Cory Booker
D · New Jersey · 2026 · IncumbentOn the ballot
U.S. SenateNew Jersey · 2026Us SenateNew Jersey · 2026United States SenateNew Jersey · 2026Top priorities
- Lower health care and living costs for New Jersey families
- Advance criminal justice reform and economic opportunity
- Defend democratic institutions and civil rights
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Biography
Cory Booker is New Jersey's incumbent U.S. senator and the Democratic nominee for a third full term in 2026. The former mayor of Newark, he has served in the Senate since 2013 and set the record for the longest Senate floor speech in 2025 protesting administration policy. His work centers on justice reform, economic opportunity, health care, and defending democratic institutions.
Key voting record
- Opposed the Laken Riley Act as one of nine Senate votes against it, saying it would expand mandatory detention of people not convicted of crimes and invite profiling of immigrant communities. Opposed
- Opposed the Republican stopgap funding measure during the government shutdown that began October 1, 2025, holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act health insurance tax credits. Opposed
- Has represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2013, following service as mayor of Newark. Served
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