Cory Bookers net worth, height, age, weight, affair, relationship, family, movie update "[190], Filmmaker Marshall Curry chronicled Booker's 2002 mayoral campaign in the documentary Street Fight. Analysis of his tax returns between 1998 and 2013 shows he earned around $4m before taxes and paid around $1,057,359 during that period in taxes. [74] When critics noted that the very name of the SNAP program shows that it is intended to "supplement" an individual's food budget, not be its sole source, Booker replied that his aim was to spark a discussion about the reality that many Americans rely solely on food stamps to survive.[75]. Which US Expats Must File Taxes By The April Deadline? While not required to by law, Booker also sold all his shares in the publicly traded companies and mutual funds that he had disclosed in 2013 within a year of arriving in D.C. for at least $108,000. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I'm straight."[230][231]. After assuming office, Booker sought to combat an epidemic of drug abuse, and he took up residence in one of Newarks most crime-afflicted areas. [171] In 2017, he voted against a proposal to lower prescription drug prices, which led to criticism that he was too dependent on corporate support. [158][162][163] He also supports a single-payer health care plan: in September 2017, he joined Bernie Sanders and 14 other co-sponsors in submitting a single-payer health care plan to Congress called the "Medicare for All" bill. He went on to participate in the first five Democratic presidential debates, but failed to meet the polling eligibility requirements for the sixth debate. But on her show, Winfrey told the audience that Zuckerberg and Booker had been in talks for months, had planned the announcement for the month before, and that she and Booker had to force Zuckerberg to put his name on the donation, which he had wanted to make anonymously. Cory Booker Social Network He was elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2013 special election and reelected in 2014 and in 2020. [176] Two weeks later, Booker's communications director Anne Torres tendered her resignation, although she maintained it was unrelated to Meet the Press.[177]. He was the member of Newark City Council from 1998 to 2002. Who is Cory Booker married to? [117] In February 2014, Booker voted against the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. At his announcement event, he remarked that a "united government" was crucial to progress, knowing his supporters in the city council faced tough reelections. [128][129] Booker also described the release as "probably the closest I'll ever have in my life to an 'I am Spartacus' moment", referring to a line in the 1960 film Spartacus. [1][2] His parents, Carolyn Rose (ne Jordan) and Cary Alfred Booker, were among the first black IBM executives. While he had high ratings from Newarkers, his legacy has received mixed reviews. Earlier, from 1998 to 2006, he resided in the Brick Towers affordable housing complex in Newark's Central Ward, and subsequently lived in a three-story rental in the South Ward. [213] The Daily Caller and Fox News brought up the column during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in September 2018. The show won a Peabody Award. [67] After Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of New Jersey's and New York's shoreline areas in late October 2012, Booker invited Newarkers without electrictiy and similar services to eat and sleep in his home. Subsequently, in the 2014 general election, Booker defeated Republican Jeff Bell. [135][156] In a July 2013 Salon interview, Booker said, "there's nothing in that realm of progressive politics where you won't find me. [63], Booker gained national attention on December 28, 2010, 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. After Frank Lautenberg died in 2013, a special election to fill his U.S. Senate seat was held, and Booker easily won the election. [197] Booker then appeared on O'Brien's show and assured viewers that the feud was over and that he was actually a big fan of O'Brien, who agreed that every time he made a joke about Newark, he would donate $500 to the City of Newark, and also made a $50,000 donation to the Newark Now charity, which NBC Universal matched. It's nauseating to the American public. Ultimately, he lost in the election to incumbent Sharpe James. [119], Leading up to the 2016 presidential election, Booker endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Booker refused to comment to the media after the vote. According to The New York Times, Booker and Zuckerberg continued their conversation about Booker's plans for Newark. Who is Cory Booker married to? [191], Since 2009, Booker has starred in the documentary series Brick City. [88] On January 11, 2013, Booker filed papers to form a campaign committee[89] without announcing whether he would run. He's also a member of the board of trustees of Columbia University's Teachers College. [225] Their relationship ended in February 2022.[226][227]. As of August 10, 2021, Booker is estimated to be worth around $3m by Celebrity Net Worth . 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In 2016, Booker wrote an autobiography, United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good. [15] In 1998, Booker won an upset victory for a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark, defeating four-term incumbent George Branch. "[125], In 2018, 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 administration jobs", including Rex Tillerson, Betsy De Vos, and Mike Pompeo; all the senators on the list were considered potential 2020 presidential contenders. [112], In November 2013, Booker co-sponsored and voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Philadelphia VC firm First Round Capital pitched in money, as did billionaires Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman and Oprah Winfrey, according to funding database Pitchbook. [61] Some considered the timing of Zuckerberg's donation a move for damage control to his image, as it was announced on the opening day of the movie The Social Network, a film that painted an unflattering portrait of Zuckerberg. [30], On April 3, 2010, Booker announced his candidacy for reelection. He subsequently entered politics in 1998 when he won a seat on the Municipal Council of Newark in an upset victory over incumbent George Branch. Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind, (April 7, 2009). In the letter, Booker said that Holmes "holds onto the hope that she can make contributions to the lives of others and that she can, despite mistakes, make the world a better place. Booker was born in Washington, D.C., to parents who were executives at IBM. [36], In late June 2006, before Booker took office, New Jersey investigators foiled a plot to assassinate him led by Bloods gang leaders inside four New Jersey state prisons. Submit a correction suggestion and help us fix it. [101] He is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. He was elected senior class president. [12] He also was a Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and active in the National Black Law Students Association. Cory Booker is best known for being a US senator from New Jersey, a position he was elected to in 2013. But when Booker first arrived in Washington in October 2013, his portfolio was more complex. Worth an estimated $1.5 million, he has a 2,800-square-foot house in Newark, New Jersey, a couple of pensions, Bank of America checking and savings accounts, and Fidelity retirement holdings. Also during his second term, he rescued a woman from a house fire and saved a dog from freezing temperatures. [94][95][96][97], On January 9, 2014, Brian D. Goldberg, a West Orange resident and New Jersey businessman, announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for U.S. "[182] In June 2011, Booker received an honorary doctor of laws degree for the urban transformation of Newark and served as that year's commencement speaker at Williams College. Cory Anthony Booker, born in April 27, 1969, is an American lawmaker filling in as the Junior United States Senator from New Jersey since 2013 and an individual from the Democratic Party. [22] Booker lost the election, garnering 47% of the vote to James's 53%. Senate. [47] In addition to his crime-lowering initiatives, Booker doubled the amount of affordable housing under development and quadrupled the amount under pre-development, and reduced the city budget deficit from $180 million to $73 million. As a senator, Booker became known for his efforts at bipartisan cooperation, although he often adopted liberal causes. 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