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Cory Booker
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Candidate, U.S. Senate New Jersey

U.S. Senate New Jersey
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

11

Predecessor
Prior offices
Mayor of Newark
Successor: Luis Quintana

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

Next election

November 3, 2026

Contact

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Cory Booker (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from New Jersey. He assumed office on October 31, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Booker (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Booker announced that he was running for president of the United States on February 1, 2019.[1][2] He suspended his presidential campaign on January 13, 2020.[3]

Before being elected to the Senate, Booker served as the 36th mayor of Newark. He also served on the Newark City Council for the Central Ward.[4]

Biography

Booker was born in 1969 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Harrington Park, New Jersey. He attended Stanford University on a varsity football scholarship, receiving a B.A. in 1991 and an M.A. in 1992. Booker was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he earned a graduate degree in history in 1994. He then attended Yale Law School, graduating with a J.D. in 1997.[5][6]

After completing his education, Booker moved into a public housing project in Newark, New Jersey, became a tenant organizer, and founded a nonprofit that provided legal assistance to low-income families. He was elected to the Newark City Council in 1998 and served there until 2002, when he ran unsuccessfully for mayor. The same year, he became a partner at Booker, Rabinowitz, Trenk, Lubetkin, Tully, DiPasquale & Webster. In 2006, Booker ran again for mayor of Newark and was elected with 72% of the vote. He served as mayor until 2013.[7][5][6][8]

On October 16, 2013, Booker won a special election to the U.S. Senate after the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D). Booker was re-elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014.[5][9]

In 2016, Booker published a memoir titled United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good.[5]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Booker's academic, professional, and political career:[10]

  • 2013-Present: U.S. Senator from New Jersey
  • 2006-2013: Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
  • 1998-2002: Newark City Council
  • 1997: Graduated from Yale Law School with a J.D.
  • 1994: Graduated from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar
  • 1992: Graduated from Stanford University with an M.A.
  • 1991: Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A.

Possible 2016 SCOTUS nominee

See also: Process to fill the vacated seat of Justice Antonin Scalia

Prior to President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland, Booker was mentioned as a possible nominee to replace former United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on February 13, 2016.[11]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2023-2024

Booker was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2021-2022

Booker was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Booker was assigned to the following committees:[12]

2015-2016

Booker served on the following committees:[13]

2013-2014

Booker served on the following committees:[14]

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
    • Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
    • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
    • Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
    • Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
    • Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
  • Environment and Public Works Committee
    • Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman
    • Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
    • Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote Bill and description Status
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Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (50-49)
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Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (51-49)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (79-18)
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Not Voting Red x.svg Failed (51-44)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (78-18)
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Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate New Jersey

Incumbent Cory Booker is running in the general election for U.S. Senate New Jersey on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Cory Booker (D)

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2020

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020

United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate New Jersey

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate New Jersey on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cory Booker
Cory Booker (D)
 
57.2
 
2,541,178
Image of Rik Mehta
Rik Mehta (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.9
 
1,817,052
Image of Madelyn Hoffman
Madelyn Hoffman (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
38,288
Image of Veronica Fernandez
Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For! Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
32,290
Image of Daniel Burke
Daniel Burke (Larouche Was Right Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
11,632
Image of Luis Vergara
Luis Vergara (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 4,440,440
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey

Incumbent Cory Booker defeated Lawrence Hamm in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cory Booker
Cory Booker
 
87.6
 
838,110
Image of Lawrence Hamm
Lawrence Hamm Candidate Connection
 
12.4
 
118,802

Total votes: 956,912
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey

Rik Mehta defeated Hirsh Singh, Tricia Flanagan, Natalie Rivera, and Eugene Anagnos in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rik Mehta
Rik Mehta Candidate Connection
 
38.0
 
154,817
Image of Hirsh Singh
Hirsh Singh
 
35.9
 
146,133
Image of Tricia Flanagan
Tricia Flanagan Candidate Connection
 
17.8
 
72,678
Image of Natalie Rivera
Natalie Rivera
 
5.3
 
21,650
Image of Eugene Anagnos
Eugene Anagnos Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
12,047

Total votes: 407,325
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Presidency

See also: Presidential candidates, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.

