Mike Faris
Mike Faris (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.
Faris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike Faris was born in Corydon, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He earned a high school diploma from Central Hardin High School and a military citation from the Community College of the Air Force in 2005. His career experience includes owning an aviation maintenance company.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky
Jared Randall, Pamela Stevenson, and Vincent Thompson are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 19, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Trimble (R)
- Mitch McConnell (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Faris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Faris' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- With over 20 years of experience in aviation and as the founder of PRIMEHAWX, LLC, I’ve led teams, trained professionals, and built a small business from the ground up — always with a commitment to quality through integrity. Our ability to be a voice for and representative of the values of the people, should always be founded on integrity. That’s something that the majority of our current politicians seem to have none ditched on their journey to Washington D.C.
- I was born into hardship in Corydon, Indiana and spent the early part of my life in the welfare system — but my story changed when I was adopted by a hardworking Kentucky family in Sonora, who owned and operated a hay and tobacco farm. They didn’t just give me a home; they gave me values: faith, discipline, and the dignity of honest work. It was in those fields that I learned what it means to earn your way, to respect others, and to never make excuses. That experience didn’t just rescue me — it rooted me in the strength of Kentucky’s soil and the power of American opportunity. The victim hood mentality is not welcome here! I’m running to fight for those same values and opportunities for every Kentuckian. The victimhood
- I’m not backed by party bosses or political insiders — and I don’t want to be. This is a grassroots movement powered by hardworking Kentuckians who are tired of empty promises and career politicians. I’m committed to running the most cost-effective U.S. Senate campaign in Kentucky history, proving that real change doesn’t require millions of dollars — just a message that connects, a backbone that won’t bend, and a people who are ready to take their government back. This campaign belongs to you.
We need leaders who’ve lived real life — who know what it’s like to work with their hands, raise a family, and struggle a little. I believe in personal responsibility. I don’t make excuses, and I won’t accept them from Washington.
I was rescued from the welfare system, raised on a Kentucky farm, and built my life on faith, grit, and integrity. I don’t just talk about personal responsibility — I’ve lived it.
A senator should fight for their state’s values and push back when Washington overreaches. They should read the bills, show up for the votes, and never forget who sent them there.
I was rescued from a broken system and given a second chance — and I’ve spent my life trying to live in a way that honors that gift. If I can help restore faith in leadership, protect our freedoms, and leave this country stronger for the next generation — that’s the legacy I’m after.
We’ve got out-of-control spending, a broken border, a weakened military, and young people being taught to hate their own country. The debt is unsustainable, the welfare state is growing, and too many politicians are more interested in headlines than results.
What makes the Senate unique is its ability to slow things down, ask tough questions, and protect the rights of the states and the people. But that only works when the people serving in it take the job seriously and remember who they work for.
What we need are people with real-life experience — folks who’ve signed the front of a paycheck, raised a family, worked with their hands, and lived through the consequences of bad policy.
Now, do some politicians abuse it? Sure. But the answer isn’t to get rid of it — it’s to elect better people who use it the right way. I won’t support blowing up the rules just because one side wants to force through its agenda.
But the truth is, we’ve drifted far from how the Founders intended our courts to work. I believe we should repeal the Judiciary Act of 1789 and return judicial selection to the states where those courts actually sit.
But let’s be clear: I won’t trade away the Constitution, my convictions, or Kentucky’s values just to say we “got something done.” Some things aren’t negotiable — like our freedoms, our faith, our borders, or our right to life.
If agencies are abusing power, if taxpayer money is being wasted, or if the American people are being misled, the Senate should step in and dig deep — with transparency and backbone.
If someone has a record of pushing radical policies, abusing power, or putting politics over people, they’re getting a no from me. I don’t care what party they’re from — I care if they respect the Constitution, understand the job, and will do it with integrity.
I support full financial transparency for elected officials and strict oversight of government spending. We don’t need more bureaucrats — we need honest leadership that knows how to live within a budget, just like Kentucky families do.
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 29, 2025