Former Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron launches Senate bid

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Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron threw his hat in the ring for Mitch McConnell’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat. “Kentucky, it’s time for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Senate. Let’s do this,” he posted on X, alongside a sweet family photo with his wife and kids. Cameron, a Republican with deep party roots, once worked as McConnell’s legal counsel and even popped up at Trump’s Black History Month event at the White House that day. He’s no stranger to the spotlight—after losing a 2023 governor’s race to Andy Beshear, he’s faced heat over not charging two officers in Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death, though he did charge a third. Now, he’s gearing up for a Senate run, while Rep. Andy Barr and businessman Nate Morris mull their own campaigns—James Comer’s already out.