# Cory Booker

Cory Booker is a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, New Jersey
- Serving since: 2013-10-31
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001288
- FEC candidate IDs: S4NJ00185

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001288 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

13% of Booker’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Jersey, in the bottom 5% of Senate Democrats.

## What Booker says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,656 classified statements: 967 posts on X, 540 press releases, 147 Congressional Record speeches, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Booker | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.9% | 10.9% | 26 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 35.0% | 36.6% | 31 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 73.8% | 77.8% | 33 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.6% | 17.8% | 23 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 22.9% | 26.2% | 29 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 2.4% | 21 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 29% (Senate Democrats 27%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (Senate Democrats 22%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (Senate Democrats 24%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (Senate Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (Senate Democrats 21%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.41 (standard error 0.01), from 28,118 donors and 4,363 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 97.1% (95.3%). 50 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 131 bills: 130 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 756. 6.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 38 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5687: Presidential Pardon Integrity Act (introduced, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5687
- S. 5627: John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5627
- S. 5631: SOAR Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5631
- S. 5678: NAMES Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5678
- S. 5679: NO SELF Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5679
- S. 5680: MILLER Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5680
- S. 5553: Transit-Oriented Housing Development Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5553
- S. 5564: STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5564
- S. 5565: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5565
- S. 5566: Public Service Educational Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5566

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $21.3M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 60% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 13% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2114103075652657616
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2113259818894983473
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2112880821161837009
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2112165598843085280
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · Booker, Pallone Push to Save the Small Fish That Feeds the Jersey Shore · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-pallone-push-to-save-the-small-fish-that-feeds-the-jersey-shore
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2110906230633873851
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2111109693099647281
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2111209449457090859
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Booker Introduces Bill to Combat Trump’s Pardons for Sale Scheme · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-introduces-bill-to-combat-trumps-pardons-for-sale-scheme
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBooker/status/2110722479388025115

## Links

- Official site: https://www.booker.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenBooker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCoryBooker
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corybooker
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SenCoryBooker
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001288

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001288