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Election 2020 Candidate Interviews: U.S. House and Senate Races

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Published October 23, 2020 at 6:42 AM EDT

As part of our 2020 Election coverage, WEKU held a series of candidate interviews for U.S. Senate and House races. Those interviews included 6th District Democratic Candidate Josh Hicks, Republican Incumbent Andy Barr, Democratic Senate Candidate Amy McGrath, and Republican Incumbent Mitch McConnell.

Extended interviews with WEKU's Stu Johnson are below.

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Candidate Interview: Incumbent Andy Barr

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Candidate Interview: Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath

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Candidate Interview: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

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