2028 Democratic presidential nominee
$117.2M
NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age57 years old (Apr 27, 1969)
GenderMale
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LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundAttorney
EducationStanford University (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsCory Anthony Booker is a Democratic politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey, first elected in a 2013 special election. He previously served as mayor of Newark (2006–2013) and as a member of the Newark Municipal Council (1998–2002). He earned degrees from Stanford University, studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on high-income households and investment income (including taxing long-term capital gains at ordinary income rates, taxing unrealized gains for the very wealthy, and closing the stepped-up basis loophole) while expanding refundable tax credits and other tax relief for low- and middle-income families. Proposes revenue-funded programs such as baby bonds and large expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit to reduce poverty and racial wealth gaps.
Healthcare
Supports guaranteeing universal health care and has co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation to establish a government-run improved Medicare plan that covers all residents. Has introduced and backed legislation aimed at expanding access and treating equitable access to health care as a right.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanding legal pathways and protections for asylum seekers and Dreamers, including pathways to citizenship and restoration of DACA; opposes large-scale restrictions on asylum and seeks reductions in immigrant detention while increasing legal representation and humanitarian processing. Advocates modernizing immigration law, investing in root-cause solutions in Central America, and opposing policies that severely limit asylum access or family unity.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports legal abortion access and federal protections for reproductive health care, has called for codifying Roe v. Wade into law, opposes state and federal bans on abortion, and has sponsored legislation to protect and expand access to abortion and related reproductive services domestically and abroad.
Climate & Energy
Supports an ambitious, justice-focused climate agenda including the Green New Deal and large-scale clean energy and nature-based climate solutions; has sponsored legislation to fund reforestation, wetland restoration, and farm conservation practices and calls for major investments to achieve a rapid transition to a clean-energy economy.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports comprehensive gun-safety measures including a federal assault weapons ban, universal/background checks, expanded red-flag laws, limits on high-capacity magazines, and a federal gun-licensing or permitting system. Has co-sponsored and publicly promoted legislation and executive actions to expand background checks, close loopholes, and restrict assault-style weapons. Endorses additional reforms such as safe-storage requirements and limits on certain firearm accessories/devices.
News
Cory Booker is being talked about as a possible 2028 presidential contender after hinting he may run and calling for generational renewal in the Democratic Party. He has also been laying out policy ideas, including a plan to make the first $75,000 of income tax-free. More recently, he appeared at a Michigan party event alongside other potential 2028 Democrats, signaling early positioning in the race while he says he is still focused on reelection.
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Booker announces plan to make first $75,000 in income tax
Cory Booker has raised more than nearly every candidate for Congress running in 2026
Fundraising
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