Cory Booker

• J.D., Yale Law School, New Haven, CT

  1997
• M.A. (rhodes Scholar), Oxford University, Oxford, England

  1994
• M.A. in Sociology, Stanford University

  1992
• B.A. in Political Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

  1991

• U.S. Senator

  2013–Present

  Senator from New Jersey. 3 terms.

• Mayor, City of Newark

  2006–13

• Member, Newark City Council

  1998–2002

• Partner, Booker, Rabinowitz, Trenk, Lubetkin, Tully, Dipasquale & Webster, P.c.

  2002–06

• Staff Attorney, Urban justice Center, New York, Ny

  1997

Key legislative actions from Cory Booker's record in Congress.

• Criminal Justice Reform

  Co-authored the First Step Act, a bipartisan law reducing mandatory minimum sentences and promoting rehabilitation for federal inmates.

• Maternal Health Advocacy

  Introduced and championed the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to address disparities in maternal mortality rates.

• Opportunity Zones

  Co-sponsored legislation creating Opportunity Zones to incentivize investment in economically distressed communities.

• Environmental Justice

  Secured funding for lead pipe replacement in Newark, addressing the city’s water contamination crisis.

• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary