Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM

My 1998 election to the Municipal Council of Newark

  John, on July 1, 1998, my life changed forever. That was the day that I was sworn in to the Municipal Council of Newark, New Jersey. Newark’s Central Ward elected me to represent them, defeating a four-term incumbent on the Municipal Council. It wouldn’t be the last time I took on …

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM

re: 2026

The path to taking back the Senate and winning critical races across the country in 2026 starts right now.   John —  The path to taking back the Senate and winning critical races across the country in 2026 starts right now. Let me explain: Winning elections isn’t just about what happe…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Asking for $3

  Hey John — today, I’m asking for just $3. Why?  Because I don’t go around asking executives in Big Pharma or the fossil fuel industry for donations.  I don’t ask corporate lobbyists to fund my campaign.  I’m definitely not turning to Elon Musk for his support, either. And even thoug…

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  Jon Ossoff · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM

Total capitulation

MAGA is committed to eliminating Democratic seats in Congress so Trump can continue his “revolution” without domestic opposition.   John, this is Senator Jon Ossoff — Cory asked me to reach out. During the Senate floor debate on RFK, I argued: "If the Senate weren’t gripped in this soo…

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Important for this week

Our FEC deadline represents the biggest test of our movement we’ve faced since Trump returned to office.   John, The first FEC fundraising deadline of the year is just one week away and time is running out to support Cory. Next week’s end-of-quarter deadline marks the first one we’ve f…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Our system subsidizes junk food instead of nutritious fruits and vegetables.

Inspiration for the fights ahead.   John, Food in America is making us sick. It’s driving the highest levels of disease and suffering in our nation’s history.  Now, with Donald Trump in charge — and his loyalists like HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — our food system isn’t gettin…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM

“Boy, never forget where you came from or how many people had to sacrifice to get you where you are”

  John, Growing up, my father would always tell me, “Boy, never forget where you came from or how many people had to sacrifice to get you where you are.” Today, I hope you’ll give me a chance to explain who some of those people are — and how their sacrifice continues to impact my lif…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Team — I voted NO.

  Team — I voted NO. I did not support what Republicans called a “Continuing Resolution” because it’s not. It is a surrendering of the powers of Congress to the president and Elon Musk. Musk does not have the power to make spending decisions, Congress does — the Constitution explicitl…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Hope is gritty and resilient

Inspiration for the fights ahead.   John — recently, I’ve looked to the past to find sources of hope and inspiration for the fights ahead. Many people find comfort in a sunnier version of the idea of hope, one that is pollyannish and rests in the idea that “everything is gonna be alri…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Here’s what Trump and Elon’s actions are really about

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working to tear the government down.   Don’t be fooled, John: Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plans to reshape the federal government were never about making the government more efficient. They’re about tearing the federal government down. While Musk likes …

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Your $10 + thousands of other $3, $5, $10, $25, and $50 donations > GOP mega-donors

Your support is not only helping Cory build a more just, loving nation — it is helping him stand up to Donald Trump and work to win important races for Democrats in 2026.   John — Your support is not only helping Cory build a more just, loving nation — it is helping him do the urgent, …

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM

I'm voting NO

  John — I'm voting NO. I will not support what Republicans are calling a “Continuing Resolution” because it’s not. It is a surrendering of the powers of Congress to the president and Elon Musk. Musk does not have the power to make spending decisions, Congress does — the Constitution …

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM

The U.S. is failing Black mothers.

This shouldn’t be happening in America.   John, The maternal health crisis in America is an urgent moral failure. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations — and it’s only getting worse. These rates are simply unacceptable, and for many groups, they are…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM

BREAKING: DeJoy steps down

  John — after five years of chaotic and subpar delivery service, Postmaster Louis DeJoy is stepping down. We must appoint a Postmaster General who is committed to protecting the USPS and fighting for postal workers. Will you add your name right now if you agree?   SIGN ON …

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  Elissa Slotkin · [email protected]

March 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Help me and Cory Booker elect a new generation of leaders

Last night I gave the official response to Trump’s speech - here's what I said.   Hi everyone. Senator Elissa Slotkin here. Last night I gave the official response to President Trump’s Joint Address. I hope you had a chance to watch.  Since I’m a stranger to most people who do…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

March 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM

