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Mike Faris
U.S. Senator (2026 R Candidate · open seat) · LOST 5/19 Senate primary
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 20 of 20 dynamic max
· 10 of 50 answered
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✝ God First
10/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
10/ 40
National Rank
#4,321 of 8,966 · top 48.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
May 19, 2026
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Official Profile
Religion: Southern Baptist
Education: Central Hardin High School; Community College of the Air Force (2005)
Birthplace: Corydon, Indiana
Background: U.S. Air Force veteran. Founder and President of PRIMEHAWX, LLC (20-year aviation maintenance career, H-60 Blackhawk specialty). Native of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; born Corydon, Indiana. Spent nearly 3 years in foster care; adopted at age 12 by Kentucky family in Sonora. Filed lawsuits against the CDC and TSA over COVID-19 mandates (says he prevailed without counsel).
Next Election Year: 2026
Campaign Website: https://www.farisforsenate.com
Upcoming Contenders: Andy Barr (R, front-runner), Daniel Cameron (R), Anissa Catlett (R), James Duncan (R), Val Fredrick (R), Jonathan Holliday (R), Jimmy Leon (R), Andrew Shelley (R), George Washington (R), Donald Wenzel (R)
2026 KY US Senate Republican primary candidate. Grassroots, self-funded ($61.5K receipts as of March 31, 2026 per FEC). Air Force veteran. Founder/President of PRIMEHAWX, LLC (aviation maintenance, H-60 Blackhawk). Southern Baptist. Adopted at age 12 in Sonora, KY after early years in foster care. Filed lawsuits against CDC and TSA over COVID mandates (claims he prevailed without counsel). Polling ~5% in one May 2026 poll; trailing front-runners Andy Barr (43%) + Daniel Cameron (24%). Trump endorsed Barr May 1 2026 after Nate Morris dropped out. Open seat — McConnell not running.
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Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
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Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
TRUE (+2)
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
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Campaigns as a firm supporter of Kentucky's constitutional carry law, calling mandatory licensing requirements 'a violation of the Second Amendment rights of honest, accountable Kentuckians'; is an active NRA member who obtained his own concealed carry permit voluntarily — affirming the rubric's constitutional-carry standard without mandatory government permitting.
- iVoterGuideRight Advocacy
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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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)
1 claim
In a 2026 Republican primary debate on the Iran war, Faris bucked the field by stating 'It looks to me like there wasn't exactly a great plan going in' — placing him in the Article-I restraint camp against open-ended executive military commitments.
- kentuckynewera.comUnclassified
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
TRUE (+2)
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
TRUE (+2)
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
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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www.farisforsenate.com/aboutUnclassified
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