Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron emphasizes faith in Kentucky gubernatorial race

Daniel Cameron, the Republican challenger for Kentucky’s governor’s office, is heralding faith and conservative values in his effort to oust incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear.

“I fully believe that we have a responsibility to stand up and offer a conservative, common-sense agenda and vision for this state that is in contrast to what Andy Beshear has done,” Cameron told Kentucky Today. 

“We see there’s a spiritual battle occurring in this country,” Cameron continued. “That spiritual battle is attacking the family, and it is attacking our communities. I think it’s important for a governor to be in the position of protecting the family unit.

“We are engaged in this great struggle – that we want to protect our families and we believe that it’s okay, in fact, we’re proud to say the name of Jesus Christ without any shame,” he concluded.”  

Cameron is currently the state’s attorney general and the first African American to be elected to a standalone statewide office in Kentucky. 

He has criticized Democrat Gov. Beshear on a range of issues, from being too soft on crime to supporting far-left gender and sexual ideology, such as when he posed for a photo with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a highly sexualized drag queen group that impersonates nuns. 

“You will never see me standing with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” Cameron promised. “You’ll never see me vetoing legislation to protect our kids from transgender surgeries. You’ll never see me vetoing legislation that would have stopped men from playing [in] women’s sports.” 

The Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Cameron, despite having promoted Beshear in the 2019 election. 

While Kentucky is evenly split between Republican and Democrat voters, Beshear is polling 5-10 points ahead of his opponent. 

However, the state Legislature is firmly Republican and has battled with Beshear over multiple hot-button bills.  

The Democratic governor vetoed bills related to women’s sports, sex education and cross-sex treatment for minors. But many of his vetoes were overridden.  

During his campaign, Cameron has criticized Beshear for taking credit for Republican policies.  

“I know he likes to take credit for those things that our General Assembly has done, but if Andy Beshear would have had his way, none of those things would have passed and therefore we would not have seen some of the movement in the right direction as it relates to economics and commerce here in Kentucky,” Cameron said.  

The Republican candidate has also proposed his own education plan to help students recover from the pandemic, including school choice opportunities for families.  

“This isn’t about me or you as much as it is about our kids and grandkids and making sure we leave this commonwealth in better hands – in a better place than we found it – one in which faith is strong. One in which belief in Christ is strong – and that’s how I intend to lead,” he concluded.