In he again ran for mayor of Newark. However, incumbent mayor James, who had beaten him in the '02 election, suddenly decided to drop out of the race. James, who was also a state senator, picked a Newark deputy mayor to run in his place. In addition, Newark voters swept out the entire City Council, replacing them with the slate of candidates endorsed by Booker, giving him solid control over the city government.
Booker's first few months in office were, to say the least, tumultuous. Shortly before taking office he sued the city of Newark in state court to stop it from selling city land at prices he felt were much too low. Although the outgoing City Council argued in court that selling the land cheaply was the only way to encourage improvement in the deteriorated inner city, the courts ultimately agreed with Booker and, in addition, noted that the former city council had ensured that many of the recipients of these bargain land deals were developers who had contributed to the council members' campaigns.
Also, an assassination plot against Booker by the leaders of several Newark street gangs was discovered. The gangs, angered by Booker's campaign promises to increase the number of police on the streets and to crack down hard on street gang crime, had planned to have members who were incarcerated in several state prisons simultaneously start riots there, and then have gang members on the outside assassinate Booker while authorities' attention was diverted.
Sign In. Edit Cory Booker. Showing all 16 items. Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Toward the end of his second four-year term, he won a special election to replace Frank Lautenberg in the U. With other Democrats, he says that the new GOP health care legislation would cause millions of Americans, particularly those in rural and low-income areas, to lose the coverage they gained under the Affordable Care Act.
Delivered the commencement speech for Ramapo College. The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for trade adjustment assistance. Booker voted with 30 other Democratic senators against the bill. Booker was one of 31 Democrats to vote against the bill. On May 5, , the Senate voted to approve SConRes11 , a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year , by a vote of The non-binding resolution will be used to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government before funding runs out on October 1, The vote marked the first time since that Congress approved a joint budget resolution.
All 44 Democrats , including Booker, voted against the resolution. The bill "authorizes FY appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense DOD programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March On May 7, , the Senate voted to approve HR - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes, by a vote of The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review.
Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. All 43 Democratic senators who voted, including Booker, approved the bill. Hire More Heroes Act of On September 10, , the Senate voted to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of Booker voted with 39 Democrats and two Independents against proceeding to the measure of disapproval.
Hire More Heroes Act of follow up votes On September 15, , the Senate voted for a second time to filibuster the measure to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal by a vote of The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran. It became law on June 2, Booker voted with 13 Democrats , six Republicans and one independent against the bill.
The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of and other federal immigration laws.
In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement.
The following candidates ran in the general election for U. Senate New Jersey on November 3, Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Senate New Jersey on July 7, There were no incumbents in this race. Biden received electoral votes and President Donald Trump R received electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received Booker announced that he was running for president on February 1, Click here for Booker's presidential campaign overview.
In August , Booker ruled out a run on the ticket of the presidential campaign in Booker won re-election to the U. Senate in the election , representing New Jersey. The general election took place on November 4, Booker ran for U. Senate in the special election for the seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg D. Representatives Rush D. Holt, Jr. Sabas and Edward Stackhouse, Jr. Vice President Joe Biden 's planned visit to New Jersey on October 11, , to help campaign for Booker, was canceled due the government shutdown.
Just weeks before leaving office as the interim Senator in Massachusetts , Mo Cowan endorsed Booker on June 4, , for the seat. 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. See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection.
Cory Booker did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The respondents were given a series of hypothetical match-ups between incumbent Chris Christie and five potential Democratic candidates, and asked which of the two candidates they would vote for in the election.
Between October , , Quinnipiac University surveyed 1, registered New Jersey voters through live telephone interviews. The respondents were give a series of hypothetical match-ups between incumbent Chris Christie and four potential Democratic candidates, and asked which of the two candidates they would vote for in the election.
Leading the pack of likely challengers was Booker, who trailed Christie A similar survey conducted in early September had Booker behind seven percentage points. The respondents were give a series of hypothetical match-ups between incumbent Chris Christie and four potential Democratic candidates, and asked which of the two candidates they would vote for.
Booker ran for president of the United States in After he withdrew, Booker endorsed Joe Biden D in the presidential election. Booker endorsed Hillary Clinton D in the presidential election. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties.
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Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law. Source: Follow the Money. Senate in Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the elections season. Below are Booker's reports. The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets. Booker ranked as the 83rd most wealthy senator in Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate.
Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Booker was a moderate Democratic follower as of July 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. According to the website GovTrack, Booker missed 15 of roll call votes from Otober to September This amounts to 2.
Booker was mentioned as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. On July 22, , Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected U. Tim Kaine D-Va. Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Booker's father, Cary Booker, passed away on October 10, , just six days before the special election for the New Jersey Senate seat.
Before Booker was elected to the U. Senate, he had already sent out a record number of "tweets" on Twitter.
He had logged 3, tweets between January 1, , and June 25, , which was nearly twice the record for a U. Senator during that same time period. In the U. Senate , the top Twitter users included: []. Although Booker occasionally made comments about old girlfriends and referred to himself as a "straight male" in an interview, he generally avoided talk of his personal life during his run for U. This, along with some of Booker's other comments, led to various rumors speculating that he may have been homosexual.
However, rather than dispelling these rumors, Booker seemed to welcome them, stating that sexuality should not be important anyway. In one interview with The Washington Post , Booker explained, "And people who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia. So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I'm straight. During the special election in which Booker won his U.
Senate seat, Booker's sexuality became a heated topic of discussion. After Booker admitted to an interviewer from the magazine, Du Jour , that he enjoyed manicures and pedicures, Booker's Republican challenger, Steve Lonegan , commented that this activity was "kind of weird. Look, manis are good, but pedis — there's something What's on my ballot?
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