No Democrat has won a Kansas Senate seat in a century. Can a megachurch pastor change that?
Summary
Adam Hamilton, a megachurch pastor and founder of the largest United Methodist church in the U.S., is running as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kansas. He hopes to win a seat that no Democrat has held in nearly 100 years, while balancing his duties as a pastor and addressing criticism from conservatives.Key Facts
- Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in about 100 years.
- Adam Hamilton is a first-time political candidate and a senior pastor at the Church of the Resurrection near Kansas City.
- Hamilton plans to remain an active pastor if elected, preaching 12 to 18 times per year.
- He is on unpaid leave from preaching, avoiding sermons during some campaign weeks, but continues pastoral work like hospital visits.
- Conservatives criticize Hamilton’s religious beliefs and suggest he is too liberal or “woke” for Kansas voters.
- Hamilton responds by saying that if Jesus were alive today, conservatives would also label him “woke.”
- Incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall is Hamilton’s main opponent.
- Very few ordained ministers have served in the Senate recently, and only one Democrat, Raphael Warnock, remains an active pastor while serving.
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