Booker announced that he was running for president on February 1, 2019.[1] He suspended his presidential campaign on January 13, 2020.[3]

Ballotpedia compiled the following resources about Booker and the 2020 presidential election:

Click here for Booker's 2020 presidential campaign overview.

2016

In August 2013, Booker ruled out a run on the ticket of the presidential campaign in 2016.[149] When asked whether he would rule out running himself or being the vice presidential nominee, Booker answered, “Absolutely yes, unequivocally," adding that his focus was on winning the seat and serving six years, which is a full Senate term.[149]

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2014

Booker won re-election to the U.S. Senate in the 2014 election, representing New Jersey. He defeated Jeff Bell (R), Joe Baratelli (L), Jeff Boss (I), Antonio N. Sabas (I), Eugene Lavergne (Democratic-Republican) and Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth).[150] Booker ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCory Booker Incumbent 55.8% 1,043,866
     Republican Jeff Bell 42.3% 791,297
     Libertarian Joe Baratelli 0.9% 16,721
     Independent Jeff Boss 0.2% 4,513
     Independent Antonio N. Sabas 0.2% 3,544
     Democratic-Republican Eugene Lavergne 0.2% 3,890
     Economic Growth Hank Schroeder 0.3% 5,704
Total Votes 1,869,535
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2013

See also: United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013

Booker ran for U.S. Senate in the special election for the seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg (D).[151][152][153] Booker defeated U.S. Representatives Rush D. Holt, Jr. and Frank Pallone Jr. and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver for the Democratic party nomination in the primary election on August 13, 2013.[150][154][155] He defeated Steve Lonegan (R) and independent candidates Robert Depasquale, Eugene Martin Lavergne, Stuart David Meissner, Pablo Olivera, Antonio N. Sabas and Edward Stackhouse, Jr. in the general election on October 16, 2013.[156] He was sworn into office on October 31, 2013.[157]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCory Booker 54.9% 740,742
     Republican Steve Lonegan 44% 593,684
     Independent Edward C. Stackhouse 0.4% 5,138
     Independent Robert DePasquale 0.2% 3,137
     Independent Stuart Meissner 0.2% 2,051
     Independent Pablo Olivera 0.1% 1,530
     Independent Antonio N. Sabas 0.1% 1,336
     Independent Eugene LaVergne 0.1% 1,041
Total Votes 1,348,659
Source: Official results via New Jersey Division of Elections[158]
U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special Democratic Primary, 2013
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCory Booker 59.2% 216,936
Frank Pallone 19.8% 72,584
Rush Holt 16.8% 61,463
Sheila Oliver 4.3% 15,656
Total Votes 366,639
Source: Official Election Results from New Jersey Division of Elections[159]

Endorsements

Cancelled appearance by Biden

Vice President Joe Biden's planned visit to New Jersey on October 11, 2013, to help campaign for Booker, was canceled due the government shutdown.[160]

Mo Cowan

Just weeks before leaving office as the interim Senator in Massachusetts, Mo Cowan endorsed Booker on June 4, 2013, for the seat.[161] Cowan observed that he had been the eighth black U.S. Senator, and continued by saying, “As I vacate the hallowed halls of Congress, perhaps he’ll come in not too late after me and continue I hope is a very popular trend in the Congress, particular in the Senate, which is to continue to show representation of all people."[161] On June 9, 2013, Booker received the backing of George E. Norcross III, an insurance executive and hospital chairman who is seen as "the most powerful figure in New Jersey Democratic politics" according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.[162]

Campaign themes

2026

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Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Cory Booker
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Joe Biden  source President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWithdrew in Convention
LaMonica McIver  source  (D) U.S. House New Jersey District 10 (2024) PrimaryWon General
Angela Alsobrooks  source  (D) U.S. Senate Maryland (2024) PrimaryWon General
Kenneth Kopacz  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 1 (2023) PrimaryWon General
William O'Dea  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 2 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Jerry Walker  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Yraida Aponte-Lipski  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 4 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Anthony Romano  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 5 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Fanny Cedeño  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 6 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Caridad Rodriguez  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 7 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Robert Baselice  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 8 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Albert Cifelli  source  (D) Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 9 (2023) PrimaryWon General
Craig Guy  source  (D) Hudson County Executive (2023) PrimaryWon General
Mandela Barnes  source  (D) U.S. Senate Wisconsin (2022) PrimaryLost General
Joe Biden  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2020) PrimaryWon General
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General

