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

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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