U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Cory Booker
Democrat · New Jersey
Former Mayor of Newark, serving since 2013. Ran for president in 2020. Focus on criminal justice reform, food insecurity, housing, and community investment.
Record
Strong progressive. Co-authored First Step Act criminal justice reform. Champion of food and nutrition security, affordable housing, and community reinvestment. Vegan activist on animal welfare and factory farming legislation.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5149 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office". (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.5099 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5100 — A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5022 — Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
- S.4988 — Advanced Coursework Equity Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
- S.4977 — REDACT Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
- S.4913 — MOMMIES Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act or the MOMMIES Act This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands… - S.4914 — Green Ribbon Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.4986 — Mamas First Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5189 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5201 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5186 — A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5182 — A bill to establish a Federal working group for recycled plastic content traceability, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5185 — A bill to provide for auditing of the Pentagon. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5166 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.4726 — PEACE in Sudan Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
Voting analysis
No Senate Democrat votes against the caucus position more often than Cory Booker. That ranking sits oddly beside his other distinguishing number — a cosponsorship total in the thousands, which is the signature of a member who joins coalitions rather than avoids them.
Refusing the deal, not crossing the aisle
The departures are consistently in one direction, and it is not toward Republicans. He voted against bills the caucus was helping to pass, against cloture motions clearing their way, and against amendments the chamber adopted. This is the pattern of a member declining to accept negotiated outcomes his colleagues had signed up to — dissent from within rather than defection across.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6938 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938 · roll call 119 | Jan 15, 2026 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6938 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6938 · roll call 119 | Jan 15, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 1071 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071 On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 · roll call 119 | Dec 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 2296 S. 2296, as amended On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · roll call 119 | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 3944 H. R. 3944, as amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944 · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 3944 Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 1582 S. 1582, As Amended On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 17, 2025 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 1582 On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 12, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 Amdt. No. 2307 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2307 to S. 1582 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Jun 12, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amdt. No. 2307 to S. 1582 On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
Both New Jersey seats
New Jersey's two senators are both Democrats, making this a direct comparison between colleagues. Booker departs from the caucus more often.
Among the 2 Democrats in the New Jersey delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 8.2%. Cory Booker is above that average at 10.4%.
Committee roles and filings
He holds ranking member positions on three subcommittees at once — commodities and trade, African and global health policy, and antitrust — an unusually broad spread of minority-side responsibility. His own recent filings are modest and local by comparison: a post office designation in Willingboro, a dental workforce grant reauthorization, and the naming of a veterans clinic in Newton.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Cory Booker's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (2), Education (2).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Booker has served since the middle of the twenty-tens and counts among the chamber's veterans, under one party label throughout. He misses few votes.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Cory Booker falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Cory Booker has 1039 bills sponsored, 4293 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Africa and Global Health Policy (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Border Security and Immigration
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