Cory Booker is an American politician elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2013, representing New Jersey as the state’s first Black senator. Previously mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Booker has championed such issues as criminal justice reform, same-sex marriage, and an increase in the federal minimum wage. On March 31, 2025, Booker began a speech that broke the Senate record for longest speech when he spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes to share stories of Americans harmed by the economic plans of the second Trump administration.
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