Daniel Cameron in 2023 KY Governor's race
On Abortion:
An advocate for the unborn, defends Kentucky's pro-life laws
Daniel is an advocate for the unborn and continues to defend Kentucky's pro-life laws in court. He also led the effort to keep churches and houses of worship open during the pandemic.
And he has vigorously opposed and won challenges to the Biden Administration's unconstitutional vaccine mandates for private businesses.
Source: 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial website CameronForKentucky.com
Jun 15, 2022
On Abortion:
Endorsed by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser: "Kentuckians want to safeguard moms and babies, but pro-abortion extremist Governor Beshear tries to block their efforts time after time. Attorney General Cameron is an effective advocate for
pro-life protections, continually standing up to the abortion lobby and the Beshear administration's extreme agenda. This wonderful commonwealth deserves a strong pro-life governor and we urge Kentuckians to support Cameron throughout the coming year."
Source: SBA Pro-Life America on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jun 22, 2022
On Civil Rights:
Sued over USDA school lunch rule protecting LGBTQ kids
A group of Republican attorneys general, including Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, is suing the USDA over a policy prohibiting the discrimination of LGBTQ children. "The Biden administration's directive sacrifices the nutritional needs of
America's children to advance a political agenda," he said. "We cannot allow the Biden administration's flawed policies to result in necessary funding being withheld from Kentucky's schools, residential child care centers and other programs."
Source: Spectrum News on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jul 27, 2022
On Civil Rights:
I don't believe this country is systemically racist
Cameron said he doesn't believe the U.S. is systemically racist--a statement that drew the ire of other notable Black Louisvillians. "Well, no, I don't believe this country is systemically racist.
What I believe is that this country has always tried from the very beginning to become a more perfect union. And certainly we've had our challenges throughout this nation's history, and there's no hiding from that."
Source: Louisville Courier Journal on 2023 Kentucky Governor race
Apr 26, 2021
On Crime:
Can't appease anti-police movement sweeping this nation
[On supporting police]: "As your Governor, I want everyone in the law enforcement community to know that I'll never abandon you for political gain," said Cameron in a statement. "We cannot appease the anti-police movement that is sweeping this nation.
Our communities are less safe as a result. Law enforcement needs to know that their Governor has their back. They uphold the law and keep us safe, and I'll make sure they have the resources and support to do their job."
Source: The Tennessee Star on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jun 22, 2022
On Energy & Oil:
Opposes Biden elevating "green" priorities, attacking coal
Rather than looking out for American families, the President has elevated the "green" priorities of a few at the expense of many. We sued the President to stop the cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline. We obtained an injunction stopping him
from increasing the cost of fossil fuel energy. We opposed his efforts to exploit air quality standards as a method for attacking coal. We are actively trying to stop the EPA's attempts to overregulate coal and coal-fired plants out of existence.
Source: The Lane Report on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Feb 22, 2022
On Immigration:
Ending border restriction will surge illegal immigration
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced he filed a lawsuit to stop the termination of the Title 42 by President Joe Biden's Administration. "President Biden has failed to provide a comprehensive plan to address the crisis at the border,
and now the Administration's decision to end the Title 42 policy will allow a surge in illegal immigration, placing additional strain on states across the country."
Source: WYMT on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jul 27, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Endorsed by Trump; pledges to put Kentuckians FIRST
I am honored and humbled to receive the endorsement of President Trump in our campaign for Governor of the great Commonwealth of Kentucky. As your next Governor, I pledge to put Kentuckians FIRST. With President Trump's support, we are more ready than
ever to take on the Beshear-Biden agenda that is failing our families and doesn't reflect the values of our 120 counties. Makenze and I invite you to join us in this campaign to restore bold, conservative leadership to Frankfort."
Source: 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial website CameronForKentucky.com
Jun 15, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Advocate for unborn through church pregnancy centers
[On protecting the unborn]: "We need to make sure that we're taking that next step in advocating for pregnant women and advocating for the unborn, so we're going to do that here in
Kentucky through these pregnancy centers through churches, and through other groups and associations that care deeply about the lives of the unborn," said Cameron. "I'm proud to be walking alongside them in this effort."
Source: Newsmax on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jul 14, 2022
On Tax Reform:
Sued to allow federal aid to be used for state tax reduction
Kentucky is expected to receive about $2.4 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act. But as a condition of receiving the aid, states must comply with a tax mandate that Cameron says effectively prevents them from lowering taxes for citizens for
four years. "It stops us in our tracks in terms of our ability to make determinations in the future about what our income tax looks like, what our sales tax looks like. So that's why that case is really important," he said.
Source: Spectrum News on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jul 21, 2022
On Budget & Economy:
Fighting radical ESG movement against fossil fuel industry
Cameron's office is defending Kentucky from the radical ESG movement that would cripple the Commonwealth's economy.
The goal of the ESG movement is the destruction of Kentucky's fossil fuel industry using taxpayer's hard earned money.
Cameron's office released the first Attorney General's Opinion in the nation on ESG investment practices that affirms that politics has no place in our public pensions.
