Overview
- The Jefferson County Republican Party hosted the Louisville debate on Monday night, the first statewide face-off in the race to succeed Mitch McConnell.
- U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, former Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and businessman Nate Morris traded attacks and echoed campaign ads as moderators pressed for specifics.
- All three contenders affirmed support for President Trump, highlighting themes of national security, experience, and outsider credentials.
- Democrats held a separate debate Tuesday hosted by Spectrum News, featuring Charles Booker, Pamela Stevenson, Amy McGrath and Dale Romans discussing affordability, health care and foreign policy.
- Kentucky voters will choose party nominees on May 19 for the open U.S. Senate seat long held by McConnell.