
While recognizing Andy Beshear, Kentucky's Democratic governor, for "doing great work in the face of a lot of challenges," Booker charged that "we need leadership at the federal level that cares about our lives." We've seen poverty for too long, we've seen industries leave and never come back." "This is about the people of Kentucky, this is about the challenges that we are facing, that we are sick of being ignored and abandoned and left behind. "We're going to beat Rand Paul because this is bigger than him," Booker declared. I am proud to be a Kentuckian, we deserve this moment, this is for all of us," said Booker, who announced his campaign this summer. "I'm honored to take this stand for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, I feel the weight of history on my shoulders, I feel my ancestors with me. "We need leadership at the federal level that cares about our lives." Progressive Democrat Charles Booker on Wednesday formally filed candidate paperwork to run against Republican U.S.
