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James D. Duncan earned a master's degree from St. John's College. James lives with his wife and their two kids in Versailles, Kentucky.

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James currently works as a farrier, providing hoof care to horses.

James Duncan (Kentucky) - Ballotpedia

James's campaign for the U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky is his first run for public office.

As of March 10, 2026, James D. Duncan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Believes voter integrity legislation only matters if campaign promises and mandates are kept.

- Believes voter integrity legislation only matters if campaign promises and mandates are kept.

Voting & Elections

Promises to cut all "meaningful" coal regulations to get the highest Energy Return on Investment.

Advocates for developing a transition plan from coal to nuclear energy to help Kentucky families and workers.

Plans to bring the cheapest electric rates to the state.

- Promises to cut all "meaningful" coal regulations to get the highest Energy Return on Investment.
- Advocates for developing a transition plan from coal to nuclear energy to help Kentucky families and workers.
- Plans to bring the cheapest electric rates to the state.

Energy & the Environment

Supports an American Munitions Sovereignty Policy, which would make infrastructure to decouple the U.S.'s ammonia and nitrogen production from the world natural gas market to create a national reserve for weapons.

Believes Operation Epic Fury has "betrayed [the] trust" of the American people and disregarded the Constitution.

- Supports an American Munitions Sovereignty Policy, which would make infrastructure to decouple the U.S.'s ammonia and nitrogen production from the world natural gas market to create a national reserve for weapons.
- Believes Operation Epic Fury has "betrayed [the] trust" of the American people and disregarded the Constitution.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Plans to transition farm subsidies from supporting finished products to supporting infrastructure (like 'pink ammonia' plants) to lower costs for everyone.

Wants to rewrite the current tax code so a portion of someone's gross income (salary before taxes and other deductions are taken out) is put into an Universal Pre-Tax Savings Account to be used for whatever they want.

- Plans to focus on job creation.
- Plans to transition farm subsidies from supporting finished products to supporting infrastructure (like 'pink ammonia' plants) to lower costs for everyone.
- Wants to rewrite the current tax code so a portion of someone's gross income (salary before taxes and other deductions are taken out) is put into an Universal Pre-Tax Savings Account to be used for whatever they want.

Economy

Opposes "unchecked capabilities in tools of mass surveillance and autonomous killing."

- Opposes gun control.
- Opposes "unchecked capabilities in tools of mass surveillance and autonomous killing."

Public Safety

Believes education must focus on "the cultivation of character and the mastery of skills."

- Believes education must focus on "the cultivation of character and the mastery of skills."
- Advocates for our teachers and families.

Education

Ethics & Conduct

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James D. Duncan

James D. Duncan's campaign for U.S. senator for Kentucky is his first entry into politics.

Press release: James D. Duncan - Republican for U.S. Senate

Said, "Duncan's campaign will focus on key issues such as job creation, education reform, and healthcare. He plans to hold town hall meetings across the state to engage with voters and hear their concerns."

- The US Senator is a member of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. There are a total of 100 US Senators. Kentucky, like every other US state, has two senators. 
- US Senators have a great deal of power when it comes to bringing the concerns of their state to the national arena. US Senators can author, sponsor, amend, debate, and vote on bills that may become national law. 
- US Senators have an important role in deciding who runs the federal government. They hold confirmation hearings for most presidential appointees, including new Supreme Court Justices and Presidential Cabinet Members.
- Senators can be appointed to committees that focus on particular issues. Examples include the Appropriations Committee, which handles budget planning, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is a diplomatic body that welcomes foreign delegations.
- Senators are elected to six-year terms in statewide elections. US Senators are paid a salary of $174,000/year.