged to continue fighting for health care access and public education, noting in an introductory digital profile that her legislative colleagues 바카라 게임 웹사이트know they only have a problem with me if they go after바카라 게임 웹사이트 her causes.
Her Senate announcement came days after Kentucky lawmakers ended their 2025 session.
In the digital profile, Stevenson didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t mention by name Republican President Donald Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트 who has dominated the political landscape in GOP-trending Kentucky since first winning the White House in 2016 바카라 게임 웹사이트 but the Democrat signaled her disapproval with the country바카라 게임 웹사이트s direction since Trump started his second term.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We need someone to stop the recklessness in Washington,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said, Stevenson, the minority floor leader in the Kentucky House. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Someone to restore the balance of power.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Stevenson is the first Black woman to lead a legislative caucus in the Kentucky General Assembly. In her digital biographical sketch, the Louisville, Kentucky, native says her father was a union welder and her mother was a clerk. Stevenson says they lived down the street from her grandparents바카라 게임 웹사이트 church, where Stevenson serves as a minister, and she talks about her military service as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Air Force.
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, announced in February that he won바카라 게임 웹사이트t seek reelection next year but will retire when his current term ends. Kentucky hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t elected a Democrat to the Senate since Wendell Ford in 1992.
On the Republican side, former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron has entered the Senate race, while U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and businessman Nate Morris are considering Senate runs. All three speak glowingly of Trump, hoping to land his endorsement. Beshear defeated Cameron in the 2023 governor바카라 게임 웹사이트s race, and speculation continues to build over whether the term-limited Beshear will run for president in 2028.
One potential wild card in Kentucky바카라 게임 웹사이트s Senate race next year is Democrat Rocky Adkins, a former longtime state lawmaker who has deep political connections statewide. Adkins lost to Beshear in the 2019 Democratic gubernatorial primary and now serves as Beshear바카라 게임 웹사이트s senior adviser in the governor바카라 게임 웹사이트s office.
바카라 게임 웹사이트While Rocky continues to receive tremendous encouragement from across Kentucky, he has not made any decisions on any race,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Emily Ferguson, a spokesperson for Adkins.