Cory Booker
Profile
Cory Booker is an American politician and lawyer currently serving as a United States Senator from New Jersey, a position he has held since 2013. Before his election to the Senate, he served as the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013 and as a member of the Newark Municipal Council. A Rhodes Scholar and Yale Law School graduate, Booker gained national attention for his hands-on approach to urban governance and his extensive use of social media to engage with constituents. He is known for his focus on criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and economic development.
Details
- Born
- April 27, 1969 · 57 years old
- Birth place
- Washington, D.C.
- Education
- Stanford University, The Queen's College, Oxford, Yale Law School
- Career
- Lawyer, staff attorney for the Urban Justice Center, program coordinator of the Newark Youth Project
