Daniel Cameron

Former Kentucky attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron will be the next CEO of an organization dedicated to pushing back on “woke” capitalism and corporations. The 1792 Exchange announced Cameron’s hiring in a news release which described the group as a “not-for-profit organization that seeks to preserve freedom by partnering with allies to steer public companies back to neutral on divisive, ideological issues.” The organization, which previously operated under a different name, once had close ties to associates of former President Donald Trump Armed with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, Cameron won a 12-way contest to secure the GOP nomination for Kentucky governor in May 2023. He would go on to lose the general election against the incumbent Democrat, Gov. Andy Beshear, by 5 percentage points.