FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr has officially filed to run for U.S. Senate.

The Republican submitted his candidacy paperwork Friday morning at the Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office, making his Senate campaign for 2026 formally underway.

Barr previously announced in April that he would seek the seat after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not run for reelection.

Barr has represented Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2013. He currently serves as chairman of the House Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee and serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

With his filing, Barr enters what is expected to be a competitive Republican primary. Declared Republican candidates include former Kentucky Attorney Gene

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