Adam Hamilton Seeks To Join Raphael Warnock as Pastor-Senator
Hamilton says he would keep preaching 12 to 18 times a year if elected, following Raphael Warnock's example in the Senate.
- Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Adam Hamilton of Kansas seeks to join incumbent Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock as one of the only active pastors serving in the Senate while balancing his campaign with his role at the Church of the Resurrection.
- Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in over 50 years, but incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall attacked Hamilton as "too woke for Kansas" and warned the Senate could fall under Democratic control if Hamilton wins.
- Republican Senator Ted Cruz claimed Hamilton rejected "the central tenets of Christianity," while Marshall blamed Hamilton for a split within the United Methodist Church regarding LGBTQ clergy—a charge Hamilton disputes.
- Hamilton describes himself as a centrist while on unpaid leave this summer, emphasizing his goal of bringing people together; his congregation is nearly evenly split between Democrats, Republicans, and independents.
- Throughout U.S. history, many clergy have served in the House, though few have reached the Senate. Hamilton views his candidacy as a calling, saying, "The Kansas voters will decide whether I'm supposed to win.
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No Democrat has won a Kansas Senate seat in a century. Can a megachurch pastor change that?
Adam Hamilton is the founder of the nation's largest United Methodist church, and he's attempting to pull off an unusual balancing act in running as a Democrat for the U.S.
Winnipeg Free Press
Raphael Warnock has done it. Adam Hamilton wants to follow as a pastor-US senator
If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset victory in his race for a U.S. Senate seat, he'd join a very small group. In the past 100 years, only incumbent Raphael Warnock of Georgia has accomplished what Hamilton aspires to do: serve in the Senate while continuing to lead his congregation.
Two secular associations dispute a grant related to the Pope's visit to Metz. Pastor Adam Hamilton won the Kansas Democratic Primary for the United States Senate.
Adam Hamilton Looks to Follow Raphael Warnock’s Path From Pastor to U.S. Senator
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Should Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Adam Hamilton score an unexpected win, he would enter a notably rare category in American politics. Over the last century, Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock is the only sitting senator to have done what Hamilton hopes to do: hold a seat in the U.S. Senate while still […] The post Adam Hamilton Looks to Follow Raphael Warnock’s Path From Pastor to U.S. Sen…
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