肯塔基党的克里斯托弗·坎贝尔正与民主党候选人查尔斯·布克和共和党提名人安迪·巴尔角逐肯塔基州的美国参议员席位，该席位将在11月3日举行的美国中期选举中决出胜负。在选举前夕，坎贝尔接受了Hm的独家专访。肯塔基州居民坎贝尔是在一次党执行委员会会议上决定竞选该席位的，当时会上讨论了该党缺乏参选人来竞争麦康奈尔自1985年以来占据的参议员席位这一问题。
Christopher Campbell of the Kentucky Party is facing off against Democratic candidate Charles Booker and Republican nominee Andy Barr for the Kentucky Senate seat in the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for November 3. Ahead of the elections, Campbell spoke exclusively to Hm. Campbell, a Kentucky resident, decided to run for the seat during a party executive committee meeting, where discussions arose over the party’s lack of a candidate for the Senate position held by McConnell since 1985.
“我们正试图让我们的名字为人所知。所以这是派出一名独立候选人参选的绝佳机会。我想，好吧，我来做。就这样我进入了竞选行列，”坎贝尔告诉Hm。肯塔基党的核心原则与纲领成立于2024年的肯塔基党建立在三大核心原则之上：反腐败、反战和亲肯塔基。
“We're trying to get our name out there. So this is a prime opportunity to run an independent candidate. I'm like, All right, I'll do it. That's how I got into the race,” Campbell told Hm. Kentucky Party’s core principles and manifestoFounded in 2024, Kentucky Party is built around three key principles: anti-corruption, anti-war and pro Kentucky.
坎贝尔的竞选网站还列出了其纲领的关键要素，其中包括全民医保、支持劳工和工会、尊重国际法、任期限制、公共卫生、环境可持续性，以及反战立场与支持军队并存。
Campbell’s campaign website also outlines the key elements of his manifesto, which include Medicare for All, support for labor and unions, respect for international law, term limits, public health, environmental sustainability, and an anti-war stance alongside support for the military.
曾在肯塔基州国民警卫队服役的坎贝尔谈到了美国国防和军事开支，并解释了主张反战政策的含义。坎贝尔呼吁整合美国军事基地美国目前在全球运营约800个军事基地，坎贝尔认为这种存在是不必要的。“第一步将是基地整合，”当被问及将如何削减美国军事和国防开支时，坎贝尔说道。“我们不应该在全球运营800个军事基地。
Campbell, who previously served in the Kentucky National Guard, spoke about U.S. defense and military spending, explaining what advocating for an anti-war policy entails. Campbell calls for US military base consolidationThe U.S. currently operates around 800 military bases worldwide, a presence Campbell believes is unnecessary. “The first step would be base consolidation,” Campbell said when asked how he would approach reducing U.S. military and defense spending.“We should not be running 800 military bases around the world. That's just a huge waste of money,” Campbell continued.“I see us having all these bases that we have to pay 10s of billions of dollars every year just to maintain, just to kind of keep our foot on the necks of a lot of groups of people that we should not be doing that to.”
“这简直是巨大的金钱浪费，”坎贝尔继续说道。“我看到我们拥有所有这些基地，每年光维护就要支付数百亿美元，只是为了把脚踩在许多群体的脖子上，而我们本不该对这些人这么做。”坎贝尔主张分摊基地成本他进一步解释说，一些军事基地可以继续在盟国运作，但其维护费用应由双方共同承担，合作伙伴国家也应分担成本。
Campbell pushes for shared base costsHe further explained that some military bases could continue to operate in allied countries, but their upkeep should be a shared responsibility, with partner nations also contributing to the costs.
“如果他们想要某种安全保障，我们可以分摊费用，”坎贝尔说。这位肯塔基党代表认为，军队的“最初目的是保卫国家安全，而不是在世界各地发动侵略战争。”坎贝尔瞄准国防合同不断上涨的成本坎贝尔还强调了他所描述的军工复合体成本增长了1600%。“军费开支的另一个大问题是，它变得如此臃肿，因为军工复合体的通胀上涨了约1600%，”他说。
“We can split the payment if they want some type of security,” Campbell said. The Kentucky Party representative argues that the military’s “initial purpose is to defend national security, not to wage wars of aggression around the world.”Campbell targets rising costs of defense contractsCampbell also highlighted what he described as a 1,600% increase in the military-industrial complex.“Another big thing with the military spending is that it's just gotten so bloated, because the military industrial complex, the inflation of the military industrial complex has gone up by like 1600%,” he said.