[Note: ESG stands for environmental, social, and corporate governance. It allows investors to take into account activities beyond financial return.]
Source: 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial website CameronForKentucky.com
Mar 29, 2023
On Drugs:
Reached settlement with drug companies over opioid crisis
Cameron spearheaded the creation of the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, tasked to distribute the Commonwealth's portion of the over $842 million from settlements Cameron reached with drug companies for their role in the deadly opioid crisis.
Funds will be split between state and local government to go toward programs supporting addiction intervention, treatment, and recovery.
Source: 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial website CameronForKentucky.com
Mar 29, 2023
On Education:
No grants for Critical Race Theory or 1619 Project
Cameron was among 20 state Attorney Generals who signed on to a letter in opposition to a proposal from Biden's U.S.
Department of Education's to prioritize federal grant programs that fund the usage of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and "1619 Project" in classrooms.
Source: 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial website CameronForKentucky.com
Mar 29, 2023
On Energy & Oil:
Reducing fossil fuel production would cause state to suffer
Five Republicans who hold office wrote a letter to a credit rating agency criticizing it for including environmental, social and governance [ESG] factors in deciding credit worthiness for states.Treasurer Allison Ball, Auditor Mike Harmon, Secretary
of State Michael Adams, Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles and Attorney General Daniel Cameron signed the two-page letter to S&P Global Ratings and called including such factors in their credit ratings "unnecessarily subjective and political judgments" that
may lead to changes based on political whims.
Incorporating ESG factors in credit ratings could hurt a state like Kentucky, where producing fossil fuels is one of the state's "signature industries."
"A reduction in coal, oil and gas production would
cause increased unemployment, higher fuel costs and a decrease in overall tax revenue, thereby negatively impacting Kentucky's overall creditworthiness and causing undue hardship and suffering for the people of this state," the letter stated.
Source: The Center Square on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jun 30, 2022
On Foreign Policy:
Take a tougher stance with China and Mexico on fentanyl
Cameron join[ed] a coalition of 16 states in a letter urging the Department of State to take a tougher approach to prevent fentanyl from pouring across international borders. In their letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the attorneys
general outlined their concerns about the production and distribution of fentanyl and asked Secretary Blinken to take a tougher stance on foreign policy with China and Mexico to stop the influx of fentanyl into the United States.
Source: WIKI 95.3 FM on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jan 17, 2022
On Homeland Security:
Religious right for airmen to be exempt from COVID vaccine
Cameron led a coalition of 21 states in filing a brief in support of military service members' religious liberty rights to be granted an exemption from the military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. "Sacrificing to serve our country should not require
members of the military to forfeit their right to religious liberty," Cameron said. "Attempts like those made by the Air Force to punish airmen for their sincerely held beliefs directly violate their constitutional rights as Americans."
Source: The Jessamine Journal on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Oct 4, 2022
On Budget & Economy:
Will propose budgets towards eliminating state income tax
Cameron said that it is "important to get our income tax rate down to zero as quickly as we possibly can," saying it would help attract more people to the state. Cameron pledged to work with lawmakers "to make our tax code simple, fair and competitive
so that families and Main Street thrive.""My first budget and every one I submit as governor will keep Kentucky on the path to eliminating the income tax," the GOP nominee said. "We will help Kentuckians keep more of their own money."
Source: Spectrum News-1 on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Aug 30, 2023
On Education:
Supported unconstitutional plan for funding private schools
Cameron and his running mate GOP state Sen. Robby Mills supported a plan last year that would provide a dollar-for-dollar tax credit to people who donate money for scholarships to cover nonpublic school tuition.
The plan was estimated to cost $25 million and Kentucky's Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. As attorney general, Cameron argued for the constitutionality of the program and tweeted he was "saddened" after it was overturned.
Source: Louisville Public Media on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Aug 15, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Apply pressure on China to stop fentanyl related exports
Cameron told [Secretary of State Antony] Blinken additional steps must be taken. That includes labeling Mexican drug cartels as "terrorist organizations," applying more pressure on China to stop exporting fentanyl precursors and encouraging the country
to put those chemicals on its list of controlled substances. "This coordinated effort by China and Mexican cartels demands a strong, consistent response from the State Department," Cameron wrote.
Source: The Center Square on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Aug 1, 2023
On Government Reform:
Opposed bill expanding voting rights protections
In March 2021, Cameron signed on to a letter from Republican state attorneys general urging Congress not to pass the For the People Act, a bill that would have expanded voting rights protections. The bill passed in the House but was filibustered in the
Senate. That August, he joined an amicus brief in support of a challenged Georgia law that made it harder to vote by mail and illegal to give water or food to citizens waiting in line to vote.
Source: American Independent on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Jul 27, 2023
On Homeland Security:
Joined bipartisan suit to protect veterans' benefits
Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a bipartisan coalition in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of an Army veteran who was wrongly denied federal education benefits. "Veterans represent the very best of America," said
Attorney General Cameron. "I joined this brief to ensure that those who have served us so well have access to the benefits they deserve."
Source: WIKI Radio 95.3 FM on 2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Aug 25, 2023
Page last updated: Oct 14, 2023