Turning now to politics, Congressman Andy Barr is running for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Barr is a Republican serving the sixth Congressional district in central Kentucky, as he has been since 2013.

He announced his plans to run last night in Richmond, and immediately voiced his full support for president Donald Trump.

I'm Andy Barr, and I'm running for the United States Senate to help this president save our country.

I'm a committed conservative who honors our constitution, believes in individual freedom, and fights every single day for limited government, free enterprise, and a strong national defense.

I'm a man who loves my family and friends, who lives and breathes everything Kentucky bourbon horses and Kentucky basketball.

Someone who has a deep passion for our old Kentucky home and her people.

I'm no stranger to fighting the good fight.

I first got fired up to run for Congress when Barack Obama was literally shredding our Constitution, empowering the government at the expense of the people, and trying to fundamentally change the fiber of our nation.

I've been fighting the radical left ever since.

Barr is running for U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell seat.

Senator McConnell announced a month ago he would not be seeking an eighth term.

The Kentucky Democratic Party is criticizing Barr's record as a member of the U.S. House Democratic Party Chair Coleman Eldridge says, quote, and Congress Andy Barr has done absolute nothing.

While the Trump administration cripples our economy, sends prices skyrocketing, targets Kentucky's signature industries, and threatens to gut health care.

That 1.5 million Kentuckians rely on unquote.

Daniel Cameron, Kentucky's former attorney general, is also running in next year's Republican primary.

He ran for governor in 2023, but lost to Governor Andy Beshear.

Nate Morris, a Lexington businessman, is also considering a run for the Republican nomination, although no announcement has come yet.