Candidate · November 3, 2026
Andy Barr
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Kentucky
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $13M
- cash on hand
- $1.6M
- issues with public statements
- 14
- outside spending for or against
- $17M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate · Kentucky1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican Party1, |
| Status | Open seat — Currently serves in the U.S. House, representing Kentucky's 6th District.4 |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Andy Barr is a native of Lexington, Kentucky, who graduated from Henry Clay High School in 1992, earned a bachelor's degree in government and philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1996 and received a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 2001.5,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he first ran for Congress to restore the American Dream, keep the country from going bankrupt and keep Americans safe through peace through strength, and that he believes Kentuckians now need an experienced leader representing them.5
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Official websitebarr.house.gov4
- X (Twitter)x.com/RepAndyBarr7
- Facebookfacebook.com/RepAndyBarr7
- YouTubeyoutube.com/RepAndyBarr7
- Instagraminstagram.com/RepAndyBarr7
- Campaign websitebarrforsenate.com8,
9 - Facebookfacebook.com/BarrForSenate9
- Instagraminstagram.com/barrforsenate9
- X (Twitter)x.com/barrforsenate9
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Immigration
His campaign website says he believes immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes must all be deported, and that he has supported ending catch and release.10
His campaign website says he has supported restarting construction of the border wall and funding to hire more border agents.10
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he wants to cut taxes for every Kentuckian and that he voted for the 2025 tax law.10
His campaign website says the 2025 tax law he voted for ended taxes on overtime pay and tips.10
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says the 2025 tax law he voted for ended taxes on Social Security for seniors.10
Education
His campaign website says he is leading the Defend Girls' Athletics Act, which would cut off federal funding to schools and colleges that let athletes born male play on girls' teams, and says girls' sports, locker rooms and bathrooms should be limited to those born female.10
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
Health Care
His campaign website says he supported and voted for legislation banning gender transition surgery for minors.10
Veterans
His campaign website says he moved legislation through Congress giving veterans more access to health care options outside the VA.10
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he wrote a bill, vetoed by President Biden, to block federal ESG rules for retirement accounts and 401(k)s.10
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he helped pass a law cutting off American investment in Chinese military, surveillance and technology companies, and led the STOP Chinese Fentanyl Act, which it says sanctions those involved in fentanyl production in China.10
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he has voted to increase federal funding for law enforcement in Kentucky and has secured Justice Department and COPS Office grants for local police departments, including money for hiring.10,
- Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
- Keep funding near current levels
- Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Agriculture and Rural Life
His campaign website says he helped expand crop insurance to record levels.10
- Expand price supports, crop insurance or emergency aid
- Keep the programs at current levels
- Cut payments, such as with tighter limits for the largest farms
- Phase out price-support payments and rely on crop insurance
Energy and Climate
His energy plan says he has introduced or supported bills to speed up permits for power plants, transmission lines and other energy infrastructure.12
His energy plan says he has introduced or supported bills to support AI data centers and advanced manufacturing that depend on affordable, constant power.12
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Andy Barr served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Andy Barr sponsored or cosponsored 24 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)25Cosponsored
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)26Cosponsored
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)27Cosponsored
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)28Cosponsored
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)29Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)30Cosponsored
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)31Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)32Cosponsored
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)33Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)34Cosponsored
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)35Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)36Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)37Did not cosponsor
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)38Did not cosponsor
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)39Did not cosponsor
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)40Did not cosponsor
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)41Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)42Did not cosponsor
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)43Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)44Did not cosponsor
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)45Did not cosponsor
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)46Did not cosponsor
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)47Did not cosponsor
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)48Did not cosponsor
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)49Did not cosponsor
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)50Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)60Did not cosponsor
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)61Did not cosponsor
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)62Did not cosponsor
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)63Did not cosponsor
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)64Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.65
| Raised | $12,541,350 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $14,680,571 |
| Cash on hand | $1,553,857 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $8,442,545 supporting and $8,281,596 opposing Andy Barr this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 25, 2026.66
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. | $6,925,608 | — |
| Win it Back PAC | — | $4,439,887 |
| FIGHT FOR KENTUCKY | — | $3,841,709 |
| AMERICAN MISSION | $883,404 | — |
| FELLOWSHIP PAC | $628,597 | — |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | $4,937 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Annual financial disclosure report67filed Aug 10, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report68filed Aug 11, 2025
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Andy Barr at efdsearch.senate.gov69.