Kentucky progressive Charles Booker launches Democratic challenge against Sen. Rand Paul
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Charles Booker, the Black former state lawmaker in Kentucky who one year ago came close to winning the 2020 Democratic Senate nomination, on Thursday launched a 2022 progressive campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Rand Paul.
A couple of hours later, Booker formally kicked off his campaign with a noontime rally in the majority-Black west side of Louisville, part of the district that he represented for a term in Kentucky’s House of Representatives. Booker, once a long shot for the 2020 nomination against Democratic establishment favorite and eventual nominee Amy McGrath, saw his campaign surge last spring amid protests in Kentucky and over police brutality against minorities and systemic racism nationwide.More Related News