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Thoroughbred Trainer Dale Romans Enters the Kentucky Senate Race
Dale Romans, an independent Democrat, aims to address trade, health care, immigration, and affordability as he challenges the Republican hold on the Kentucky Senate seat.
- On Wednesday, Dale Romans, longtime thoroughbred trainer, announced his U.S. Senate campaign as an independent Democrat in Louisville, Kentucky, aiming to succeed retiring U.S. senator Mitch McConnell with the May 19, 2026, Kentucky primary approaching.
- A longtime Churchill Downs fixture, Romans leverages his racing fame with more than 2,250 victories and is one of a handful of Democratic candidates, joining others like Amy McGrath.
- On immigration, Romans proposes suspending the current system to create employer-sponsored visas, citing 11 million estimated undocumented workers in hospitality, agriculture, and construction.
- Romans frames his bid as an independent Democrat, citing Joe Manchin as a blueprint and targeting Republican Kentuckians while rejecting ties to the National Democratic Party.
- Framing his campaign for working families, Romans emphasizes affordability, pledging to strengthen Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act to support Kentucky families, which had a Democratic senator, Wendell Ford, until 1999.
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Kentucky Derby trainer joins race for U.S. Senate as an ‘independent Democrat’ • Kentucky Lantern
Dale Romans, a longtime racehorse trainer, plans to run for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat as an "independent Democrat." (Screenshot via campaign video)A Kentucky racehorse trainer has joined the heated political race for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, saying he’s not beholden to the Democratic Party or Republican President Donald Trump. Dale Romans, a longtime Louisville trainer who has had numerous horses start the Kentucky Derby, annou…
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