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Kentucky · U.S. Senate · 2026
Charles Booker
Democratic Open seat Official filing data
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Filing facts
- Name as filed
- BOOKER, CHARLES
- Office sought
- U.S. Senate, Kentucky
- Election year
- 2026
- Party (as filed)
- Democratic
- Seat status
- Open seat
- FEC status
- Statutory candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
- Website
- Website: charlesbooker.org
- FEC candidate ID
- S6KY00385
- Principal committee
- C00929208
Campaign finance summary
As reported to the FEC, through 10/14/2026. Figures are cycle-to-date totals for the principal campaign committee.
| Total receipts | $1,936,324 |
|---|---|
| Contributions from individuals | $1,895,972 |
| Total disbursements | $1,632,725 |
| Cash on hand | $303,599 |
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“states…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Says they will cut taxes for working and middle-class families, protect Social Security and Medicare, and introduce a resolution on day one to revoke the current tariffs. | Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies/affordable Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Gas prices and war | States that gas prices have risen because of a war they would work to end on day one. | Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Data centers | States support for a national moratorium on new AI data center construction. | Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies/data-centers Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Congressional ethics | States support for a constitutional amendment on lifetime term limits for Congress, a ban on congressional stock trading, and a ban on members becoming lobbyists after leaving office. | Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies/swamp Accessed October 22, 2026 |
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Legislative record
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Sources
- Federal Election Commission — candidate master file (cn26)
- FEC candidate page
- Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies/affordable — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies/data-centers — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Campaign website — charlesbookerky.org/policies/swamp — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Website: Wikidata Q80812546 official website (P856)