Amy McGrath — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

First woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps and the first woman to pilot the F/A-18 in a combat mission.
Instructor and Professor at the University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.
Founder of Democratic Majority Action PAC and Honor Bound, Inc.
Flew 89 combat missions against al-Qaeda and the Taliban during 20 years of service in the Marine Corps.
Graduated from the United States Naval Academy (1997) with a B.S. in political science and Johns Hopkins University (2014) with an M.A. in international and global security studies.

Biography

Amy Melinda McGrath is an American former Marine fighter pilot and political candidate from Kentucky. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky. McGrath graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1993 and received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in political science.