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Cory Booker
Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician and lawyer serving as a United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held 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.
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2026· 54 entries
“so grateful for Bob Menendez and that I get to work with him and stand beside him”
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Yahoo: Cory Booker is visiting all 21 N.J. counties this summer. Here’s what he wants to hear.
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Mshale: Ariana Grande - Greedy (Vevo Presents) Cory Booker (OZokN2GL0c)
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Mshale: Jack Reacher, Season 4 | Alan Ritchson, Trailer - 4K Cory Booker (HNKtswlBRA)
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PIX11: One-on-One with Sen. Cory Booker | PIX on Politics Daily
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Quiver Quantitative: Senator Cory A. Booker introduces S. 5376: Federal Integrity, Training and National Eligibility for Service Standards Act
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WBGO: The next edition of 'Newark Today' featuring U.S. Senator Cory Booker streams at 8pm on Thursday, April 20
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Chaotic Era: Cory Booker, TikTok slop aggregator
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Mshale: Murder In The First - Mondays I TNT Cory Booker (7xfmo8Elwt)
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Sierra Sun Times: U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Democrat Colleagues Demand Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Rescind Cancellation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety & Care
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Mshale: The Greatest ODI Ever Played - Australia Vs South Africa Cory Booker (rOES6YaBa5)
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Mshale: Episode 21 - 3 Strategies For Saving During Inflation Cory Booker (Hy1AAA9fAF)
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Mshale: Round Of 32 Matchup TIER LIST | World Cup 2026 Cory Booker (iF1nEIRsgz)
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Mshale: Luis Enrique On Barcola's FUTURE | PSG Vs Aston Villa Cory Booker (LjehFqOdHl)
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“AP: “ICE officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.” ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of the devices.”
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Mshale: AI Bubble: Is OpenAI Cooked? Walls Are Closing In! Cory Booker (sfjSrg7zAQ)
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Quiver Quantitative: New Bill: Senator Cory A. Booker introduces S. 5283: Momnibus Act
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Mshale: Arman Tsarukyan Will FIGHT Mauricio Ruffy At UFC 331 | Charles Oliveira PULLED OUT! Cory Booker (jrsOq2ujCF)
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Mshale: Alcaraz SPLITS With Coach Juan Carlos Ferrero 😮 | GTL Tennis News Cory Booker (KDZO3AlY82)
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Mshale: Big Brother 22 All-Stars Live Feed Spoilers: Veto Ceremony & What's Next (day 27, #bb22) Cory Booker (SuQfUhFiaV)
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Mshale: The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Nature Springs - EartH, Hackney, 4/12/18 Cory Booker (JERjSH5Atr)
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Mshale: ANTENA 1 - 04/02/2025 Cory Booker (dMd8vb2ZML)
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Mshale: Party Leaders React To Shock Of UK Local Election Results Cory Booker (iUldQqYVZn)
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Santa Fe New Mexican: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stumps for Democrats in New Mexico amid potential presidential run
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Mshale: Issa "All These Wild Nights" - Official Music Video Cory Booker (c5QfkraXGo)
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The Economic Times: ‘This is effing ridiculous’: Cory Booker vs John Thune clash over SNAP funding in heated hearing
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“Cassidy’s decision to vote for Blanche is Outrageous. We must keep standing up for truth over lies, the rule of law over corruption, and ensuring history holds this moment accountable.”
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“The trump administration is out of excuses and out of time. I’m demanding the senate pass the Delaney Hall Closure Act—to close it within 90 days.”
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Published video “Trump's Lawyer Is the Wrong Choice for Attorney General”.
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Published video “Booker GRILLS Trump Appointee on Senate Floor”.
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Published video “Trump’s FCC general counsel can’t even acknowledge a basic fact: Joe Biden won the 2020 election.”.
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“Instead of meeting with Epstein survivors, what did Todd Blanche do? He rushed to Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison cell, and then she got transferred to a cushier prison camp. This is not justice. It is corruption of a system meant to protect the most vulnerable.”
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Published video “Instead of meeting with Epstein survivors, Blanche met with Maxwell”.
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Published video “The Case Against Todd Blanche, Explained”.
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Published video “"This Is a Joke.” Booker Torches Todd Blanche on Senate Floor”.
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Published video “Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have done nothing to stop Todd Blanche”.
