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Latest news on Adam Hamilton, the Methodist pastor elected to the US Senate from Kansas, covering the Kansas Senate race, his win over Roger Marshall, Donald Trump, affordability, healthcare, Medicaid and campaign news.

Adam Hamilton is the senior pastor of the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, near Kansas City, widely described as the largest United Methodist congregation in the United States. On 3 November 2026 he defeated Republican Senator Roger Marshall and became the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Kansas in nearly a century.

Hamilton was a first-time candidate. He launched his campaign in April 2026, describing himself as an independent-minded Democrat, and won the Democratic primary in August from a crowded field. His themes were decency, affordability and working across party lines, and he raised record sums for a Kansas Senate contest.

The campaign was closely watched nationally. Donald Trump and Republican allies attacked Hamilton, while he argued that Kansans wanted less division and lower costs. Questions about the church's role also surfaced, with Hamilton and church leaders denying any wrongdoing. Polls showed a competitive race.

Hamilton is also a prolific author and a well-known voice in American Methodism, with a long record of writing and preaching on faith, community and public life. Many Kansas voters first knew him through his church and its community work.

Kansas had not elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s, so his victory marked a major shift in the state's politics. Whether you follow Kansas politics, faith and public life, or the US Senate, staying informed about Adam Hamilton matters. The NewsNow Adam Hamilton feed gathers the latest headlines on his Senate work, votes, speeches, interviews and campaign coverage from reliable sources, in one place.