Amy McGrath

Amy McGrath
Amy McGrath
	McGrath in 2019
Personal details
Born	June 3, 1975 (age 49); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (2017–present)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (before 2017)
Spouse(s)	Erik Henderson (m. 2009)
Children	3
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS); Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1997–2017
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Awards	Meritorious Service Medal; Strike Flight Air Medal (8); Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal; Navy Achievement Medal; Presidential Unit Citation; Iraq Campaign medal; Afghan Campaign Medal (2);

Amy M. McGrath (born June 3, 1975) is an American politician and former Marine fighter pilot. During her 20 years of service in the Marine Corps, McGrath flew 89 combat missions against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.^[1]^[2]

McGrath was the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps, as well as the first to pilot the F/A-18 on a combat mission.^[3]^[4]

Following her retirement from military service in 2017, McGrath entered politics. She was the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the 2018 election, narrowly losing to incumbent Republican Andy Barr.^[5]

In July 2019, she announced her campaign to run for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in the 2020 election against incumbent Mitch McConnell.^[6] In June 2020, she won the Democratic nomination.^[7] However, she lost the general election to McConnell.

Amy McGrath Media

Meritorious Service Medal ribbon
Ribbon from the Air Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ribbon
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal ribbon
McGrath speaks with supporters during a campaign event, 2019
Ribbon from the Meritorious Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense. The color is Scarlet, or Pantone 220 C.
Ribbon from the Air Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
Ribbon for the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy.
Ribbon for the Achievement Medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy.
The United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon. The shade of gold is Federal Standard 13637. The blue is PMS 281 or FS-15050. The shade of red is PMS 199 or FS-11350.