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James Duncan

U.S. Senator (2026 R Candidate · open seat) · LOST 5/19 Senate primary
Republican
🗺️ Kentucky home
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100 / 100 A
Raw: 6 of 6 dynamic max · 3 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 6/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 0/ 40
National Rank
#4,753 of 8,966 · bottom 47.0% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
May 19, 2026
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Official Profile

James Duncan — on the 2026 KY R Senate primary ballot (May 19, 2026). Minimal public-record presence; no campaign website, no FEC reporting of substance, no Ballotpedia survey response. Placeholder record for ballot completeness.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

2/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. James D. Duncan, a 2026 Kentucky Republican Senate candidate and professional farrier, answered his iVoterGuide questionnaire that the Comstock Act -- the 1873 federal statute prohibiting interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs -- should be enforced. This extends his pro-life posture beyond state-regulation-only to federal prohibition of abortion-pill distribution networks, even though he left other iVoterGuide abortion questions unanswered.

    Verified 2026-06-21Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
Not yet verified

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
Not yet verified

Family & Child Sovereignty

0/10
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

Christian Liberty

0/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

2/10
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
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Duncan ran on a market-reform economic platform: replacing debt-incentivizing tax policy with pre-tax savings incentives in education, housing, and healthcare; eliminating 'behemoth corporate subsidies that block free-market signals'; and lowering energy and fertilizer input costs to re-shore manufacturing jobs. He proposed transitioning energy infrastructure to Next Generation Nuclear (high-EROI) while protecting coal by cutting regulations -- prioritizing low input costs for families over government-directed green subsidies.

    Verified 2026-06-21Dispute this claim
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

Election Integrity

2/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. Duncan described his candidacy as a return to Reagan and explicitly grounded his platform in 'the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution' as an originalist. His stated policy litmus test -- 'Does Work build Wealth?' -- reflects a structural skepticism toward government programs and crony subsidies, framed as restoring constitutional economic sovereignty consistent with the rubric's constitutional-accountability standard.

    Verified 2026-06-21Dispute this claim
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified

Border & Immigration

0/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
Not yet verified
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

Self-Defense & 2A

0/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
Not yet verified
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

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
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

Sources & Evidence

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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/19/u-s-rep-andy-barr-win...Unclassified
www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/kent...Unclassified

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