Pamela Stevenson, the top Democrat in the Kentucky House, launches campaign for the US Senate

LOUISVILLE,Ky.(AP)—KentuckylawmakerPamelaStevenson,thetop-rankingDemocratintheGOP-ledstateHouse,launchedherU.S.SenatecampaignonMonday,vowingtohelp“stoptherecklessness”inWashingtonifelected.TheseathaslongbeenheldbyRepublicanSen.MitchMcConnell,whoisnotseekingreelectionin2026. Stevenson,anattorneyandminister,ranforstateattorneygeneralin2023butlostbyawidemargintoRepublicanRussellColeman.TheonlyKentuckyDemocratstowinstatewidethatyearwereGov.AndyBeshearandhisrunningmate,Lt.Gov.JacquelineColeman,whowonreelectiontosecondterms. KnownforafieryspeakingstyleattheKentuckyCapitol,Stevensonpledgedtocontinuefightingforhealthcareaccessandpubliceducation,notinginanintroductorydigitalprofilethatherlegislativecolleagues“knowtheyonlyhaveaproblemwithmeiftheygoafter”hercauses. HerSenateannouncementcamedaysafterKentuckylawmakersendedtheir2025session. Inthedigitalprofile,Stevensondidn’tmentionbynameRepublicanP