Solid RU.S. Senator · Kentucky
Kentucky Senate
Andy Barr (R) vs. Charles Booker (D) vs. Christopher Campbell (I). General election Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
What does a U.S. senator do?
Writes and votes on federal laws, approves or rejects the President's nominees for judges and cabinet posts, and approves treaties. 6-year term. Each state has two.
- Votes on the federal budget and taxes
- Confirms Supreme Court justices
- Serves on committees that shape bills
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Listed alphabetically by last name. Each box has the same sections in the same order. Donation and campaign links appear only after we confirm they belong to the candidate's own committee.
Republican
Andy Barr
Photo: official congressional portrait, Public domain
Who they are
In their words: “Andy Barr. Kentucky Tough. 100% America First.” campaign site
What they say they'll do
- Border Security
- Tax Cuts
- Kentucky Energy Powers America
- Second Amendment
- Fighting China
From their campaign site · positions on 10 topics
What they've done
Who funds them
In short
WinRed page belongs to "Andy Barr for Senate", checked against FEC records.
Democrat
Charles Booker
Photo: Breadwin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Who they are
What they say they'll do
- Growing Kentucky Small Businesses
- Lowering Energy Costs & Standing with Energy Workers
- Building Kentucky’s Infrastructure
- Fighting Corruption & Draining the Swamp in Washington
- Making Healthcare Affordable for All Kentuckians
From their campaign site · positions on 7 topics
What they've done
Who funds them
In short
ActBlue page belongs to "Charles Booker", checked against FEC records.
Kentucky Party
Christopher Campbell
Who they are
What they say they'll do
What they've done
Who funds them
In short
No verified campaign link yet.
Where they stand, issue by issue
Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.
Topic
Andy Barr R
Charles Booker D
Christopher Campbell I
Cost of living & jobs
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Growing Kentucky Small Businesses
Small businesses are the backbone of Kentucky’s economy, from the corner store to the family distillery.source
No public position found
Taxes & government spending
Tax Cuts
Charles Booker will raise taxes on every Kentuckian, Andy Barr wants to cut taxes for every Kentuckian. Andy has always fought for tax cuts. In 2025, he voted for the largest tax cut in American history, the Big Beautiful Bill.source
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Health care
Expanding Healthcare Access
Barr cosponsored and voted for the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. This law extended healthcare benefits for military members exposed to Agent Orange and other toxins while serving on ships during the Vietnam War.source
Making Healthcare Affordable for All Kentuckians
Kentuckians now pay an additional $1,000 per month for health insurance since Andy Barr voted to cut Medicaid.source
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Social Security & Medicare
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Supporting Older Kentuckians & Retirees
We made a promise many years ago to our older Kentuckians that they could retire and live with dignity, and Medicare and Social Security are core to that promise.source
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Immigration & the border
Border Security
Andy Barr believes we must deport all criminal illegals and secure the border. Andy voted for the largest border security bill in history that sent record resources to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to seal our border in 2025.source
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Crime & public safety
Here is my Record of Supporting Law Enforcement:
Championing the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act: to fix the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program so that families of fallen officers aren’t denied benefits due to retirement technicalities.source
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Guns
Second Amendment
When the Radical Left comes for your firearm or to impose more restrictions on law-abiding gun owners, Andy will stand in the breach and fight for our Second Amendment rights. Andy has consistently opposed gun control bills put forward to strip gun owners of their firearms without due process.source
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Schools & education
Strengthening Education & Transition Benefits
Led bipartisan amendments to the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship under the Forever GI Bill—signed into law by President Trump—that lowered credit hour requirements, expanded access for student veterans, and helped Kentucky veterans complete their degrees while strengthening our STEM workforce.source
Supporting Public Education & Teachers
The Trump Administration has waged war on our public schools by withholding federal funds, undermining special education through drastic cuts in staff and funding for special education, and cutting resources to the Department of Education, all on Andy Barr's watch in Washington.source
No public position found
Energy & environment
Kentucky Energy Powers America
No one fought Biden’s war on energy more than Andy Barr. Andy has a plan to bring back clean, beautiful coal, to create jobs, lower energy costs, and attract industries of the future to Kentucky.source
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Foreign policy & defense
Fighting China
Andy Barr is leading the charge against the CCP. Andy led the STOP Chinese Fentanyl Act into law, which sanctions anyone involved in China with fentanyl manufacturing. The Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that half of fentanyl comes from China.source
No public position found
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Veterans
Andy Barr: Kentucky's Champion for Military, National Guard, and Veterans
To our military heroes, We need a Senator who will hit the ground running for the 50,000 active-duty servicemembers and 300,000 veterans who call Kentucky home. Kentucky’s servicemembers, National Guardsmen, and veterans deserve more than rhetoric — they deserve results.source
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Elections & government ethics
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Fighting Corruption & Draining the Swamp in Washington
No one should be in office as long as Mitch McConnell has, and no one should go to Congress and become wealthier as a result like Andy Barr has.source
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Farming & rural issues
Fighting for Farmers
Food doesn’t come from the grocery store, it comes from the hardworking men and women who have worked on Kentucky’s great farms for generations.source
Supporting Kentucky’s Farmers
According to the Kentucky Farm Bureau, the Commonwealth has lost approximately 17,000 farms and 1.4 million acres of farmland.source
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Roads, transit & infrastructure
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Building Kentucky’s Infrastructure
Every Kentuckian should be able to build a good life, no matter where they live.source
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No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Abortion, Housing.
About this race
No incumbent is on the ballot (open seat). The race is rated solidly Republican. 6-year term. Each state has two.
Rating from the Cook Political Report race ratings, Oct 23, 2026. Candidates from the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: 2026 nominees from official state sources.
