Charles Booker

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Charles Booker (born October 20, 1984) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 2019 to 2021 he represented Kentucky's 43rd House district, making him the state's youngest Black lawmaker. He is the Democratic nominee for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Booker ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Kentucky, drawing national attention before ultimately losing a close race to former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath. In April 2021, Booker formed an exploratory committee for the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Kentucky and formally announced that he was running on July 1, 2021. He won the primary on May 17 but lost to Republican incumbent Rand Paul in the general election. Booker is the first African American to be a major party nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. Following his defeat, Booker was appointed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to lead the Governor's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives and Community Involvement. After the May 19 primary, Booker became the Democratic nominee for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. He will face Republican nominee Andy Barr in the November general election to succeed retiring incumbent Mitch McConnell.