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Kentucky Democratic Senate nominee?
$24.7K
MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Marine Corps officer (retired)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age51 years old (Jun 3, 1975)
GenderFemale
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LocationKentucky
BackgroundU.S. Marine Corps officer (retired)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy — B.S., Political Science (1997)
Notable personal detailsAmy McGrath is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, former F/A-18 pilot and weapons systems officer, and Democratic political candidate from Kentucky. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1997 and later earned a master’s degree in international/global security from Johns Hopkins University. After military service including combat deployments, she served as a senior instructor in the Political Science Department at the U.S. Naval Academy and later ran for Congress (2018) and U.S. Senate (2020, 2026) in Kentucky.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports addressing rising costs for families, protecting Medicaid and rural hospitals, and investing in infrastructure and jobs; she opposed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and favors preserving tax relief for the middle class while criticizing large corporate gains and hidden taxes such as tariffs.
Healthcare
Supports preserving and improving the Affordable Care Act, favors a public option and measures to expand access (including allowing older adults to buy into Medicare), and opposes Medicare for All and abolishing private insurance.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with secure borders enforced humanely; opposes building a full border wall and does not support abolishing ICE. Emphasizes protecting asylum-seekers and humane treatment while backing resources for border enforcement and immigration courts rather than large physical barriers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports reproductive health care as health care and believes abortion decisions should be made by women and their doctors rather than politicians; defends access to contraception and fertility treatments. Has said she is pro‑choice but opposes late‑term abortions except to protect the life of the mother.
Climate & Energy
Supports investing in clean energy and strengthening Kentucky’s role in energy manufacturing while pursuing an “all-of-the-above” approach that keeps reliable, affordable power during a transition away from coal. Frames climate change as a security and economic issue and rejects the Green New Deal while advocating targeted clean-energy investment and support for coal communities during transition.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal/expanded background checks, closing loopholes that allow domestic abusers and violent offenders to access firearms, and investments in mental-health and school-based supports; rejects arming teachers and emphasizes respecting responsible gun ownership. Does not support broadly taking guns from law-abiding citizens and has said she is not in favor of an assault-weapons ban.
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Kentucky Democratic Senate nominee?
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