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Published video “This is all hat and no cattle. Todd Blanche’s guarantees aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.”.
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“Todd Blanche has made it crystal clear: he’s Trump’s personal lawyer, not the American people’s. Bragging about “canning” the prosecutors and agents who held January 6th attackers accountable.”
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Published video “Todd Blanche Should Be Rejected. Here's Why.”.
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“One of the greatest policy achievements of the 20th century. Now under attack.”
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“This deal stinks to high hell. We cannot trust Donald Trump, he has a record of deceiving the American people more than any president in our history.”
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“He cashes in. You foot the bill.”
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“The Garden State is known for our diners, our attitude, and our unforgettable icons (like Lucy). But what I love most about Jersey is our people, our sense of community, and how we always have each others' backs. Happy National New Jersey Day!”
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“Different war. Same script.”
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“They’re getting rich and you’re getting nothing.”
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“The Trump administration is hiding the truth about its reckless war in Iran. No classified briefings for weeks. Costs lowballed by billions. Injuries and deaths of American troops deliberately obscured. Our brave service members and the American people deserve accountability and honesty.”
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Published video “Senator Booker's Spotlight Forum on Todd Blanche's Nomination”.
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“Todd Blanche, Trump’s personal lawyer, was supposed to turn over millions of Epstein files but he ignored the law. He shielded powerful names while exposing survivors’ faces, addresses, phone numbers, and personal information.”
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“We’re down to the wire on the Todd Blanche nomination — and I’m leading the fight to hold him accountable. I will continue to fight for justice every step of the way. Tune in.”
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“Todd Blanche failed his performance review, and he should not be confirmed as Attorney General.”
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Booker published his second book, Stand, in which he argues for 10 virtues he believes are necessary in American life, and adds stories from American history that showcase these virtues
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Was found listed in a directory of Dialog, a secretive organization founded by Peter Thiel
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2025· 4 entries
Snopes rated the claim “The FBI's October 2025 sting on an illegal gambling ring that included NBA player Terry Rozier revealed that the scheme traced back to U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.” Originated as Satire.
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Claimed: “"The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down."” — rated True by PolitiFact.
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act.” Mostly True.
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Booker began a marathon speech, vowing to speak "for as long as I am physically able"
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2024· 1 entry
Provided voiceover for Mercy for Animals' Voices of Hope - Words of Wisdom by Dr
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2023· 3 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Image shows Cory Booker in pink shorts at Capitol after dress code changes” Altered.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Senator Cory Booker Faces Criticism for Wearing Pink Booty Shorts at Capitol After Dress Code Change” It's A Joke.
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023).
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2021· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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The American Prospect criticized Booker and Bob Menendez for recommending Christine O'Hearne to a federal judgeship after she had spent much of her career defending employers against discrimination and sexual harassment
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2020· 3 entries
Booker announced that he was suspending his campaign
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Booker learned that he and entertainer RuPaul are cousins after both appeared on the TV show Finding Your Roots
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Campaign: 2020 presidential election.
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2019· 9 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “"Cory Booker’s son charged with assault after attack on Santa."” Pants on Fire.
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Claimed: ““With more African Americans under criminal supervision in America than all the slaves since 1850, do not roll up into communities and not talk directly to issues that are going to relate to the liberation of children.”” — rated False by The Washington Post.
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Claimed: ““It was voter suppression right here in Georgia targeting African Americans that prevented governor Stacey Abrams from being in office right now.”” — rated In dispute by The Washington Post.
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Claimed: “"[R]aising the minimum wage to $15 an hour ... would put more money in people’s pockets than giving them $1,000 a month."” — rated Misleading by FactCheck.org.
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Claimed: ““We don’t talk enough about how many children, about 30% of LGBTQ kids who do not go to school because of fear.”” — rated Data from one survey by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: “"The overhead for insurers that they charge is 15%, while Medicare's overhead is only at 2%."” — rated Numbers miss key details by PolitiFact.
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Booker announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election
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Booker said that he and the president of the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC "talk often" and "text message back and forth like teenagers"
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Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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2018· 3 entries
During the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh (nominated by Trump to replace retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court), Booker questioned Kavanaugh on a series o
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Introduced the Marijuana Justice Act, which would legalize cannabis in the United States on the federal level, defund some law enforcement in jurisdictions that have shown racial bias in marijuana arrests, and increas
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Politico named Booker part of the "Hell-No Caucus", along with Senators Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders, after he voted "overwhelmingly to thwart his [Trump's] nominees for adminis
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2017· 5 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Cory Booker "defended" Jared Kushner on CNN, after receiving campaign contributions from him.” Mixture.
