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Cory Booker

American politician, United States senator · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1969 · age 57

Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey.

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A life in dates

2025“... many millions of Americans are literally going to be hurt, because when they are sick, they will not be able to afford to go to the doctor.”In their words6 October 2025‘Just come to the table and do something to help Americans’: Booker to GOP ABC News

“I don’t want a Disneyfication of our history. I don’t want to whitewash history. I don’t want to homogenize history.”In their words1 April 2025During his record-breaking speech on US Senate floor as quoted in "Cory Booker Rails Against Trump & 'Disneyfication' Of U.S. History As

2019“... marijuana in our country is already legal for privileged people ... the war on drugs has been a war on black and brown people.”In their words20 November 2019During the 5th Democratic debate (20 November 2019) Nick Corasaniti, Cory Booker Jokes Biden ‘Might Have Been High’ When He Made Marijuana

“The vicious attack on actor Jussie Smollett was an attempted modern-day lynching. I'm glad he's safe.”In their words29 January 2019 regarding Jussie Smollett

“The "power of the people" is greater than the "people in power" ... Change does not come from Washington, it comes to Washington.”In their words2019

“We are a part of this take-down culture where people are trying to twist your words.”In their words2019

2013Named United States senatorOfficefrom 31 October 20132006Named Mayor of Newark, New JerseyOffice1 July 2006 to 31 October 20131998Named Council memberOffice1 January 1998 to 1 January 20021992Rhodes ScholarshipAward1969Born27 April 1969

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In their own words 4

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  1. Unnecessary hardship is being borne by Americans of all backgrounds; our institutions are being recklessly and unconstitutionally attacked and even shattered.

    1 April 2025 · Video at C-SPAN, Own words

  2. I don’t think most Americans realize that the way we raise animals is such a betrayal of the heritage of our grandparents.

    2020 · 'A savagely broken food system': Cory Booker wants radical reform ... now. , September, 15 2020, Own words

  3. You are dipping into the Kool-aid and you do not even know the flavor (After Joe Biden criticized Booker's anti-crime work as Newark mayor).

    31 July 2019 · During the 2nd Democratic debate (31 July 2019); Geoff Earle. Cory Booker mocks Joe Biden during angry clash over criminal justice as, Own words

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Awards

Rhodes Scholarship1992

About this person

He was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.

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Born 1969 · age 57

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