What is Charles Booker (American politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Charles Booker | image = Charles solar panels (cropped).jpg | state_house = Kentucky | district = 43rd | term_start = January 1, 2019 | term_end = January 1, 2021 | predecessor = [[Darryl Owens]] | successor = [[Pamela Stevenson]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|20}} | birth_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Tanesha Booker | children = 2 | education = [[University of Louisville]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | website = {{url|bookerforkentucky.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Charles Booker''' (born October 20, 1984) is an American politician. He was a member of the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] for the 43rd district from 2019 to 2021. He was Kentucky's youngest Black state lawmaker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kentucky's Youngest Black State Lawmaker Wants To Challenge Mitch McConnell|author=Travis Waldron|date=11 November 2019 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/charles-booker-mitch-mcconnell-kentucky-senate_n_5dc95c22e4b02bf579437897|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> Booker was a candidate in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party's]] primary for the [[2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky| 2020 U.S. Senate race]] in Kentucky.<ref name=CourierJournal>{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Phillip M. |title=Democrat Charles Booker is running for US Senate in 2020 |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/01/05/democrat-charles-booker-decides-2020-us-senate-bid/2794647001/ |access-date=January 12, 2020 |publisher=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> He lost the Democratic nomination to [[Amy McGrath]] in June 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/election