Who is Andy Barr? What to know about the congressman in the race to replace Mitch McConnell

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The April 22 video he published announcing his run takes aim at the "woke left," with images of New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Chuck Schumer, while playing up his connection with Trump.
54% : Still, he hasn't been shy about playing up his connection to Trump lately, as candidates seek an endorsement from a president overwhelmingly popular among Kentucky Republicans.
53% : " He's defended presidential adviser Elon Musk and the work of his Department of Government Efficiency, posing next to a Tesla in a post on Musk's X platform in late March.
37% : Still, he hasn't always been in lockstep with Trump.
13% : While he did not vote to impeach him after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, Barr voted against overturning the 2020 presidential race results (while saying he was "deeply concerned about the abuses and irregularities that occurred" in the election) and said Trump was "not blameless" a week after the riot.

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