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Against attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, the first instance of a sitting senator testifying against another during a cabinet position confirmation hearing
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Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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Booker voted against a proposal to lower prescription drug prices, which led to criticism that he was too dependent on corporate support
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Voted against a measure to allow cheaper prescription drugs to be imported from Canada, citing concerns about the safety of Canadian drugs, which lead to the measure's defeat
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2015· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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2014· 3 entries
Booker gave the commencement speech at Ramapo College of New Jersey at the IZOD Center
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Conservative political consultant Jeff Bell announced his bid for the nomination
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Booker began practicing a vegan diet and has expressed his vegan ethical philosophy and advocacy for animals
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2013· 4 entries
Booker was declared the winner of the Democratic primary, with approximately 59% of the vote
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Booker filed papers to form a campaign committee without announcing whether he would run
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Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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Booker was named one of Town & Country's "Top 40 Bachelors"
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2012· 5 entries
Booker announced that he would explore running for the U
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A melee occurred at a Newark City Council meeting Booker attended
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When he appeared on Meet the Press as a surrogate for Obama's reelection campaign and made remarks critical of that campaign
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Booker saved a woman from a house fire, suffering smoke inhalation and second-degree burns on his hands in the process
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Booker and tech executives Sarah Ross and Nathan Richardson formed Waywire, a company focused on video sharing technology
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2011· 2 entries
At Avery Fisher Hall (now David Geffen Hall) at Lincoln Center
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And 2012, requiring a memorandum of understanding between Newark and the state that obligated the city to request and the state to approve appointments to City Hall administrative positions
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2010· 7 entries
When a constituent asked him on Twitter to send someone to her elderly father's house to shovel his driveway because he was about to attempt to do it himself
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Booker established Let's Move
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Booker announced his candidacy for reelection
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Booker supported long-term deficit reduction efforts for economic growth, cap and trade taxation to combat climate change, and increased funding for education
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Delivered the commencement addresses at Pitzer College on May 15; at Columbia University's Teachers College on May 17; and at Suffolk University Law School on May 23
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Booker was among the finalists for the World Mayor prize, ultimately placing seventh; he was also an unsuccessful candidate for the 2012 award
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Campaign: 2010 election.
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2009· 3 entries
And was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2010
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“Original: «I love Donald Trump. I don’t want to answer his hate with hate. I’m going to answer it with love. I’m not going to answer his darkness with darkness.”
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After Barack Obama became President of the United States, Booker was offered the leadership of the new White House Office of Urban Affairs
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2008· 1 entry
And 2009, the City of Newark received the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
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2006· 5 entries
Election won: 2006 election.
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Superior Court Judge Patricia Costello ruled in Booker's favor
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Booker announced that he would run for mayor again
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Career landmark: Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2006–2013).
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Campaign: 2006 election.
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2005· 1 entry
For the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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2002· 3 entries
Election lost: 2002 election.
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Booker announced his campaign for mayor of Newark rather than running for reelection as councilman
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Campaign: 2002 election.
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2000· 1 entry
And 2008, announced his candidacy on February 13
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1998· 3 entries
Booker won an upset victory for a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark, defeating four-term incumbent George Branch
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Career landmark: council member (1998–2002).
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Staging a 10-day hunger strike and briefly living in a tent to draw attention to urban development issues in the city
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1997· 2 entries
From Yale Law School and operated free legal clinics for low-income residents of New Haven, Connecticut
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Studied at Yale Law School, Juris Doctor (1997).
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1994· 1 entry
Studied at The Queen's College (1994).
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1992· 3 entries
Awarded Rhodes Scholarship (1992).
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Studied at Stanford University, master's degree (1992).
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Booker wrote in his The Stanford Daily column about a sexual encounter during his teenage years, the messages he received about sex when he was young, and his changed attitude toward sex
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1991· 2 entries
Studied at Stanford University, bachelor's degree (1991).
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And a Master of Arts in sociology in 1992
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1987· 1 entry
Studied at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan (1987).
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1969· 1 entry
Born 1969-04-27.
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