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33 sources underpin the reporting on this site. Each entry names the publisher, the date, the kind of document it is, and links to the original.
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- News reportVerified
Barr raises big money from PACs for Senate bid
“Barr got $10,000 contributions from 17 PACs, including PACs representing some of the largest banks in the country.”
- News reportVerified
Barr's fundraising and the Friends of Andy Barr Committee
“Barr's campaign also received about $452,000 from the Friends of Andy Barr Committee, a joint fundraising group that has been supporting Barr since 2017. Thomas Wynne, the chief operating officer for Alliance Resource Partners, Joe Craft's mining company, and Lexington developer Brett Setzer gave the committee more than $20,000 in the first months of the year. Texas billionaire Darwin Deason and his son, Doug, gave the group a collective $35,000 in September.”
- FilingVerified
Microsoft Corporation PAC committee filings (C00227546)
“‘Microsoft Corporation PAC’ reported a $5,000 contribution to Andy Barr's campaign committee on April 22, 2025.”
- FilingVerified
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee disbursements
“AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee contributed $1,000 to Andy Barr For Senate, Inc. on May 5, 2025.”
- Campaign statementVerified
AT&T announces $250 billion commitment
“AT&T is committing more than $250 billion over five years to build the best and largest network, with the capabilities and resilience required for the next era of innovation and economic growth.”
- FilingVerified
Andy Barr donor records
“UNITI GROUP INC. PAC (UNITI PAC) contributed $1,000 to ANDY BARR FOR SENATE, INC. on May 29, 2026.”
- Campaign statementVerified
Uniti Wholesale adds 1,100 miles to its South-Central U.S. fiber network
“The deployment adds 1,100 route miles of ultra high-capacity fiber and upgrades space and power at over 20 colocation sites to link Tier-1 markets with fast-growing data-center hubs, creating a robust backbone for the next wave of hyperscale data center growth.”
- Official recordVerified
H.R.2 — Moving Forward Act, 116th Congress
“The division provides funding for certain energy and infrastructure measures, including grant programs to construct or install community solar facilities that serve multi-family affordable housing.”
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H.R.7301 — Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
“AN ACT To prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.”
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H.R.5376 — Build Back Better Act, 117th Congress
“This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment.”
- News reportVerified
Amid Trump backlash, hundreds question Barr at Lexington town hall
“Barr said voters elected him and Trump because both promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which has led to an additional 400,000 people getting health insurance in Kentucky while also driving up the price of premiums. “We haven't done that yet. We have not yet delivered on that promise. And my view is that we need to deliver. Now is the time.””
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Barr's votes on the Affordable Care Act and preexisting conditions
“Barr, first elected to Congress in 2012, voted with the Republican caucus multiple times to repeal the Affordable Care Act and its protections for people with preexisting conditions. That group includes an estimated 1.8 million Kentuckians.”
- Official recordVerified
H.R.6833 — Affordable Insulin Now Act
“For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023 … [a plan] shall not … impose any cost-sharing in excess of the lesser of … $35.”
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Barr unveils plan to revive coal by fostering data-center infrastructure
“The Bluegrass State is ripe with resources data centers need to outpace foreign competitors, and coal-fired energy is the backbone of that strategy, Barr told reporters at a press conference in Harlan County Monday morning. “We have to revive coal for national security … we're in a race for the technologies of the future.””
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$100B data center, gas-fired power plant to be developed around Paducah DOE site
“Republican Congressman Andy Barr, who advocated to bring the project to western Kentucky, touted the investment as a big win. “A place that once helped America win the Cold War will now help America win the technology race.””
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Opinion: influence, access and the art of the deal
“Congressman Andy Barr gleefully embraced the president's acceptance of a multimillion dollar airplane from Qatar to be used as Air Force One as ‘the art of the deal.’”
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Past open records reprimand may haunt Barr in Kentucky
“Stumbo was the lead investigator into Fletcher's efforts to skirt state hiring laws in order to give plum state jobs to political supporters. Fletcher was indicted in that case, but the charges were dropped after he cut a deal and admitted wrongdoing by his administration.”
- FilingVerified
Matter Under Review 8060
“RESPONDENTS: Andy Barr for Congress Inc.; Barr, Andy; Kilgore, Paul. The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to … dismiss the Complaint consistent with the Commission's prosecutorial discretion … and close the file.”
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UMWA demands silica dust rules be implemented
“New research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, showed that 32.5% of veteran underground coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from black lung disease, a devastating rate not seen since 1978.”
[West Virginia Public Broadcasting / Louisville Public Media, August 13, 2026]
- News reportVerified
Where do Kentucky's congressmen stand on climate change? Hard to tell
“Andy Barr, in a recent interview with WTVQ in Lexington: “Coal does contribute to climate change,” said Barr. But he says it's better for the world if we use coal in America.”
- Campaign statementVerified
Barr defends Trump's Iran strike, slams war powers resolution as dangerous
“Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), a senior member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted against the dangerous War Powers Resolution proposed by Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) and radical Democrats.”
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Kentucky GOP Senate candidates talk immigration and Iran war in first debate
“Barr recently voted against a war powers resolution backed by U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie … that would have blocked Trump from furthering the war in Iran without congressional authorization. Asked directly if he would support American boots on the ground in Iran, Barr said he would support Trump's decision.”
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Kentucky members split on Massie's Epstein files petition
“In response to a question on if he intended to sign Massie's petition, Barr responded ‘no.’ “We shouldn't give floor time for distractions,” Barr wrote in a statement to the Herald-Leader.”
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McConnell's retirement reshapes the Kentucky Senate primary
“Barr's ties to the veteran Republican leader go back even further – he served as an intern for McConnell in the 1990s.”
- News reportVerified
Kentucky Republican calls for McConnell statue in state Capitol rotunda
“Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr suggested it during a 2024 groundbreaking ceremony on the Republican Party of Kentucky's headquarters, which is named after McConnell.”
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Barr says he spoke with McConnell ahead of Fancy Farm
““He was upbeat. He specifically told me he wanted me to tell everyone in western Kentucky how much he loves them and wishes he could have been here. But he told me he's looking forward to getting back to work soon once the doctors release him from his rehab.””
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Rep. Andy Barr gets coveted Trump endorsement in Kentucky Senate race
““I know Andy well, and he is always a Vote we can count on because he knows what it takes to GET THINGS DONE,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.”
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H.R.1 — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 115th Congress
“Roll call and bill text for the 2017 tax law. Barr's recorded position should be read directly from the roll call linked here.”
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H.R.1628 — American Health Care Act of 2017
“House passage of the bill to repeal and replace major provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Roll call linked here.”
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H.R.1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 119th Congress
“Reconciliation package including tax provisions and changes to federal health-coverage and nutrition programs. Roll call linked here.”
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H.R.8404 — Respect for Marriage Act
“Final House passage of the bill providing federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. Roll call linked here.”
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H.R.842 — Protecting the Right to Organize Act
“House passage of legislation expanding protections for workers organizing unions. Roll call linked here.”
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H.R.3684 — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
“Final House passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law funding roads, bridges, water lines and broadband. Roll call linked here.”