Two more democrats are throwing their hats in the ring to run for the United States Senate seat that will be left vacant when Senator Mitch McConnell steps down at the end of his current term.
Joel Willett, of Jefferson County, and Lyon County native Logan Forsythe will join State Representative Pamela Stevenson on the ballot, creating a crowded race. On the Republican ballot is former Attorney General Daniel Cameron, U.S. Representative Andy Barr and Lexington businessman Nate Morris.
Forsythe, while from Lyon County, now calls Lexington home and is a former Secret Service agent. He also has a biology degree from the University of Kentucky, and a law degree from the University of Northern Kentucky. A car accident in 2022 ended his Secret Service career, and he returned to practicing law in Kentucky.
He says billionaires and career politicians have held this office for too long, and it should now be held by someone who supports Medicaid and protecting the rights of the people.
Willett is from Valley Station, Kentucky and is an Army veteran and a former CIA officer who announced his candidacy Wednesday morning. In a press release, he says he recently came under attack by the Trump Administration and online trolls who want to keep him from winning the race.
Willett joined the National Guard at 17-years-old, and then joined the CIA after 9/11 in 2001, where he then staffed the White House Situation Room. From there, he went on to be the CEO at Cybermedia Technologies.
Willett says American politics have become ugly and violent, and he’s running for the Senate seat to take on a political and economic system that steamrolls working people.
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