Charles Booker
What this job does: One of Kentucky's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years.
- Occupation
- Attorney; former state government official
- Lives in
- Louisville
Background
- Booker served in the Kentucky House of Representatives, 43rd District, from 2019 to 2021. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Booker earned a B.S. in political science and a J.D. from the University of Louisville. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Booker was director of the Governor's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives and Community Involvement from January 2023 to September 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Booker was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky in 2022 and ran in the 2020 Democratic primary. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Booker won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate with about 47% of the vote. source: wuky.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Ending generational poverty and structural racism source: linknky.com
- Medicare for All source: linknky.com
- Universal childcare and universal basic income source: linknky.com
- Housing as a human right; lowering utility and rent costs source: linknky.com
- Protecting small businesses and family farms source: linknky.com
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