Foreign Policy for America Endorses Josh Hicks (KY-06) for Election

Marine Corps veteran endorsed by nonpartisan Foreign Policy for America 

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 8, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. - Foreign Policy for America announced today its endorsement of Josh Hicks for election. As an attorney, Marine Corps vet, and former police officer, Hicks is running to represent the sixth congressional district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 “Josh is an extraordinary servant leader — someone who has been serving his country and his community for a long time,” said Andrew Albertson, Executive Director of Foreign Policy for America. “As a young man, he enlisted in the Marines. When he came home, he became a police officer and put himself through law school. That experience — that life of service — shapes who Josh is today and the kind of representative he will be in Washington. We’re grateful that Josh is continuing his service today by running for Congress, and we’re very proud to endorse him.”

 Hicks is a Marine Corps veteran, serving four years and deploying twice as a radio operator and cryptographic custodian. Upon his honorable discharge, he worked as a police officer, before earning his law degree from the University of Kentucky and eventually opening his own statewide law practice. A lifelong Republican, Hicks became a Democrat in 2016 because he felt the Republican party was not serving the average American. As a first-term Member of Congress, Hicks hopes to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, where he would focus on leveraging diplomacy with our global partners and ensuring military force is only used as a last resort. 

Hicks joins other FP4A endorsed Senate and House candidates: Rep. Colin Allred (TX-32), Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-39), Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06), Cal Cunningham (NC), Joyce Elliott (AR-02), Dan Feehan (MN-01), Sara Gideon (ME), Jared Golden (ME-02), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Sara Jacobs (CA-53), Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23), Mark Kelly (AZ), Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03), Sri Kulkarni (TX-22), Sima Ladjevardian (TX-02), Rep. Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Sen. Ed Markey (MA), Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), Jon Ossoff (GA), Rep. Max Rose (NY-11), Stephanie Schmid (NJ-04), Kate Schroder (OH-01), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07). The organization has also endorsed Joe Biden for President. 

Foreign Policy for America is a nonpartisan advocacy organization working to strengthen support for principled American engagement in the world. We support policies that keep Americans safe and out of conflicts, advance prosperity for all, and are true to our country’s highest values. 

Media Contact: Jessica Andrews, 480-688-4742, press@fp4america.org.