About
Booker, Cory Anthony A Senator from New Jersey; born on April 27, 1969, in Washington, D.C.; graduated Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan, N.J., 1987; B.A., Stanford University, 1991; M.A., Stanford University, 1992; attended The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar and received a graduate degree in 1994; J.D., Yale Law School, 1997; worked as an attorney in the non-profit sector; Newark City Council 1998-2002; Mayor of Newark, N.J. 2006-2013; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in a special election on October 16, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Lautenberg, a seat subsequently held by appointed senator Jeffrey Chiesa, and took the oath of office on October 31, 2013; reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; vice-chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2023-2025); chair, Democratic Strategic Communications Committee (2025-); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
96% — Voted in 830 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
2.7% — Voted against their own party majority 22 of 813 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
623 — Attracted 623 cosponsors across 115 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
81 — Attracted 81 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
705 — 705 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
155 — 155 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
The Founding Fathers Didn't Trust Each Other. They Pledged Anyway | Opinion
Newsweek · Nov 6, 2026
Town by town in Monmouth County showed massive swings to Democrats
Asbury Park Press · Nov 5, 2026
Booker set to hit the trail in South Carolina amid 2028 chatter
The Hill · Nov 5, 2026
Will Sutton: As states elect Black governors and senators, when will Louisiana join the party?
The Advocate · Nov 5, 2026
Too close to call: How the Mississippi Senate race turned into such a nail-biter
Yahoo! News · Nov 5, 2026
