Cory Booker

About Cory Booker

36th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey who is known for his strong dedication to public service. In 2013, he became the first African American to represent New Jersey in the US Senate.

Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician, attorney, and author who has served as the junior United States Senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He was previously the 38th Mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013. Before that time, Booker served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002. Booker was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey. He attended Stanford University receiving a BA in 1991 and then a master's degree a year later. He studied abroad at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship before attending Yale Law School. He won an upset victory for a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark in 1998 where he staged a 10-day hunger strike and briefly lived in a tent to draw attention to urban development issues in the city. He ran for mayor in 2002 but lost to incumbent Sharpe James.

Born	Cory Anthony Booker, April 27, 1969, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Domestic partner	Rosario Dawson
Relatives	RuPaul (cousin)
Preceded by	Jeffrey Chiesa
Political party	Democratic

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Trivia

He has been known for acts of heroism, including rescuing a woman from a fire and rescuing dogs.

Cory Booker before fame

After playing NCAA football at Stanford, he went on to Yale Law School and the University of Oxford to further his education.

Achievement of Cory Booker

He has been credited with heroic acts such as saving a woman from a fire and rescuing dogs.

Salary 2020

$174 Thousand

Net Worth 2020

$3 Million

Cory Booker family life

Cary and Carolyn Booker were his parents when he was born. Cary Booker II is his only sibling. In 2019, he began dating Rosario Dawson.

Associations of Cory Booker

Barack Obama offered him a job in the White House, but he declined.

Cory Booker Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	191 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Carolyn Booker	Parents		N/A
Cary Booker	Parents		N/A