Daniel Cameron, former Kentucky Attorney General and gubernatorial nominee, announced on Thursday that he would enter the race for Mitch McConnell’s seat in the United States Senate.
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in United States history, chose his 83rd birthday on Thursday to announce his upcoming retirement.
“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell told the AP.
“My current term in the Senate will be my last.”
Following McConnell’s announcement, Cameron took to his official X account to declare his decision to represent Kentucky in the Senate.
He wrote: “Kentucky, it is time for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Senate. Let’s do this.”
Cameron previously contested against incumbent Governor Andy Beshear in 2023.
Following the election, he stated that it had been an honour to represent the Republican Party.
