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Chairman Hill and Subcommittee Chairman Barr Encourage Federal Reserve to Continue Streamlining Bank Merger Reviews
House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02), Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), and all Subcommittee Read More
Trump-backed Andy Barr wins GOP nomination to replace McConnell
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., has been named Republicans’ pick to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the U.S. Senate. The Associated Press called the race for Barr at 7 p.m. […] Read More
Mitch McConnell Is Retiring After 42 Years And Trump Just Decided Who Gets His Senate Seat
Trump-backed Andy Barr won the Kentucky Republican Senate primary on May 19 2026 to replace retiring Mitch McConnell. Barr defeated Daniel Cameron and will face Democrat Charles Booker in November. Read More
Trump Can’t Escape Mitch McConnell in Kentucky
Trump's Kentucky endorsement of Andy Barr secured a primary win, but the race also revealed Mitch McConnell's deeper power. Read More
Charles Booker wins Democratic primary for US Senate in Kentucky, will face Barr
Charles Booker advances to the general election as Kentucky Democrats’ nominee to take on GOP Rep. Andy Barr in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell. Read More
Charles Booker wins Kentucky Democratic Senate primary to face Andy Barr
Charles Booker clinched the Democratic Senate nomination in Kentucky, setting up a November contest against Rep. Andy Barr, bolstered by a Trump endorsement. Read More
Who is Andy Barr's wife Davis Huffman? All about the US Rep.'s family and children
Andy Barr was married to Carol Leavell Barr from 2008 until her unexpected death in June 2020 at age 39 from a heart condition. Read More
Trump-Backed Barr Wins Kentucky Senate GOP Race
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., won the Republican primary for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday night, with Newsmax and Decision Desk HQ calling the race as Barr led with 59.8% of the vote after securing President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Read More
Barr wins Republican primary for Kentucky Senate seat, US media projects
Republican voters in Kentucky nominated Andy Barr on Tuesday as their candidate in November's election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Senator Mitch McConnell for four decades, according to... -May 19, 2026 at 07:18 pm EDT - MarketScreener Read More
backed Andy Barr clinches Kentucky Senate primary
Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron had been battling it out in the bid to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Read More
Trump endorsement propels Andy Barr to Kentucky Senate primary victory
Rep. Andy Barr topped an 11-person Republican primary in Kentucky after a late Trump endorsement, advancing to the general election to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell. Read More
Andy Barr wins Kentucky GOP Senate primary
The Trump-endorsed representative defeated former Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the race to succeed Mitch McConnell. Read More
Kentucky primary the latest test of Trump's power in GOP as he looks to oust US Rep. Thomas Massie
CRESTWOOD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr won the Republican primary Tuesday in the race to replace Kentucky’s U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is stepping down in a generational changing of the guard for the party. Read More
Andy Barr Wins Republican Primary for McConnell’s Seat in Kentucky
Mr. Barr, who serves in the House, consolidated support among Republicans in part by securing the endorsement of President Trump. Read More
Andy Barr wins Kentucky Republican Senate primary election, setting up midterm race
Rep. Andy Barr, riding an endorsement from President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary in the race for retiring Sen. Read More
How Andy Barr out-maneuvered Kentucky’s warring factions to win Trump’s endorsement - and probably a Senate seat
The respresentative navigated the chaotic tension between Mitch McConnell, Thomas Massie and Donald Trump to become the likely next senator from Kentucky. Read More
Trump Asks Nate Morris to Serve as Ambassador, Endorses Andy Barr
President Donald Trump asks Nate Morris to serve as ambassador, reshaping the Kentucky primary amid recent campaign developments. Read More
GOP Leaders, Trump Rally Behind Rep. Barr in Ky.
President Donald Trump, Sen. John Thune, and Sen. Tim Scott endorse Representative Andy Barr as Republicans consolidate support in Kentucky’s pivotal Senate race. Read More
Thune and Scott follow Trump’s lead with endorsement of Andy Barr
John Thune and Tim Scott touted Kentucky Senate candidate Andy Barr as a champion of conservative goals and Trump’s agenda. Read More
Rep. Andy Barr gets coveted Trump endorsement in Kentucky Senate race to replace McConnell
President Donald Trump has endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell. Barr is facing former Kentucky... Read More