Campaign finance summary


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Cory Booker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. Senate New JerseyCandidacy Declared general$16,286,565 $9,768,016
2020President of the United StatesWithdrew convention$26,085,174 $26,031,544
2020U.S. Senate New JerseyWon general$16,619,139 $11,579,012
2014U.S. Senate (New Jersey)Won $17,718,139 N/A**
Grand total$76,709,017 $47,378,572
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

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It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Booker's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $222,018 and $730,000. That averages to $476,009, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333.90. Booker ranked as the 83rd most wealthy senator in 2012.[163] Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[164]

Cory Booker Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2012$476,009.00

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Booker received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 2013-2014, 36.11 percent of Booker's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[165]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Cory Booker Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $16,171,449
Total Spent $12,682,311
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$1,930,689
Securities & Investment$1,897,370
Real Estate$958,645
TV/Movies/Music$635,750
Business Services$416,350
% total in top industry11.94%
% total in top two industries23.67%
% total in top five industries36.11%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Booker was a moderate Democratic follower as of July 2014.[166]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[167] Booker most often votes with:

Booker least often votes with:

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Booker missed 15 of 710 roll call votes from October 2013 to September 2015. This amounts to 2.1 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[168]

Noteworthy events

Speech sets U.S. Senate record

On the evening of March 31, 2025, Booker began a speech on the U.S. Senate floor that lasted for 25 hours and five minutes.[169] According to the Associated Press, Booker stated he would continue speaking as "long as he was physically able."[170] His speech established a new record for the longest ongoing floor speech in the Senate's history.[171] The previous record was held by the former South Carolina Governor Sen. Strom Thurmond, who held the floor for 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957.[172]

Booker's speech criticized the policies of President Donald Trump (R) enacted during the first 71 days of his second presidential term.[173] In an interview with NPR on April 2, 2025, Booker stated that in his speech, "[he] tried as much as possible to frame my remarks, not about left or right, but right or wrong, that this was a moral moment because a lot of the policies—and I know this from talking to my Republican colleagues—are not widely agreed upon by either side. And, you know, a lot of things that [Trump is] doing that he didn't even run on." White House spokesperson Harrison Fields issued a statement saying, "Cory Booker is looking for another 'I am Sparticus' moment, but that didn't work for his failed presidential campaign, and it didn't work to block President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. When will he realize he's not Sparticus—he's a spoof?"[173]

Election as Senate Democratic Strategic Communications Committee chairman

See also: U.S. Senate leadership elections, 2025

Booker was elected chairman of the Democratic Strategic Communications Committee in the 119th Congress when Senate Democrats held their leadership elections on December 3, 2024. He was elected without opposition.[174]

Tested positive for coronavirus on December 19, 2021

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Booker announced on December 19, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[175]

Possible 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate

See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016

Booker was mentioned as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as her running mate.[176]

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Booker's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Cory Booker
Ballot measure Year Position Status
California Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative 2020 Supported[177]  Defeatedd Defeated

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Footnotes

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  2. CNN, "Cory Booker announces he is running for president," February 1, 2019
  3. 3.0 3.1 NBC News, "Cory Booker drops out of the presidential race," January 13, 2020
  4. Booker.Senate.gov, "About Cory," accessed February 2, 2019
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 CNN, "Cory Booker Fast Facts," July 3, 2019
  6. 6.0 6.1 Booker.Senate.gov, "About Cory," accessed July 11, 2019
  7. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TIME
  8. Cory 2020, "Meet Cory," accessed July 11, 2019
  9. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "BOOKER, Cory Anthony, (1969 - )," accessed July 11, 2019
  10. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "BOOKER, Cory Anthony, (1969 - )," accessed February 13, 2015
  11. San Antonio-Express News, "Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch," accessed February 13, 2016
  12. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  13. United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
  14. Politico, "Cory Booker is the Senate’s new star," accessed November 19, 2013
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  16. Congress.gov, "H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
  17. Congress.gov, "H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act," accessed February 27, 2024
  18. Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 27, 2024
  19. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
  20. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
  21. Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
  22. Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025
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