Kentuckians know how to work hard. We get up early, put in the hours, and provide for our families. But Washington insiders created chaos, and that chaos is costing us.

Chaotic trade wars and across-the-board tariffs are hidden taxes, raising grocery bills, energy costs, and crushing Kentucky farms and our bourbon industry. Wages haven’t kept up with the cost of living, and corporations post record profits while families fall behind. Politicians point fingers, but the bills keep coming due at the end of the month.

That is no way to run a country. In the Marines, chaos meant lives were at risk. You don’t succeed without clear objectives, accountability, and results. Government should work the same way: set the mission, measure the outcomes, fix what isn’t working. That’s the discipline Amy will bring to the U.S. Senate.

For generations, energy meant good jobs and affordable living for Kentucky families. But Washington politicians turned energy into a political football. They pitted one industry against another, failed to plan for our future, and left Kentucky communities behind with shuttered plants, lost jobs, and rising bills.

Meanwhile, China is racing ahead on next-generation energy technologies. Every year we delay, we fall further behind, and Kentuckians end up paying more later for products we could have built here at home.

Amy McGrath knows Kentucky doesn’t need purity tests or gimmicks. We need an all-of-the-above energy strategy that secures reliable, affordable power, creates good-paying jobs, and ensures America never has to depend on foreign supply chains for its future.

Kentuckians want safe communities where families can thrive, kids can play outside, and local businesses can grow. But too many politicians rely on gimmicks, deploying the National Guard for photo-ops and staging “tough on crime” stunts that cost ten times more than funding local police. Those headlines don’t make families safer.

Amy McGrath knows real safety comes from professionalism, not politics. That requires adequately resourced and trained police. You don’t improvise your way out of a crisis; you succeed with trained teams, clear missions, and accountability. Kentucky families deserve the same discipline from their leader

Kentuckians have a proud tradition of responsible gun ownership for hunting, sport, and protecting their families. Amy has trained on all kinds of weapons. She knows the difference between the tools of war and the rights of law-abiding citizens.

Amy has the backbone to deliver solutions that respect traditions and protect families. That means universal background checks with fixing the loopholes that let criminals slip through. It means expanding funding for mental health care, crisis response, and school-based supports. It means rejecting political gimmicks like arming teachers, and instead investing in the counseling and prevention programs that schools really need. And it means closing the gaps that allow domestic abusers and convicted violent offenders to access firearms, because protecting families comes first.

But too many Washington politicians use guns as a political wedge instead of solving problems. Parents are left worrying about the safety of schools. Law enforcement faces rising threats. Families endure tragedies that could have been prevented.

Most Kentuckians agree on commonsense steps. What’s missing isn’t agreement, it’s courage. Amy has the backbone to deliver solutions that respect traditions and protect families.

That failure of leadership has left families to live in uncertainty while Washington politicians chase photo-ops and soundbites.

Amy McGrath supports an immigration system that is tough, fair, and enforceable. Those who play by the rules should have a chance; those who break the law should face consequences. She’ll push for 21st-century screening, updated infrastructure, and faster processing so asylum claims are handled efficiently and fairly. And she’ll focus enforcement where it matters most: cartels, smugglers, and fentanyl traffickers who threaten Kentucky communities.

Chaos isn’t a strategy. Random mass roundups don’t work and don’t keep communities safe. Amy knows that in any mission, success comes from planning and discipline.

Our military, economic and diplomatic engagement has prevented the kind of destructive wars that tore nations apart in the past, while offering a path to prosperity and democracy for all. 

Today much of this is at risk. Russian aggression, Chinese threatening behavior, and Iranian-sponsored terrorism are major problems. On top of that, President Trump’s unsteady leadership has put much of the U.S.-led global order at risk. Washington has swung from overstepping overseas to pulling back and walking away from global leadership, leaving our allies uncertain, and our adversaries emboldened. We must stand up to Putin in Ukraine, not roll out the red carpet for him.

