Lyon County native and lawyer Logan Forsythe announced his bid in an already crowded race for the seat that will soon be vacated by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Forsythe, who previously worked as a Secret Service agent and now as a lawyer, joins state Rep. Pamela Stevenson in the Democratic primary. On the other side of the aisle, high-profile candidates U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, former Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Lexington businessman Nate Morris are enmeshed in a heated race for the Republican nomination.

Forsythe sat down with Kentucky Public Radio to talk about why he is running for office for the first time now, and how he would handle politics in Washington.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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