Cory Booker — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey, a position he has held since 2013.
Served as the 38th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 2006 to 2013.
Is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey.
Reduced Newark's city budget deficit from $180 million to $73 million during his first mayoral term.
Delivered the longest speech in U.S. Senate history, lasting 25 hours and five minutes, from March 31 to April 1, 2025.
Attended Stanford University, Queen's College, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar), and Yale Law School.

Biography

Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician and lawyer, currently serving as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey, a position he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is notable as the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. Prior to his Senate career, he served as the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and as a member of the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.

Born in Washington, D.C.