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Tonight, four months before the May primary for the U.S.

Senate, Republican candidate Daniel Cameron is out with his first TV commercial of the campaign.

Here's part of it.

>> We don't need an America that is built on diversity, equity and inclusion.

We need an America that is built on merit, excellence, and intelligence.

>> Cameron says he's running on a platform of advancing President Trump's America First agenda and a faith centered approach to public service.

Cameron served as Kentucky's attorney general.

He was the Republican nominee for governor in 2023.

We were in the secretary of state's office in Frankfort today as Cameron officially filed to run.

>> We feel very strongly about our position in this race and that come the May primary, Daniel Cameron is going to be the Republican nominee.

We got into this race because of these two little ones here and our one on the way.

We want to ensure that they have a country that lives up to the ideals of our founding country that is based on merit and opportunity, one that preserves the American dream, an American dream that has made this country a shining city on a hill.

>> I like his morals.

I like his ethics.

I think he's a strong candidate for our party.

And I like that he has a young family like, you know, like John F Kennedy.

I mean, kind of changes your way of thinking a little bit.

>> My focus is going to be what I think most folks in this room care deeply about, which is the the ensuring that we get taxes lower and lower so people have more money in their paychecks.

I want to make sure that we are standing up for our law enforcement community here in Kentucky.

We're never going to allow a reimagining of our law enforcement community or defunding of our police.

We need to make sure that regardless of who is in the white House, that we secure that southern border, because securing that southern border means poison doesn't make its way into Kentucky and harms our people.

And then as a fourth component, energy independence.

I mean, we stand at a really critical juncture in our country.

China is trying to take the lead on a bunch of forward technologies.

But here in Kentucky, we have low cost and reliable energy to take part in the economy of the future.

And I want to make sure we're generating and producing as much coal and natural gas as we possibly can.

Our people here in Kentucky have been plagued by drug epidemic that has ravaged our communities and hurt so many folks.

And when you have someone who has trafficked in drugs and made that a central part of their country, President Trump was right to bring Maduro here for for justice.

I am honored to have been endorsed by President Trump two times now, and certainly would be grateful if he decided to to jump into this race on on my behalf as well.

But what what what President Trump cares deeply about is a candidate that's going to to run and work hard to earn this nomination.

And that's that's my intention is to run hard and get to as many places as possible and have conversations with folks and earn his help.

I'm running like my identity is in Christ, and I'm going to fight hard, and I'm going to work hard, and you all in this room deserve that.

And.

We're going to let the chips fall where they may.

But I'm going to win this race.

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