Cory Booker

Lautenberg Retirement Ends Potential May-December Senate Fight With Booker

Frank James — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:33:00 +0000

The potential Democratic Party contest for a U.S. Senate seat between 89-year-old Sen. Frank Lautenberg and 43-year-old Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker had been shaping up to be a generational battle royale.

Alas, it won't happen now that Lautenberg has announced that he won't run for re-election in New Jersey's 2014 Senate race. In a statement, the octogenarian senator said:

"I will be traveling to my hometown of Paterson tomorrow to announce that I will not seek re-election in 2014.

Frank Lautenberg, Oldest Member Of The Senate, Won't Seek Reelection

Eyder Peralta — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:01:00 +0000

New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the senate, announced today that he will not seek re-election.

The New York Times reports:

"'This is not the end of anything, but rather the beginning of a two-year mission to pass new gun safety laws, protect children from toxic chemicals, and create more opportunities for working families in New Jersey,' he said in a statement.

Minorities May Spurn The GOP, But The Party Welcomes Them

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:24:00 +0000

As the nation's first African-American president, Barack Obama benefited from and expanded his party's enormous advantage among minority voters.

But as he prepares to start his second term, Obama hasn't managed to usher in behind him many Democrats who are minorities to top elected office.

Cory Booker Eyes (Chris Christie-Free) Path To His Political Future

Frank James — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:25:00 +0000

Here was the choice facing Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Run next year against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose popularity would have made the Republican exceedingly difficult to beat; or fix his gaze on the Senate seat now occupied by an 88-year-old fellow Democrat, Sen.

Living On Food Stamps: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Starts Challenge Today

Mark Memmott — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:09:00 +0000

A campaign to raise awareness about the struggles of low-income Americans who depend on food stamps gets a high-profile plug today as Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., begins a week of living on $30 worth of food.

The Democratic politician took up the SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge after getting into a discussion with a fellow Twitter user about "the role the government should play in funding school breakfast and lunch programs,"