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Christopher Campbell
Kentucky candidate for United States Senator, Kentucky · Open seat
DoorDash driver; former health care worker and union carpenter (as described in his own words)
Christopher Campbell is a Kentucky Party Executive Committee member who announced his run for U.S. Senate in November 2025. He filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State on June 1, 2026, as the Kentucky Party candidate, and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for the open seat left by Mitch McConnell's retirement. He has said he entered the race because the Kentucky Party had no candidate for the seat.
Where Campbell stands
- Health care
- Supports Medicare for All. Calls universal health care his main policy and says health care is a basic human right that would save taxpayers trillions over the long run.
- Term limits
- Proposes a constitutional amendment setting term limits: three 2-year terms in the U.S. House, two 6-year terms in the Senate, and 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices.
- Foreign policy / military spending
- Proposes cutting defense spending toward 1% of GDP. His plan includes pausing military aid to foreign governments, closing overseas bases, ending private military contracts in combat, and banning defense contractor lobbying.
- Foreign policy / Gaza
- Says he would work on diplomatic solutions to end what he calls genocide in Gaza, and would build a bloc in the Senate to cut off funding for what he calls the 'forever war machine.'
- Abortion
- Supports abortion rights. Says reproductive care is health care and that a person's control over their own body is protected by the 4th, 9th, 10th and 14th Amendments.
- Energy and environment
- Proposes a constitutional 'Green' Amendment guaranteeing a safe, healthy environment, and supports banning companies from buying carbon credits.
- Wages and labor
- Supports unions and pro-labor policies, including safe workplaces, good pay and benefits, and a way for workers to raise grievances without fear of retaliation.
- Independence from party leadership
- Says officials in both major parties look out for their benefactors and ignore their constituents. He is running as the Kentucky Party candidate.
- Election reform
- Proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College, adopt ranked-choice voting, add a 'none of the above' ballot option, and strengthen limits on gerrymandering.
- Campaign finance / corporate personhood
- Proposes a constitutional amendment saying constitutional rights belong only to individual people, not corporations or other artificial entities, which would overturn Citizens United v. FEC.
Background
- Kentucky Party Executive Committee member
- Former member, Kentucky National Guard
- Member, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 1076
- Health care work in hospitals, health departments, nursing homes and home health
- Eastern Kentucky University: B.S. in Psychology; Master of Public Health (2019)
- Kentucky Colonel
In the news
- With McConnell retiring, four candidates vie for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat LINK nky, October 14, 2026
- Meet Kentucky US Senate candidates in 2026 midterm election Yahoo News, October 9, 2026
Also running for United States Senator
- Andy Barr Republican
- Charles Booker Democratic
Sources
- Kentucky Secretary of State candidate filing
- Campaign website
- Ballotpedia: 2026 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky
- Campaign announcement press release (LINK nky)
- LINK nky candidate profile
- GoodParty candidate page
- linknky.com
Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.
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