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Cory Booker

Politician / Lawyer / Jurist | * 04/27/1969 (54) | Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA))
Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician 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 the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and 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 a master's degree a year later. He attended Queen's College, 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, staging a 10-day hunger strike and briefly living 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. He ran again in 2006 and defeated Deputy Mayor Ronald Rice. Booker's first term saw the doubling of affordable housing under development and the reduction of the city budget deficit from $180 million to $73 million. He was reelected in 2010. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2013 special election and reelected in 2014 and in 2020. Throughout his Senate tenure, Booker has written... ()
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Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) 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 the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | Talk-Shows

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Awards & Nominations for Cory Booker

Rhodes Scholarship
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Movies with Cory Booker as Actor(14)

as himself2022 Why Is We Americans?
as himself2021 The First Step
as Self (archive footage)2020 Uncle Tom
as Kevin's Father2019 Boundless
as Self (archive footage)2018 Zero Weeks
as Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey2016 13th
as himself2011 Miss Representation
as himself2010 The Lottery
as himself2005 Street Fight

TV Shows/Series with Cory Booker as Actor(20)

as himself2019 RuPaul
as Self - Illustrious Guest2019 Desus & Mero
as Self (archive footage)2018 Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
as Self - U.S. Senator2018 Explained
as himself2017 I Love You, America
as himself2016 Chelsea
as Senator Cory Booker2013 Being Mary Jane
as himself2012 Finding Your Roots
as himself2010 Conan
as himself2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as himself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1980 CNN Special Report

Additional Information

Full Name: Cory Booker
Born: Sunday, 04/27 1969 (April) in Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 54 years + 337 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Educated at: Stanford University, Yale Law School, The Queen's College, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, Stanford University, Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
Member of: Congressional Black Caucus
Other names for Cory Booker (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Cory Anthony Booker"
Cory Booker frequently works together with these people:
Bernie Sanders (17x, Actor)
Stephen Colbert (12x, Actor)
Sarah Silverman (11x, Actress)
Wanda Sykes (11x, Actress)
Anderson Cooper (11x, Actor)
Ethan Hawke (10x, Actor)
Nick Kroll (9x, Actor)
Bill Maher (9x, Actor)
Margaret Cho (9x, Actress)
Chelsea Handler (9x, Actress)
Jon Stewart (9x, Actor)
Barack Obama (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:236545, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024