根据管理和预算办公室的数据，2025财年美国国防开支达到9160亿美元，占联邦总支出的13%。他援引几家私营企业为例，辩称这些公司可以随意报价，政府则照单全收。“军工复合体是一个巨大的垄断。只有5到6家公司拿走约90%的合同，仅仅因为它们在那里，并且能游说国会，所以它们享有优先权，”他解释道。德鲁·威廉姆斯谈挑战詹姆斯·科默及其对肯塔基州第1国会选区的愿景，展望2026年美国中期选举：“我的选民是我唯一的特殊利益集团”根据MilitarySpend.org的数据，洛克希德·马丁公司是美国最大的受益方。
根据联邦奖励数据汇总，在2025年7月14日至2026年7月14日期间，国防部合同资金和国防收入共计获得566.2亿美元。
According to the Office of Management and Budget, U.S. national defense spending reached $916 billion in fiscal year 2025, accounting for 13% of total federal expenditures. Citing several private corporations, he argued that these companies can name their prices, with the government paying whatever they demand.“The military-industrial complex is a massive monopoly. There's like 5 or 6 companies that get like 90% of the contracts just because they're there and they can lobby Congress so they get first dibs,” he explained. Drew Williams on challenging James Comer and his vision for KY-01 ahead of 2026 US midterms: ‘My constituent is my only special interest’According to MilitarySpend.org, Lockheed Martin Corporation was the largest recipient of U.S. Department of Defense contract funds and defense revenue, receiving $56.62 billion between July 14, 2025, and July 14, 2026, based on aggregated federal award data.
坎贝尔还概述了几项他认为应通过结构化方式实施的措施，以削减军事开支并确保对战争支出有更严格的监督。
他说：“我的看法是，首先，五角大楼需要通过审计，其次，五角大楼必须向国会请求资金才能发动战争。这样，资金就不会可用。五角大楼想用的每一美元，都必须向国会请求。然后国会将通过预算拨付。”
Pentagon audit and congressional approval proposedCampbell also outlined several measures he believes should be implemented through a structured approach to reduce military spending and ensure greater oversight of expenditures on wars.“So, the way I see it is that, first, the Pentagon needs to pass an audit, and second, the Pentagon would have to petition Congress for money to wage a war. So, the money wouldn't be available,” he said. “Every dollar that the Pentagon wants to use, they should have to petition Congress for that money. And then Congress will allocate it via budget.”
他补充说，总统不应拥有发动战争的权力。“总统可以直接发动战争60天或不管多久，这种整套做法都需要废除。总统不应有战争权力决议。”
He added that the President should not have war-making powers. “This whole thing where the President could just wage war for 60 days or whatever, that needs to be rescinded. There should be no war powers resolution for the President.”US midterm elections 2026: Democratic Socialists launch campaign calling for Israel arms embargoCampbell explained that decisions on which military bases should be shut down would be made after consulting the chiefs of staff and assessing the purpose each facility serves.
坎贝尔解释说，关于哪些军事基地应予关闭的决定，将在咨询参谋长联席会议并评估每个设施用途后作出。“如果基地有其用途，那就保留。如果没有，就应该直接关闭，”他说。坎贝尔支持加强北美同盟关系然而，这位肯塔基州参议员候选人澄清说，他的反战立场并不排除所有形式的军事干预，特别是当面临入侵的国家寻求美国援助时。
“If the base serves a purpose, fine. If it doesn't, then it should just be closed,” he said. Campbell backs stronger North American alliancesHowever, the Kentucky Senate candidate clarified that his anti-war stance does not rule out all forms of military intervention, particularly when a country facing an invasion seeks U.S. assistance.“My big thing would be really, really strengthening our military alliances with our neighbors, our actual neighbors, Canada and Mexico,” he said.
他说：“我的重点将是真正、真正地加强我们与邻国、我们真正的邻国——加拿大和墨西哥的军事同盟关系。”坎贝尔计划保障军人福利坎贝尔还强调，削减军事预算不会以牺牲现役军人福利（包括医疗保健）为代价。相反，他说他的计划将包括提高士兵薪水。
Military benefits protected under Campbell’s planCampbell also stressed that reducing the military budget would not come at the expense of service members’ benefits, including healthcare. Instead, he said his plan would include raising soldiers’ salaries.
“问题不在于钱少，而在于花得更有效率，”他说。跨性别民主党人艾弗里·罗兰德将LGBTQ权益置于堪萨斯州中期选举竞选核心随著中期选举临近，坎贝尔重申了他在美国国防开支和全球军事介入问题上的立场，表示：“我们不需要维持如此庞大的全球军事版图，以至于看起来我们只是在等战争发生，因为我们是一把在找问题的解药。”
“It's not about less money, it's about more efficient spending,” he said. Trans Democrat Avery Rowland makes LGBTQ rights central to Kansas midterms runWith the midterm elections approaching, Campbell reiterated his stance on U.S. defense spending and military involvement in conflicts worldwide, stating:“We don't need to be having this massive global military footprint to where, again, it's like we're just waiting for a war to happen because we're a solution looking for a problem.”