Charles Booker

• vote2019-02-26 · Voted no on HB 5 (restricting abortion performed because of the sex, race, or a disability diagnosis of the fetus), which passed the Kentucky House 67-25 on February 26, 2019.[6]
• vote2020-03-19 · Voted no on the final-passage appropriation for SB 2 (requiring voters to present photo identification), which passed the Kentucky House 58-25 on March 19, 2020.[7]
• billWas primary sponsor of HB 6 in the 2020 session, a proposed constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for people convicted of felonies after completion of their sentence.[8]

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Campaigns on making healthcare a human right, citing his own experience rationing insulin growing up.[3]

  “Healthcare as a human right.”

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  As a Kentucky state representative, voted no on HB 5, which restricted abortions performed because of the sex, race, or a disability diagnosis of the fetus and declared an emergency; the House passed it 67-25.[6]

• "Kentucky deserves a senator who fights poverty like the emergency it is ... This campaign is about ... Healthcare as a human right. Union jobs in every county. Clean water and clean air."[3]

• Earned a B.S. in political science and a J.D. from the University of Louisville in 2007 and 2010.[4]
• Career experience includes work as director of development of 1619 Flux, an education and equity policy analyst with the Louisville Urban League, and division director of administrative services with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.[4]
• Previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022, losing to Rand Paul.[1]

Raised $1.1M · spent $790K · $310K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