Kathy Barnette

Kathy Barnette (born September 6, 1971) is a retired U.S. Army reservist, author, and political commentator.[1]

Kathy Barnette
Barnette at a campaign event, August 2020
Born (1971-09-06) September 6, 1971
EducationTroy University
Fontbonne University
Political partyRepublican Party
Children2
Websitebarnetteforsenate.com

Barnette is a candidate in the Republican primary in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania. She previously ran for Congress in Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District, losing to Democrat Madeleine Dean.

Early life and career

Barnette was born and raised in rural Alabama.[2] She graduated from Troy University in Troy, Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. After college, she enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve, and served as a reservist for ten years before starting a career in corporate finance.[3]

In 2014, Barnette began appearing as an occasional political commentator on Fox News after her YouTube video criticizing Michelle Obama went semi-viral.[3] In 2020, then a resident of Virginia, Barnette published the book Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America.[4]

Politics

Barnette ran unsuccessfully for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District in 2020. She had no opponents for the Republican nomination. In the general election, Barnette was defeated by Democratic candidate Madeleine Dean by a 19-point margin, or 84,711 votes.

After the election, Barnett refused to accept defeat, baselessly alleging that Dean had stolen the election, and called the United States "the equivalent of Afghanistan".[5][6]

In April 2021, Barnette announced her candidacy for the United States Senate.[7]

Electoral History
Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathy Barnette 58,571 100.0
Total votes 58,571 100.0
Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madeleine Dean (incumbent) 264,637 59.5
Republican Kathy Barnette 179,926 40.5
Total votes 444,563 100.0

References
  1. Schick, Matthew. "Kathy Barnette is Running for Senate". The Abingtonian. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. "Small Town Values: Republican Kathy Barnette Enters U.S. Senate Race". DV Journal. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. Burnley, Malcolm. "The Loneliness of the Black Female Republican". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. "Kathy Barnette". Center Street. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. Seidman, Andrew. "Inside a hunt for voter fraud on Philly's Main Line and the conspiracy world that embraced it". https://www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  6. Speare-Cole, Rebecca (2020-11-05). "GOP Candidate Compares U.S. Election to Afghanistan, Says Progressive Liberals Look Like the Taliban". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  7. WFMZ-TV. "Kathy Barnette enters race for US Senate in Pennsylvania". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.

Bibliography
  • Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America, by Kathy Barnette, 2020, ISBN 1546085750.
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