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United States Senate

Charles Booker

U.S. Senator (2026 D Candidate · open seat) · WON 5/19 D SENATE PRIMARY — D nominee vs Andy Barr
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🗺️ Kentucky home
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
0 / 100 F
Raw: 0 of 74 dynamic max · 37 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 0/ 40
National Rank
#8,533 of 8,966 · bottom 4.8% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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💡 U.S. Capitol switchboard — ask for Senator Charles Booker.

Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.

Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
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Official Profile

Religion: Baptist
Education: University of Louisville (BA Political Science, JD)
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Background: Former Kentucky state representative for District 43, Louisville (2019-2021). Type 1 Diabetic; founded the From The Hood To The Holler movement. 2022 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate vs. Rand Paul (lost 62.1-38.0). Civil rights attorney and educator before elected office. Progressive champion in Kentucky.
Previous Election Opponent: Rand Paul (2022 U.S. Senate, lost)
Next Election Year: 2026
X / Twitter: @Booker4KY
Campaign Website: https://charlesbooker.org
Former Kentucky state representative (House District 43, 2019-2021). 2022 Democratic nominee vs. Rand Paul (lost 62-38). Returning for 2026 open-seat race. Progressive platform: Medicare for All, full abortion access including federal funding, reparations for slavery, Green New Deal, universal basic income, Working People's Bill of Rights. Type 1 Diabetic who has publicly described rationing insulin when unable to afford it — frames healthcare as personal issue.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

0/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Pledged to vote to lock the federal right to abortion into law and opposed Kentucky's post-Dobbs trigger ban — rejecting any personhood-from-conception standard and making abortion access a top 2026 campaign commitment.

    Verified 2026-06-13Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Received the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America (now Reproductive Freedom for All) for his 2022 Kentucky Senate campaign, placing him squarely inside the abortion-industry endorsement network the rubric flags.

    Verified 2026-06-13Dispute this claim

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)

Family & Child Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)

Christian Liberty

0/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

0/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
FALSE (0)

Election Integrity

0/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Booker founded Hood to the Holler — a grassroots organization centered on 'breaking down barriers between Kentuckians and their government' and expanding political participation. His platform consistently opposes documentary citizenship-verification and photo-ID requirements for voter registration as barriers to participation, aligning him with the Democratic Party's opposition to the SAVE America Act's proof-of-citizenship standard — the opposite of the rubric's voter-ID/citizen-only elections ideal.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
FALSE (0)

Border & Immigration

0/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Publicly called for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), directly opposing the mandatory-deportation enforcement framework the rubric requires.

    Verified 2026-06-13Dispute this claim
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
FALSE (0)

Self-Defense & 2A

0/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. As a Kentucky state legislator, Booker opposed policies to allow permitless concealed carry in Kentucky and opposes mandatory arming of school resource officers. His 2026 Senate platform calls for mandatory universal background checks for all gun purchases — including private sales and gun shows — and enforcement of wait times to allow full background-check completion, directly opposing the constitutional-carry and no-new-restrictions rubric standard.

    Verified 2026-06-23Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
FALSE (0)

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

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charlesbooker.org/issues/Unclassified
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Booker_(American_polit...Encyclopedia
ontheissues.org/Senate/Charles_Booker.htmUnclassified
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kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/19/u-s-rep-andy-barr-win...Unclassified
www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/kent...Unclassified

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