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Pushing a Kentucky 'Green New Deal,' Booker moves toward challenging Paul
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Charles Booker, the Black former state lawmaker in Kentucky who came close to winning the 2020 Democratic Senate nomination, is taking a major step toward launching a 2022 progressive campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Rand Paul.
Paul, the libertarian-minded Republican senator and ally of former President Donald Trump who was endorsed by Trump last week, has said he'll run next year for a third six-year term in the Senate. Booker, once a longshot for the 2020 nomination against establishment favorite and eventual nominee Amy McGrath, saw his campaign surge last spring amid protests in Kentucky and nationwide over police brutality against minorities and systemic racism.More Related News