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Cory A. Booker is a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey who previously served as the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013.
Background
Cory Booker was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Stanford University, studied at Queen's College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, and graduated from Yale Law School. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, he worked as a lawyer and served as the mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013.
Political career
Cory Booker began his political career on the Municipal Council of Newark from 1998 to 2002 before serving as the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 until 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first sworn in as a U.S. senator from New Jersey in October 2013 following a special election victory. He was subsequently reelected to full terms in 2014 and 2020, and he became the state's senior senator in August 2024.
Current focus
Booker, Cory A. represents the state of NJ in the U.S. Senate. Booker, Cory A. is the ranking member of the Africa and Global Health Policy and the Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. They also serve on the Border Security and Immigration. They have sponsored 390 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4454; S. 4443; S. 4434.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Africa and Global Health PolicyRanking Member
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer RightsRanking Member
- Border Security and Immigration
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeRanking Member
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- the Constitution
118th Congress
- Africa and Global Health PolicyRanking Member
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer RightsRanking Member
- Border Security and Immigration
- Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeRanking Member
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- the Constitution
Legislative Activity
504
Bills Sponsored
10
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