Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, state Rep. Charles Booker advocates for the passage of Kentucky HB-12 on the floor of the House of Representatives in the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. Democrat Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday, April 12, 2021, he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a follow-up Senate race in 2022 against Republican incumbent Rand Paul.Bryan Woolston/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this March 23, 2021 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday April 12 he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a follow-up Senate race in 2022 against Paul. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)Greg Nash/APShow MoreShow Less