This booker republican opponent just withdrew from u. Martin omalley will endorse cory booker in new jersey s special senate election on thursday, democratic sources told cnn. Cory bookers attention may be on his white house bid, but if that doesnt work out, the new jersey democrat has a warm senate seat waiting for him and not much. Slightly more than 42% of new jersey s population are. Stand with cory booker join our campaign for senate today. Menendez reflected on their bond through highs and lows. Senate website of senator cory booker of new jersey. Oct 16, 20 cnn cory booker is heading to washington.
New jerseys senate representation by menendez, who is cuban american, and booker is possible in part because the state itself is diverse. Jun 08, 20 newark mayor cory booker running for frank lautenbergs senate seat this article is more than 6 years old democrat with a massive following on twitter enters special election to complete term of. The group, pac plus, now plans to contact 500,000 supporters over the next month, with a. Booker gets progressive primary challenger in senate race.
Oct 31, 20 new jersey s senate representation by menendez, who is cuban american, and booker is possible in part because the state itself is diverse. A millennial indian american, engineer, and businessman, singh has journeyed all. Cory booker wins race for us senate seat in new jersey. Realclearpolitics election 2020 new jersey senate singh. Washington another republican is running for cory bookers u. Cory booker faces a democratic primary challenge from a political activist and supporter of bernie sanders as new jersey kicks off a campaign season that will be curtailed. Cory bookers campaign will announce a slew of endorsements thursday from new jersey democrats in a show of home state support so far unmatched by rival democratic candidates for president. Omalley, a former mayor of baltimore, plans to cite the newark mayors efforts to reduce crime, attract businesses and improve education in his endorsement. Camden county surpasses 4,000 cases total as of saturday insider njs covid19 information update center live stream. While new jerseys democratic politics have been notoriously fractious during democratic gov. Senator cory booker, a democrat from new jersey, testifies on a. Phil murphys first two years in office, booker has. Booker, famous for his inspirational twitter musings, would have liked. Booker, a former mayor of newark, new jerseys largest city, won a special senate election in 20 to replace democrat frank lautenberg and then won a full senate term in 2014.
Booker, menendez give new meaning to senate diversity. Booker getting primary challenge for senate from sanders supporter. Sanders campaign chief taking on booker in senate primary. Insider nj news for political insiders in new jersey. Longtime activist larry hamm challenges cory booker for senate s. In a few weeks, when cory booker is done showboating around iowa and dropping out of the presidential race, hell run back to new jersey to pretend he cares about all of us he left behind, mehta said in the video. Republican senate candidate hirsh singh says he can easily defeat incumbent sen. There hasnt been a single poll in the 20 new jersey senate race that has had. United states senate election in new jersey, 2020 ballotpedia. The election will fill the class ii senate seat held by cory booker d. Newark mayor cory booker moved a step closer to becoming new jerseys first africanamerican u.
Booker, winning rocky senate bid, gets a job to fit his. Jan 16, 2020 longtime civil rights activist larry hamm announced that he will challenge sen. Aug 27, 20 booker s primary victory comes after garnering quick endorsements from democratic leaders across new jersey. Slightly more than 42% of new jerseys population are. The 20 united states senate special election in new jersey was held on october 16, 20 to fill the new jersey united states senate class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending january 3, 2015 the vacancy resulted from the death of fiveterm democratic senator frank lautenberg on june 3, 20. Gop senate candidate aims to beat cory booker in 2020.
May 9th heres whats on tap under the virtual gold dome on monday, tuesday, and thursday ag grewal and col. Newark mayor cory booker running for frank lautenbergs senate seat this article is more than 6 years old democrat with a massive following on twitter enters special election to complete term of. Booker wins new jersey senate race, dems keep seat fox news. Callahan issue weekly roundup on covid19 enforcement matters by insider nj may 9, 2020, 8. Senate, newark mayor cory booker, a democrat, beat republican steve lonegan, a tea party conservative and former mayor of bogota, n. Senate candidate cory booker hugs his mother carolyn after delivering a speech during his campaigns election night event in newark, new jersey, october 16, 20. Senate seat political newcomer rik mehta, a pharmacist and lawyer, entered the race on thursday. Subscribers currently receiving electronic communications from this office who wish to unsubscribe may do so unsubscribe here. The group, pac plus, now plans to contact 500,000 supporters over the next month, with a goal of. Lawrence hamm said he filed over 2,500 signatures, considerably more than the 1,000 required by state election law. New nj law would let cory booker run for president, senate. Booker resigned as mayor of newark on october 30, 20 and was sworn in on october 31, 20 as the junior u. Cory booker s campaign will announce a slew of endorsements thursday from new jersey democrats in a show of home state support so far unmatched by rival democratic candidates for president.
Longtime activist larry hamm challenges cory booker for senate seat posted. Another republican just entered the race for cory bookers. Dec 19, 2019 new jersey democrats last year passed a law to ensure that booker can run for senate and president or vice president on the 2020 primary and general election ballots. The chairman of bernie sanders new jersey campaign filed nominating petitions today to challenge incumbent cory booker in the democratic primary for u. Lawrence hamm said he filed over 2,500 signatures, considerably more. Senate race in new jersey since 1972, a 016 losing streak that has existed longer than every other state but hawaii. Booker defies senate rules and releases kavanaugh documents. He declared candidacy for the democratic primary scheduled on june 2, 2020. Voters in new jersey will elect one member to the u.
