Staff Reports
New reporting has dropped a political grenade into the Kansas Senate race. Adam Hamilton, the Democratic nominee and senior pastor at the Church of the Resurrection, recently told viewers on his “Making Sense of Faith” channel that he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and called January 6 “a disqualifier” for President Trump. The report also says Federal Election Commission records show a $500 contribution to the Harris campaign. If true, these revelations reshape the pitch Hamilton is making to Kansas voters who were told he is a “different kind of Democrat.”
Video and FEC records: what was actually revealed
The disclosures come from a church-hosted video and a campaign-finance record that was reported in an exclusive story. In the clip Hamilton says he leaned toward “a concern for the weak, the vulnerable” and that he saw more of that on the Harris side. He also called President Trump a “disrupter” and said January 6 was a deal-breaker for him. The story reports an FEC entry listing a $500 contribution from Hamilton to the Harris campaign, with his employer listed as Church of the Resurrection and his occupation as pastor. Reporters should still pull the underlying FEC filing and timestamp the video for full context, but the claims are focused and specific enough to matter to voters now.
Why Kansas voters should pay attention
Kansas is not California. Voters here tend to prize fiscal restraint, religious liberty, and law and order. Hamilton has marketed himself as a bridge-builder and a pastor who transcends partisan labels. But saying you voted for Kamala Harris and then giving money to her campaign — while also calling January 6 a disqualifier — is not the kind of “different” that wins over conservative-leaning Kansans. Senator Roger Marshall and national Republicans will use this as proof that Hamilton is aligned with the national Democratic machine, not a local maverick. That matters in a state where swing voters decide close races.
Pulpit and politics: the pastor’s record matters
There is a genuine question about mixing pulpit duties with partisan ties. Hamilton is a pastor with national connections; he has served on federal advisory councils and his church has hosted programming tied to progressive causes. Voters have a right to know whether their pastor is running as an independent-minded candidate or as another Democrat linked to elite fundraising and national agendas. Kansans should demand clear answers: confirm the FEC record, explain the donation, and clarify how national positions line up with what he’ll fight for in the Senate.
Bottom line: answers, not spin
This revelation gives the Marshall campaign fresh material and gives Kansas voters a clear choice. If Hamilton truly gave money to a national Democrat and publicly defended January 6 as disqualifying, he owes Kansans a straight explanation — not platitudes about compassion. Voters here are practical. They want to know which side a candidate is on. If Hamilton wants to be a “different kind of Democrat,” the test is whether his record and his donations match the small-government, values-driven pitch he’s selling on the trail. Until he produces the FEC documents and explains himself plainly, Republicans will make that choice for him on the airwaves and at the ballot box.
