Andrew J. Horne is an attorney, former political candidate, and a retired United States Marine Corps Reserves Lieutenant Colonel from Louisville, Kentucky who served in the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War. Initially he tentatively supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq but revised his stance on the matter, stating "Iraq is a symptom of what's wrong with this [the Bush] Administration." He filed to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, but dropped out of the race two weeks after filing. Biography Growing up, Horne began working by mowing grass in neighborhoods, delivering newspapers such as the Courier Journal and Louisville Times, working on an organic farm, and working in his family's local laundry cleaners. Horne was also a Boy Scout during his juvenile years. Andrew Horne attended Pleasure Ridge Park High School and enlisted in the Marine Reserves before graduating in 1979. He served his boot camp at Parris Island and then returned home to be accepted in a Platoon Leaders course. Horne graduated from the University of Louisville in 1983. While attending the school he was accepted as to the fraternity of Phi Kappa Tau which has famous alumni such as actor Paul Newman and Senator Mitch McConnell. He was the first member of his family to graduate college. Returning in 1989 to the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and graduating in 1993. Andrew Horne is co-owner if the Anderson & Horne, PLLC. Horne took a brief leave during Operation Desert Storm but when he returned and finished his degree in law and he was awarded Leon Seidman Memorial Award. Also during his tenure at the school for his law studies he met his wife Stephanie. Horne would then serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom, operating in Iraq for a second time before returning home and having an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2006. Horne has continued operating his law practice as well as participating in several legal and charitable associations. Senatorial candidate The "Draft Horne for Senate" movement officially launched August 15, 2007. This was a grassroots effort to convince Horne to run against Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. This effort proved fruitful, as on December 13, 2007, via the Kentucky-based Page One blog, Horne announced his candidacy via YouTube video for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Horne has continued a television campaign with promises of securing medical research