Former Kentucky Legal professional Basic Daniel Cameron, seen as a rising star within the Republican Celebration, introduced Thursday he’s searching for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by former GOP chief Mitch McConnell.
Cameron, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2023, enters the Republican main with excessive title ID and talent to mount a formidable statewide marketing campaign, after changing into Kentucky’s first Black lawyer basic in 2019.
He’s broadly seen because the inheritor obvious to McConnell, the longest-serving Senate get together chief in U.S. historical past, and launched his Senate bid inside hours of his mentor asserting he wouldn’t search reelection.
“Kentucky, it’s time for a brand new technology of management within the U.S. Senate,” Cameron proclaimed whereas announcing his bid on the social media platform X. “Let’s do that.”
He’s anticipated to face a problem for the Republican nomination from Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and businessman Nate Morris, although some view Cameron because the prohibitive favourite.
