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(Cameron is likely to run for governor of Kentucky in 2024, against the Democrat incumbent Andy Beshear, and/or run for RINO Mitch McConnell's U.S. Senate seat in 2026.) |
(Against a well-funded opponent backed the Establishment and Never-Trumpers 2024, Cameron won the GOP primary in a landslide on May 17, 2023.) |
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*Wilson, Reid (November 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/470181-mcconnell-protege-emerges-as-kentuckys-next-rising-star McConnell protege emerges as Kentucky's next rising star]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 13, 2019.</ref> Cameron takes conservative positions,<ref>Starr, Penny (November 6, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/06/kentucky-attorney-general-elect-daniel-cameron-promises-to-fight-drug-epidemic/ Kentucky Attorney General-Elect Daniel Cameron Promises to Fight Drug Epidemic]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 7, 2019.</ref> in particular a strong stance against [[illegal immigration]].<ref>Arthur, Andrew R. (November 8, 2019). [https://cis.org/Arthur/Daniel-Cameron-Kentuckys-Immigration-Hawk Daniel Cameron: Kentucky's Immigration Hawk]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref> | *Wilson, Reid (November 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/470181-mcconnell-protege-emerges-as-kentuckys-next-rising-star McConnell protege emerges as Kentucky's next rising star]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 13, 2019.</ref> Cameron takes conservative positions,<ref>Starr, Penny (November 6, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/06/kentucky-attorney-general-elect-daniel-cameron-promises-to-fight-drug-epidemic/ Kentucky Attorney General-Elect Daniel Cameron Promises to Fight Drug Epidemic]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 7, 2019.</ref> in particular a strong stance against [[illegal immigration]].<ref>Arthur, Andrew R. (November 8, 2019). [https://cis.org/Arthur/Daniel-Cameron-Kentuckys-Immigration-Hawk Daniel Cameron: Kentucky's Immigration Hawk]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref> | ||
| − | Cameron | + | Cameron ran for governor of Kentucky in 2024, against the [[Democrat]] incumbent Andy Beshear. Against a well-funded opponent backed the [[Establishment]] and [[Never-Trumpers 2024]], Cameron won the [[GOP]] primary in a landslide on May 17, 2023.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/16/kentucky-governor-cameron-craft-00097287</ref> |
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*[[Black history]] | *[[Black history]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, May 17, 2023
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| Attorney General of Kentucky From: December 17, 2019 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Andy Beshear | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
Daniel Jay Cameron (born November 22, 1985, age 40) is the conservative Attorney General of Kentucky.
Endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump,[1] Cameron was elected Kentucky Attorney General in 2019 beating his white privileged Democrat opponent by 58% to 42%, becoming the state's first black Attorney General and the first Republican AG in seventy years.[2] Cameron takes conservative positions,[3] in particular a strong stance against illegal immigration.[4]
Cameron ran for governor of Kentucky in 2024, against the Democrat incumbent Andy Beshear. Against a well-funded opponent backed the Establishment and Never-Trumpers 2024, Cameron won the GOP primary in a landslide on May 17, 2023.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Spiering, Charlie (July 29, 2019). Donald Trump Endorses Black Conservative Daniel Cameron for Kentucky Attorney General. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
See also:- Halaschak, Zachary (November 23, 2019). 'Very talented political star': Trump lauds first black GOP attorney general of Kentucky. Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Blitzer, Ronn (November 6, 2019). Republican Daniel Cameron makes history in Kentucky attorney general race, amid Bevin drama. Fox News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Stieber, Zachary (November 6, 2019). Kentucky Elects First Black Attorney General. The Epoch Times. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Sonka, Joe (November 5, 2019). Republican Daniel Cameron elected Kentucky's first African American attorney general. USA Today (from the Louisville Courier Journal). Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Wilson, Reid (November 5, 2019). Former McConnell aide wins Kentucky attorney general's race. The Hill. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Victor, Daniel (November 6, 2019). Daniel Cameron Becomes First Black Attorney General Elected in Kentucky. The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Creitz, Charles (November 7, 2019). Daniel Cameron reacts after making history in Kentucky attorney general race. Fox News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Wilson, Reid (November 13, 2019). McConnell protege emerges as Kentucky's next rising star. The Hill. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Starr, Penny (November 6, 2019). Kentucky Attorney General-Elect Daniel Cameron Promises to Fight Drug Epidemic. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ↑ Arthur, Andrew R. (November 8, 2019). Daniel Cameron: Kentucky's Immigration Hawk. Center for Immigration Studies. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/16/kentucky-governor-cameron-craft-00097287