Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Charles Booker
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Kentucky
- Filing address
- Louisville, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BOOKER, CHARLES
Kentucky
FEC candidate ID S0KY00420 · Principal campaign committee: BOOKER FOR KENTUCKY
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$6,311,658.4396%
- PACs and other committees$153,374.002%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$40,103.181%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$50,936.771%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
33 committees reported giving $144,316.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$6,500.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,875.00
- REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS FOR KENTUCKY PACPAC$4,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BLUE STATES PACPAC$2,900.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ARTICLE 1 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAPAC$1,862.00
Show all 33 committees
- PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,049.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DOGWOOD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- POLICY IS PERSONAL PACPAC$500.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$300.00
- MORE BLUEHybrid PAC$250.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$80.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Charles Booker$43,299.41
- Independent expenditures opposing Charles Booker$249,324.47
- Company and union communications to members about Charles Booker$144.47
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- KENTUCKY FREEDOM PACOpposing$249,320.00
- ONWARD KENTUCKYSupporting$14,873.00
- NEW POWER PACSupporting$14,502.00
- THE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGNSupporting$8,660.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$2,726.00
- INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.Supporting$1,913.00
- THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSupporting$260.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONSupporting$167.00
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$165.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Kentucky U.S. Senate, 2022 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Booker (D) | $6,556,072.38 | $6,290.35 | 2022-12-31 |
| Rand Paul (R) | $25,042,402.65 | $5,365,435.17 | 2022-12-31 |
| Tami L. Stainfield (R) | $27,129.57 | −$15,811.78 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ruth Gao (D) | $9,914.02 | −$870.47 | 2022-09-30 |
| David Biery (L) | $155.20 | $4.45 | 2021-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason-Dixon | January 19–22, 2022 | 625 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Rand Paul 55% · Charles Booker 39% |
| Mason-Dixon | February 1–4, 2021 | 625 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Rand Paul 47% · Generic Democrat 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BOOKER FOR KENTUCKY.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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