Nathaniel Ryan Morris (born October 16, 1980) is an American businessman and political candidate.[1][2] He is the chairman and CEO of Lexington, Kentucky-based company Morris Industries, which includes among its subsidiaries Republic Financial. He also founded the company Rubicon Technologies, where he was formerly CEO.[3] He is a Republican candidate for the 2026 United States Senate election in Kentucky.[4][5][6]
In early 2025, Morris expressed an interest in possibly running for U.S. Senate or governor in Kentucky.[22][23][24] In February 2025, Morris criticized Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell for voting against Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and also for voting against Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary.[25][26] Later that month, Donald Trump Jr. expressed support for Morris's public criticism of McConnell.[27] In March 2025, Time reported that Vice President JD Vance had encouraged Morris to run for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky.[20] In June 2025, Morris announced that he would make a bid for the US Senate on a podcast with Donald Trump Jr.,[28][29] and was endorsed by Charlie Kirk of Turning Point Action at an event in Shepherdsville.[30] Morris was also endorsed by US Senators Jim Banks[31] and Bernie Moreno.[32]
Business
Morris founded Rubicon Technologies, formerly known as Rubicon Global, in 2008 after collaborating with a high school friend, Marc Spiegel.[16][9][12] The company is focused on business-to-business and municipal waste and recycling services. Rubicon became a public company in August 2022, listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RBT.[33] A 2017 Bloomberg article described the company's struggles with its technology and business model, as it attempted to distinguish itself from a traditional waste broker.[34]
Mr. Morris stepped down as Rubicon's CEO on October 13, 2022.[35] CTO Phil Rodoni succeeded Morris as CEO. As part of the transition, Morris retained a consulting role, was chairman, and a member of the board of directors.[36][37]
Morris founded Morris Industries in 2010, where he serves as chairman and CEO, headquartered in Lexington. Morris Industries acquired Republic Financial, an insurance company, in 2024.[38][bettersourceneeded]
1 2 Fields, Greg (1998). "Youth dreams of presidency". The Courier Journal from Louisville, Kentucky: 21. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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