McConnell announced last year he would not seek re-election, ending a more than four-decade grip on the seat. Booker, who secured the Democratic nomination in May, now faces Republican Congressman Andy Barr in a race that has drawn national attention.
The Louisville progressive has run statewide before, a spirited 2020 Senate primary and a 2022 general election loss to Rand Paul and says this bid is about standing up to what he calls entrenched corruption.
