Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced on Thursday that he is jumping into the race for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

“Kentucky, it’s time for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Senate,” he wrote on social platform X. “Let’s do this.”

Cameron’s announcement came minutes after McConnell said Thursday morning that he would not run for reelection after seven terms in office. McConnell has held his Senate seat since 1984 and served as the chamber leader for the GOP from 2007 through 2024.

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