In new jersey senate debate, cory booker, steve lonegan. He zeroed in on lonegans sevenyear tenure heading the new jersey chapter of the koch brothers group americans for prosperity, pointing out that afp fought against raising the minimum wage. He was previously the 36th mayor of newark from 2006 to 20. Aug, 20 newark mayor cory booker moved a step closer to becoming new jersey s first africanamerican u. Booker remained largely above the fray through the entire primary, focusing on events with voters statewide. Cory anthony booker born april 27, 1969 is an american politician, attorney, and author who has served as the junior united states senator from new jersey. Cory booker wins senate bid in new jersey politics us news. Firstgeneration american challenging booker for senate.
Mazie hirono, dhawaii, in releasing the documents that had been declared confidential by a veteran republican lawyer. Rik mehta, who is vice president and head of regulatory affairs for aquestive therapeutics and an adjunct professor at georgetown university law center whose parents came to the u. Realclearpolitics election 2020 new jersey senate singh vs. Cory anthony booker born april 27, 1969 is an american politician, attorney, and author who has served as the junior united states senator from new jersey since 20. Im going down to make the senate more accessible to all of us. Bookers primary victory comes after garnering quick endorsements from democratic leaders across new jersey. Top new jersey democrats immediately welcomed booker into the. Menendez and booker, from newark and the senate to a. Oct 17, 20 new jersey has not elected a republican to the senate in 40 years. Senate race in new jersey faced off friday in their only debate of the campaign.
Senate candidate cory booker leaves a polling station after casting his ballot during the senate primary election in newark, new jersey, october 16, 20. Senator cory booker spoke at an even hosted by the jewish federation of. Booker to announce slew of endorsements from new jersey democrats. Booker holds a 12pt lead per the real clear politics. Martin omalley will endorse cory booker in new jerseys special senate election on thursday, democratic sources told cnn. Oct 17, 20 new jersey voters picked newark mayor cory booker, democrat, to assume the senate seat left vacant by the death of sen. Bob menendez is running for senate but cory booker is the senator from new jersey getting all the attention. Oct 17, 2019 in it, he blasts booker for leaving new jersey to run for the democratic nomination for president.
Long a commenter in the media about new jersey politics, this is harrisions first run for office. The twoterm newark mayor already was campaigning for the senate seat prior to lautenbergs death. Booker, a former mayor of newark, new jersey s largest city, won a special senate election in 20 to replace democrat frank lautenberg and then won a full senate term in 2014. A member of the democratic party, booker is first africanamerican u. Thank you so much, new jersey, booker said on twitter.
New jersey democrats last year passed a law to ensure that booker can run for senate and president or vice president on the 2020 primary and general election ballots. The following list of potential and declared candidates is unofficial. But cory booker is getting the love from nj democrats. It will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has. Newark mayor cory booker running for frank lautenbergs. Pursuant to senate policy, petitions, opinion polls, and unsolicited mass electronic communications cannot be initiated by this office for the 60day period immediately before the date of a primary or general election. As cory booker runs for president, robert menendez has said yes to everything to help his new jersey senate colleague and friend. Booker, struggling to gain presidential traction, keeps. Cory is running for reelection to keep fighting for justice and opportunity for all americans.
Frank lautenberg, also a democrat, in a special election wednesday. Firstgeneration american challenging booker for senate seat. Booker democratic party is running for reelection to the u. Cory booker endorses harrison for congress politics. With a handful of exceptions, new jersey has actually voted. New jersey governor chris christie appointed republican jeffrey chiesa to the.
Oct 17, 2019 washington another republican is running for cory bookers u. Booker painted lonegan as too close to the tea party, saying his opponent wants to do the tea partys bidding in the senate. Presidency struggles to stay afloat, tensions rise in new jersey as republican contender and unapologetic trump supporter hirsh singh filed with the federal election commission and entered the fight for the 2020 u. Meissner identified himself as a political outsider and said he was.
Booker getting primary challenge for senate from sanders. New jersey voters picked newark mayor cory booker, democrat, to assume the senate seat left vacant by the death of sen. New jersey has not elected a republican to the senate in 40 years. We are reporting the death of a child by insider nj may 8, 2020, 1. Eyewitness news anchor sade baderinwa comoderated the.
Longtime new jersey civil rights advocate larry hamm is running for u. Cory booker set to be the next senator from new jersey. Jan 15, 2020 longtime new jersey civil rights advocate larry hamm is running for u. Feb 22, 2019 as cory booker runs for president, robert menendez has said yes to everything to help his new jersey senate colleague and friend. Booker, who is up for reelection to the senate in 2020, has been widely expected to make a bid for the presidency. Senate website of senator cory booker of new jersey skip to content coronavirus. By the morning of bookers video announcement, the call to supporters was already out and a political action committee was poised to send an email blast to 75,000 potential bookerforsenate donors cory booker is running for senate, the email said. Photo via bashir muhammad akinyele newark, nj a selfdescribed radical with deep newark roots is. New jersey democrat cory booker on wednesday won the states special senate election keeping the open seat for his party.
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