Megachurch pastor with nationwide following enters race for US Senate in Kansas

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMegachurch pastor with nationwide following enters race for US Senate in KansasHe had considered running as an independent candidate, telling his congregation that he could bridge partisan dividesHeather Hollingsworth & John HannaThursday 30 April 2026 17:33 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968295","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pastor-adam-hamilton-kansas-senate-race-b2968295.html","title":"Megachurch pastor with nationwide following enters race for US Senate"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-43628","index":0}Republicans haven’t lost a U.S. Senate race in the state since 1932 (AP)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US poli...