U.S. Senator from New Jersey · Class II
Cory A. Booker
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.56
- In office
- Senate 2013–now
12 years in CongressMore senior than 40% of the Senate - Committees
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship 4th minority
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 5th minority
- Foreign Relations 6th minority
- Age
- 57
2026 election
On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026
Facing
- RJustin Murphy$68K
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
Words go to Health, Government Operations and Politics and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and Education.
- He talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Health Care Coverage (Health), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics).
- 131 bills sponsored, most on Health.
Ranking member on the Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade Subcommittee, more senior than 40% of the Senate, in the minority.
- 12 years in Congress: more senior than 40% of the Senate.
- Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
His cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Booker.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
17% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Padilla and Alsobrooks.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
0.65expected 0.64 · average member 1.00
With his party on all 14 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Jul 1, 2025 NAY D 0–47
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Nov 10, 2025 NAY D 8–39
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 14, 2025 NAY D 2–45
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 30, 2026 NAY D 23–24
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jul 17, 2025 NAY D 0–46
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 5, 2026 NAY D 0–46
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 22, 2025 NAY D 0–46
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 22, 2025 NAY D 1–44
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 27, 2025 NAY D 0–47
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 22, 2025 NAY D 0–45
Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Votes with Democrats on 97% of party-line votes, breaks 23 times (peer median 22).
- Position: −0.56, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 7 of 19, Nominations 5 of 208, International Affairs 2 of 29.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from, 2025–26
Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other
74% of what he raised came from individuals; 53% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).
$21.3M raised, 2% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).
- Last general election for the seat (2020): won by 16.3 points.
11 PACs of the 16 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
89 bills
Booker voted Yea on 4, Nay on 18, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 65 with no recorded vote.
2 bills he spoke about this Congress · 1 kept his word · 0 did the opposite · 1 words only
On 2 bills he spoke about: kept his word on 1, did the opposite on 0, words only on 1.
Statements on the day of a vote are his explanation, not a position · “nothing” means no vote or sponsorship by the end of the Congress.