How education and upbringing influenced the life of Cory Booker. A timeline of key moments.
Cory Booker is an American politician and the senior United States senator from New Jersey, serving since 2013. As a member of the Democratic Party, he is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. Before his Senate career, Booker was the 38th mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 2006 to 2013. Prior to that, he served on the Newark Municipal Council representing the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002. Booker's career has been marked by his involvement in municipal and national politics.
In 1936, Cary Alfred Booker, Cory Booker's father, was born. He became one of the first black IBM executives.
On April 27, 1969, Cory Anthony Booker was born. He is now an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey.
In 1991, Cory Booker graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
In 1992, Cory Booker received a Master of Arts degree in sociology from Stanford University.
In 1992, in a column in The Stanford Daily, Cory Booker admitted that as a teenager he had "hated gays."
In 1994, Cory Booker earned a degree in United States history from The Queen's College, Oxford.
In 1997, Cory Booker obtained his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
In 1998, Cory Booker won an upset victory for a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark, defeating four-term incumbent George Branch. He went on a 10-day hunger strike to draw attention to open-air drug dealing and violence.
In 1998, Cory Booker won an upset victory for a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark. He staged a 10-day hunger strike to address urban development issues.
In late June 2006, before Cory Booker took office as mayor, New Jersey investigators foiled a plot to assassinate him, led by Bloods gang leaders inside New Jersey state prisons.
In July 2010, Cory Booker met Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.
In September 2010, Mark Zuckerberg announced he was donating $100 million to the Newark school system, following conversations with Cory Booker. This was announced on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
On December 28, 2010, Cory Booker gained national attention by personally shoveling a constituent's driveway after being asked for help on Twitter.
On April 12, 2012, Cory Booker saved a woman from a house fire, suffering smoke inhalation and second-degree burns on his hands. The Newark Fire Chief suggested Booker's actions likely saved the woman's life.
In late October 2012, after Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey and New York shorelines, Cory Booker invited Newark residents without electricity and services to eat and sleep in his home.
In December 2012, Cory Booker began a weeklong challenge attempting to live on a food budget of $30 per week, the amount New Jersey paid SNAP recipients, after discussing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with a constituent. He aimed to spark a discussion about Americans relying solely on food stamps.
In January 2013, Cory Booker rescued a dog from freezing temperatures.
In February 2013, Cory Booker responded to a Twitter post and helped a nervous constituent propose to his girlfriend.
In July 2013, Cory Booker rescued another dog that had been abandoned in a cage.
In 2013, Cory Booker generally refused to address rumors that he was gay on principle.
In 2013, Cory Booker was named one of Town & Country's "Top 40 Bachelors".
On March 31, 2025, Cory Booker began a marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, vowing to speak "for as long as I am physically able" regarding changes made by the Trump administration. His address lasted 25 hours and five minutes.
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