Who will represent the people of Kentucky in the U.S. Senate is one of the primary decisions voters will have to make on November 8, 2022. After clearing their respective party’s primaries, the two candidates that’ll be on the ballot are Incumbent Senator Rand Paul (Republican Party) and Charles Booker (Democratic Party).  

Democrat Charles Booker, the challenger, became the youngest Black legislator in Kentucky when he was elected to the state’s House of Representatives in 2018. As a dedicated advocate of local businesses and working people, he fully supports the Green New Deal (he calls it the Kentucky New Deal) and was a powerful rallying voice for the Black community following the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. If elected to office as senator, his agenda includes pushing for Medicare for all, supporting family farms, empowering the state’s coal miners, and reducing costs for American families.

Incumbent Republican Senator Rand Paul is the son of a 12-term U.S. Representative of Texas, Ron Paul. He ran his own ophthalmology practice for 18 years before branching into politics and getting elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. He has promised that, if allowed to continue his service, he would remain a champion for the second amendment, focus on improving the current criminal justice system, maintain a pro-life stance, and keep fighting to uphold the bill of rights.

At this point, the big question is, who would make a better representative to the Senate from Kentucky, Democrat Charles Booker or Republican Rand Paul?