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Marine Corps Vet Challenging McConnell in 2020 Senate Race After Narrow 2018 Midterm Loss

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Marine Corps Vet Challenging McConnell in 2020 Senate Race After Narrow 2018 Midterm Loss
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, a Democrat, is challenging Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the 2020 elections. Screenshot: Amy McGrath

A Marine veteran and Democrat who narrowly lost her race to represent Kentucky in the House in the 2018 midterm elections is now challenging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the 2020 race. Retired Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, a 20-year Marine combat veteran and former F/A-18D fighter pilot, announced in a video July 9 that she was running to replace McConnell, who has served in the Senate since 1985. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate, McGrath was commissioned as a…

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