Cory A. Booker

U.S. Senator · New Jersey · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.65· expected 0.63

Meets expectations

Rank 56 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Booker’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

104 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 100 substantive, 3 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Booker’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Booker.

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 40 missed of 915

Voted on 875 of 915 roll calls; missed 40. Lower than 79% of senators.

85%100%

97/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 21 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 804 votes that split the parties. Lower than 67% of senators.

75%100%

6/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 83% of senators.

0%30%

−0.56

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Booker’s effectiveness score.

S. 355 FDA Modernization Act 3.0Requires the FDA to publish a rule replacing animal testing references with nonclinical testing alternatives in investigational drug regulations. AI-readHealth · Introduced Dec 17, 2025SubstantiveText pending Introduced
S. 4443 Eastern Mediterranean Gateway ActDesignates the Eastern Mediterranean as a strategic gateway for U.S. policy and investment. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jul 27, 2026Substantive2.3k words Out of committee
S.J.Res. 154 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Equal Credit Opportunity (Regulation B); Revocations or Unfavorable Changes to the Terms of Existing Credit Arrangements".Disapproves a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on credit arrangement changes. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Introduced May 13, 2026Substantive61 words Introduced
S. 2018 A bill to modify certain limitations and exclusions regarding defense articles and requirements regarding security assistance and sales with respect to the Republic of Cyprus.Modifies restrictions on defense articles and security assistance to Cyprus. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Oct 30, 2025Substantive194 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.