Christopher Campbell is running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky as the Kentucky Party's candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Campbell faces Republican Andy Barr and Democrat Charles Booker in the race, according to BallotReady election data. He is certified for the ballot.
Candidate information
- Party: Kentucky Party
- Raised in: Marion County, Kentucky, according to his campaign website
- Education: Attended Kentucky public schools from Head Start through high school; Eastern Kentucky University; bachelor's degree in history and associate's degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University (2020), according to BallotReady profile data
- Military: Kentucky National Guard, according to his campaign website
- Labor: Dues-paying member of Local 1076, according to his campaign website
- Distinction: Kentucky Colonel, according to his campaign website
Experience and public service
Campbell said on his campaign website that he has spent a large chunk of his life working in the healthcare field, including in nursing homes, hospitals, health departments and rape crisis centers.
He has served as assistant director of cashier and collection at Western Kentucky University since 2021, according to BallotReady profile data.
On the issues
The following positions are drawn from Campbell's campaign website and his responses on BallotReady. All statements reflect the candidate's own claims.
Military and defense spending: Campbell said he would push for a major cut in the military budget, targeting defense spending as close to 1 percent of gross domestic product as possible. He noted the U.S. allocates 3.5 percent of GDP to defense. His plan includes an immediate moratorium on all military aid to foreign governments and consolidation of global U.S. military bases. He also called for eliminating contracts for private security and military companies in armed combat, ending defense contractor price-gouging and banning defense contractor lobbyists from propositioning congressional leaders.
Environment and energy: Campbell said he would push for a constitutional "green" amendment establishing a government duty to ensure a safe, healthy environment. He also said he would seek legislation to eliminate carbon credit purchases, which he described as allowing facilities to continue polluting while paying third parties to develop green projects.
Healthcare: Campbell said he supports Medicare for All, arguing the federal government has a duty to provide for the basic medical needs of all citizens. He said such a plan would save taxpayers "several trillions of dollars" while making the nation healthier and more productive.
Government reform: Campbell said he would push for a constitutional amendment imposing term limits: three two-year terms for U.S. House members, two six-year terms for U.S. senators and 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices. He also said he would propose an amendment clarifying that rights and liberties, both enumerated and unenumerated, are reserved for individual persons and do not extend to any artificial entities, aiming to overturn Supreme Court decisions granting individual sovereignty to such entities.
Civil rights and elections: Campbell said he supports abolishing the Electoral College, ranked-choice voting, adding a "none of the above" option on ballots, eliminating candidate and party exclusion from ballots, stronger guardrails against gerrymandering and enhanced voter protections addressed by the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Candidate responses were collected through campaign materials and BallotReady questionnaires. The Florence-Union Journal presents these positions to help voters make informed decisions and does not endorse candidates.
