Cory Booker

Cory Booker: Biography in Details

Who is Cory Booker?

Cory Booker is a politician working in New Jersey since 2013 as the junior United States Senator. Also, he is recognized as the 36th Mayor of Newark previously from 2006 to 2013.

Update: Cory Booker, Democrat, wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in New Jersey. (NYTimes)

What are the birth facts of Cory Booker?

A politician was born Cory Anthony Booker to his parents Cary Booker and Carolyn Booker in Washington, District of Columbia, the USA on 27th April 1969. He was raised in Harrington Park.

His father Cary expired in 2013, due to Parkinson’s disease. He has a brother, Cary Booker II but does not have any sister.

Cory Booker has not mentioned his childhood to the media and the public.

In talking about his educational background, he did his schooling at Northern Valley Regional High School. Later, he joined Stanford University and earned a master’s degree in 1992 while an undergraduate in 1991.

Previously, Cory Booker studied abroad on a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford before joining Yale Law School.

Early Career

While studying, Cory worked as a peer crisis counsellor. Moreover, he mentored middle school students in East Palo Alto. Later, after finishing his studies, he worked on a public housing project.

Cory Booker: Early Life Profession and Career

Talking about his professional life, he had earned an upset victory on the Municipal Council of Newark for a seat in 1998. There he briefly settled in a tent performing a 10-day hunger strike for drawing the attention of the city towards the urban development issues.

Moreover, in 2002, he stood for the position of mayor but got lost against incumbent Sharpe James. Other, he won the seat of deputy mayor after standing again against  Ronald Rice in 2006. Further, his first term had observed the reduction and the development of the city budget deficit doubling affordable housing from $180 million to $73 million.

Furthermore, in 2010, people re-elected him. Another, he stood in the 2013 U.S. Senate special election against Steve Lonegan and consequently won reelection against Jeff Bell in 2014.

Furthermore, a politician had voted for and co-sponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (2013), sponsored the Bipartisan Budget Act (2013), tougher sanctions against Iran, co-sponsored the Respect for Marriage Act (2014), and voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (2014) during his five years in office.

Similarly, Cory Booker was able to be the first sitting senator to testify against another in 2017 during his confirmation hearing when he testified against Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions. Besides, people know him as a political moderate.

Cory Booker: Lifetime Achievements, Awards

In discussing his achievements, he won the seat of deputy mayor in 2006. Another,  he won reelection against Jeff Bell in 2014. The people and parliament reelected him in 2010.

Cory Booker: Salary, Net worth

A politician earns a high amount of salary in his career but currently has not disclosed it to the media. However, he has an estimated net worth of $14 million as per 2024’s data, that he earns from his profession.

Cory Booker: Rumors and Controversy

Cory Booker is rumored to be gay. However, generally, he has refused to address these on principle.

Further, there are no such records of his controversies or rumors as he has been maintaining his professional life.

What are the body measurements of Cory Booker?

In discussing his body measurement, his height is 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 100 kg. He has brown hair, however, he is bald and has green color eyes.

Cory Booker: Social Media

Cory Booker is active on Twitter with 4.9M followers, Instagram with 927K followers, and Facebook with more than 1.2M followers.

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