Amy believes we must keep the strongest, smartest, most advanced military in the world — filled by the most talented and dedicated Americans who are willing to serve. But strength isn’t just about weapons. We also need well-funded diplomacy and intelligence so we make the right choices about war and peace. Some of the nation’s problems stem from a weakening manufacturing base, a broken immigration system, and a declining middle-class dream. Washington currently does not have most of the right solutions. The president’s tariff policies hit friend and foe alike. He has placed cronies at the head of U.S. intelligence and the FBI. Rather than fix the Agency for International Development, which helped keep millions of people alive around the world with medicines and helped build up markets for American goods, he let Elon Musk simply burn it to the ground.  

Amy knows military power is a tool — not a plan. As a Marine fighter pilot who served three combat tours of duty, she’s seen firsthand that you can’t bomb your way to lasting security. True strength comes from clear goals, smart strategies, and staying true to America’s core values.  

One in three Kentuckians relies on Medicaid. For rural families, that can mean the difference between a hospital staying open or shutting its doors. When Washington politicians slash funding, they don’t save money; they shift the costs back onto families in higher premiums, longer drives for care, and surprise emergency bills. That’s not fiscal responsibility. That’s chaos.

Amy McGrath grew up the daughter of a physician. She’s seen families forced to drive hours just to see a doctor, veterans struggling to get timely care, and parents worrying about affording prescriptions for their kids. Health care isn’t an abstract debate; it’s about whether Kentucky families can get the care they need, when they need it.

Slashing Medicaid isn’t fiscal discipline; it’s a hidden tax on Kentucky families, because when hospitals close, everyone pays more.

Women’s lives are being put at risk.

That’s not freedom. That’s government at its most extreme.  When a woman’s life is on the line, she should get treatment immediately, without politics, delay, or fear.  Reproductive freedom includes the right to contraception and fertility treatments. Amy will defend both from political attacks.

Amy McGrath believes reproductive health care is health care, and these decisions should be made by women and their doctors, not politicians in Frankfort or Washington. Protecting reproductive freedom is about more than one law. It’s about whether Kentuckians will have the right to make private decisions about their own families and futures.

But now, AI-generated disinformation and foreign influence are flooding social media with lies. Chaos isn’t an accident; it’s the business model. When government fails, the powerful profit, and Kentucky families pay the price.

Amy McGrath has spent her life serving a mission bigger than herself. She’s never been part of the Washington club, and she never will be. Kentuckians deserve a senator who will work for them, not party bosses, not corporate donors, not insiders.

Protecting democracy today means protecting truth itself. Every Kentuckian should know their voice counts, with secure systems, transparent rules, and accountability for anyone, foreign or domestic, who tries to rig the process. 

That means banning dark money and overturning Citizens United so Kentuckians know who’s trying to buy their elections. And it means making voting easier for rural and working families, not harder.

Amy McGrath grew up the daughter of a physician. She’s seen families forced to drive hours just to see a doctor, veterans struggling to get timely care, and parents worrying about affording prescriptions for their kids. Health care isn’t an abstract debate; it’s about whether Kentucky families can get the care they need, when they need it.

Slashing Medicaid isn’t fiscal discipline; it’s a hidden tax on Kentucky families, because when hospitals close, everyone pays more.

 Too many politicians give speeches about service while blocking the bills that would actually help. Veterans can wait months for appointments. Families struggle through the transition to civilian life. And every night, hundreds of Kentucky veterans don’t have a place to call home.

Amy McGrath served 20 years in the Marine Corps, flying 89 combat missions and leading Marines in some of the toughest environments on earth. She knows the promise America makes to its veterans — and how often Washington fails to keep it. Service doesn’t end when the uniform comes off. Kentucky deserves a senator who understands that firsthand.

That starts with protecting VA health care by fully funding the VA, expanding rural access, and stopping efforts to privatize or hollow out care. It means strengthening transition programs so service members and their families succeed after the uniform comes off with apprenticeships, job training, and real support for military spouses. It also means ending veteran homelessness by expanding housing programs, mental health care, and wraparound services so no one who served this country is left without a place to call home.

Amy knows Kentucky veterans deserve better mental health and suicide prevention resources, from counseling to crisis care to peer programs that save lives. And she’ll defend the pensions, VA loans, and education benefits that veterans and their families have earned, protections that should never be put on the chopping block in Washington budget fights.