Charles Booker
Democratic · KY
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Charles Booker is a Kentucky Democrat and 2026 U.S. Senate candidate whose campaign is centered on representing working people across the commonwealth.
Where Charles Booker stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Gun Control (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Senator
Campaign Finance Information · United States Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $1,099,509
- Spent
- $789,887
- Cash on hand
- $309,623
- Debts
- $89,868
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- RETIRED$37,350
- NOT EMPLOYED$23,207
- ATTORNEY$10,250
- BUSINESS OWNER$8,130
- PRESIDENT$7,285
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
As a Kentucky legislator, Booker advocated gun-safety reform, lower prescription-drug prices, expanded voting rights, stronger unions, and racial justice.
December 31, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: charlesbooker.org · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
As a Kentucky legislator, Booker advocated gun-safety reform, lower prescription-drug prices, expanded voting rights, stronger unions, and racial justice.
December 31, 2020Supports Gun Control
Source: charlesbooker.org · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Founded Hood to the Holler, a grassroots organization meant to break down barriers between Kentuckians and their government, after his narrow loss in the 2020 Democratic primary for the United States Senate.
December 31, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: ballotpedia.org · researched July 13, 2026
As a Kentucky legislator, Booker advocated gun-safety reform, lower prescription-drug prices, expanded voting rights, stronger unions, and racial justice.
December 31, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: charlesbooker.org · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was endorsed for the United States Senate by the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union in the country. Its District 6 vice president said Booker understands that unions are the only way workers have a real voice in the workplace.
July 29, 2026
Source: afge.org · researched September 5, 2026
Founded Hood to the Holler, a grassroots organization meant to break down barriers between Kentuckians and their government, after his narrow loss in the 2020 Democratic primary for the United States Senate.
December 31, 2020
Source: ballotpedia.org · researched July 13, 2026
Served as division director of administrative services at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, before his election to the state House of Representatives in 2018.
December 31, 2015
Source: ballotpedia.org · researched July 13, 2026
Race Charles Booker is in:
- United States Senator · November 3, 2026 · Kentucky
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.