Barr keeps his cash lead in Kentucky Senate GOP primary
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Rep. Andy Barr leads in fundraising for the Kentucky Senate GOP primary to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell.
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Rep. Andy Barr maintained his cash advantage over his GOP rivals in the Kentucky Senate primary race to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell. Barr raised nearly $1.5 million over the first three months of the year and started April with almost $4.2 million in his war chest. This amount is more than five times that of his next-closest rival, businessman Nate Morris, who had roughly $580,000 in his campaign coffers. Morris has loaned himself $4.9 million over the course of the campaign, while former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron raised $456,000. President Donald Trump has not endorsed in the race, which sees all major candidates scrambling to embrace him.
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