Andy Barr
Republican
U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 6th district since 2013
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Open seat. Held by Mitch McConnell, who is not running.
Open seat: Sen. Mitch McConnell is not seeking re-election.
U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 6th district since 2013
Kentucky state representative from 2019 to 2021; Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky in 2022
Kentucky Party executive committee member; former Kentucky National Guard member who has worked in hospitals and health departments
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RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports sanctions on people involved in Chinese fentanyl manufacturing (STOP Chinese Fentanyl Act) and restrictions on U.S. investment in Chinese military, surveillance and technology companies.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Supports a War Powers Resolution to end funding for the war in Iran, repealing the 2001 and 2002 military force authorizations, and ending annual military aid to Israel and suspending arms sales until a two-state solution is enacted.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Would push for Senate ratification of UN treaties including the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports expanding coal production and opposes ESG mandates for retirement accounts and climate rules set through financial regulators; cites his bill to block ESG retirement rules, which President Biden vetoed.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Would cosponsor bills to make large data centers cover their utility costs and to share renewable power across state lines. Supports protecting coal miners' pensions and black lung benefits and requiring union labor at prevailing wages on new energy projects.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports ending the estate tax for family farms and expanding crop insurance, and is working on a federal framework for hemp-derived consumer products.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Says he would support the $12 billion farm aid package pending in the Senate and a new farm bill.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Supports restoring ACA premium subsidies, a public insurance option run by the state, expanding Medicare drug price negotiation, and capping drug prices using prices in other countries. Says he would protect access to contraception and IVF.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Supports a Medicare for All plan and says health care is a basic human right.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Supports a constitutional amendment setting lifetime term limits for Congress, banning members of Congress from trading stock and from becoming lobbyists, and requiring the president and vice president to disclose their tax returns.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Would push for a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms, senators to two terms, and Supreme Court justices to 18 years, and supports banning defense lobbyists from lobbying congressional leaders.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports deporting immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes, restarting border wall construction, hiring more Border Patrol agents, reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy and ending catch and release.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports the 2025 tax law he voted for, which he says ended taxes on Social Security benefits, tips and overtime, and cites his work on a Made in America tax credit.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Opposes gun-control bills that would allow firearms to be removed without due process. Sponsors the Fair Access to Banking Act to bar banks from refusing service to the firearms industry.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports increasing federal funding for law enforcement and federal resources for drug enforcement, prevention and addiction treatment. Opposes defunding police and ending cash bail.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
Supports expanding non-VA health care options for veterans and STEM scholarships for veterans, and cites his law protecting access to disability benefits during COVID-19 office closures.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Says he would introduce a joint resolution on his first day to revoke the national emergency used to justify tariffs, and says he would end the trade war. Also says he would cut taxes for working and middle-class families.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Supports a national moratorium on new AI data center construction and the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, and supports the Clean Cloud Act to limit the environmental effects of existing data centers.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
Says Medicare and Social Security must be protected. Would propose adding dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare and making Medicare drug price negotiation permanent.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
No published position found.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Supports unions and protections for safe workplaces, pay and benefits, and protection from retaliation for workers who raise grievances.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Would push for a constitutional "Green" Amendment on environmental protection and for legislation ending companies' ability to buy carbon credits.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Supports reducing defense spending toward 1% of GDP, an immediate moratorium on military aid to foreign governments, consolidating overseas bases, and ending contracts for private military firms in combat.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Supports abortion rights and access to reproductive care, which he says is constitutionally protected.
RepublicanAndy Barr
No published position found.
DemocraticCharles Booker
No published position found.
Kentucky PartyChristopher Campbell
Proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College, adopt ranked-choice voting and a "None of the Above" ballot option, and limit gerrymandering, and an amendment stating that constitutional rights do not extend to corporations.