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Amy McGrath
U.S. Senator (2026 D Candidate · open seat) · LOST 5/19 Senate primary
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
11
/ 100
F
Raw: 4 of 38 dynamic max
· 19 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
4/ 40
National Rank
#4,896 of 8,966 · bottom 45.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
May 19, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Catholic
Education: U.S. Naval Academy (BS Political Science), Johns Hopkins SAIS (MA)
Birthplace: Edgewood, Kentucky
Background: Retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel; first woman Marine to fly an F/A-18 combat mission. Flew 89 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Naval Academy graduate. Founded Country Over Party after 2020 race. Married, three children. Catholic. Self-describes as moderate / fiscal conservative.
Previous Election Opponent: Mitch McConnell (2020 U.S. Senate, lost 58-38)
Next Election Year: 2026
X / Twitter: @AmyMcGrathKY
Campaign Website: https://amymcgrath.com
Retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel; first woman Marine to fly an F/A-18 combat mission. 2018 nominee for KY-06 (lost to Andy Barr). 2020 nominee for U.S. Senate vs. McConnell (lost 58-38). Self-described moderate / fiscal conservative. Anti-tariff, pro-ACA + public option, helped defeat KY Amendment 2 (would have restricted abortion). Critical of Trump on democracy + foreign policy. Condemned 2026 U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran, saying Trump "promised to get us out of endless wars."
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Pro-choice Democrat who supports abortion access; in 2019 stated existing abortion restrictions were 'reasonable' (not too many), and in 2026 ran opposing Kentucky's abortion ban — positions that fall short of life-from-conception protection.
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Explicitly opposes construction of a physical border wall, calling it 'very expensive' and 'not effective' and arguing it can be defeated 'with a ladder' — rejecting the wall-and-military-enforcement standard the rubric requires; calls instead for 'comprehensive immigration reform' while maintaining ICE.
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)
1 claim
Supports universal background checks on all firearm sales, banning firearm sales to individuals on terror watch lists, and continued federal research into gun violence — regulatory positions that conflict with the rubric's unrestricted Second Amendment standard.
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
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