Cory A. Booker
Cory A. Booker is a Democratic U.S. senator for New Jersey.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Seat or institution
- New Jersey · Senate Class 2
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): staff attorney, Urban Justice Center, New York, NY, 1997; member, Newark City Council, 1998-2002; partner, Booker, Rabinowitz, Trenk, Lubetkin, Tully, DiPasquale & Webster, P.C., 2002-06; mayor, City of Newark, 2006-13; elected to the U.S. Senate on October 16, 2013, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, sworn in on October 31, 2013; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Foreign Relations | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship | standing | member |
| Committee on the Judiciary | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on the Constitution | subcommittee | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 9969
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