U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Cameron touted the relationships he’s created with voters across Kentucky as the path that will bring him victory in the May 19 primary against U.S. Rep. Andy Barr.
Speaking in Henderson Friday night, Camerson said his campaign is not being paid for by Big Pharma of which he claimed Barr’s is.
“I have the relationship with Kentucky voters,” Cameron said.
This is the third primary in which Cameron has been on the ballot since 2019. He’s won the previous two—the Republican primary for attorney general in 2019 and the Republican primary for governor in governor in 2023. And it’s his fifth campaign when counting in the corresponding general elections. He won the attorney general spot in 2019 and lost the gubernatorial election in 2023.
The May 19 election, though, was thrown a loop recently when President Donald Trump endorsed Barr on May 1 and then asked Lexington businessman Nate Morris, who had been the third big name in the race, to take an ambassador role. Morris subsequently dropped out of the race, though his name will remain on the ballot.
Cameron Friday night, though, said the recent moves have galvanized his supporters. He also mentioned another time the relationships with voters he’s built.
Despite not being endorsed by Trump, Cameron said if elected he’d keep to the president’s “America First” agenda and said it presents a good opportunity to report back to the president the desires of Kentuckians.
Cameron also stumped his political themes. He opposes diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and said America should be built on “merit, excellence, intelligence and integrity.”
He also spoke about limited government, saying that conditions should be set in Washington and after which government gets out of the way and “let people thrive.”
He supports for the SAVE America Act and the need to pass a new farm bill. He said coal, natural gas and nuclear energy sources should be explored and that Kentucky could be a leader in the nation and even the world with these energy sources.
One of the key points Cameron spoke of was his support of law enforcement and tied his support back to a ruling he made as attorney general when he decided to not press charges against two of the three police officers who fired shots that killed Breonna Taylor. A third was charged with wanton endangerment. The decision led to protests in Louisville and around the country, and also Cameron’s front lawn.
“I’ll stand up for law enforcement,” he said.
Cameron also spoke about his Christianity, saying he finds strength in John 16, a chapter in the Gospel of John in the Bible.
The Friday night stop was Cameron’s fourth on the first day of his Kentucky First Tour, which according to his website, cameronforkentucky.com, is a barnstorming tour that is scheduled to end on Monday, May 18, the night before the election. Along the way, Cameron is scheduled to make 34 stops in as many counties.
On Friday, he started the day at the Paducah Chamber Forum, followed by stops in Mayfield and Madisonville, before ending the kickoff day in Henderson.
“We feel very confident we’re going to win,” Cameron said.
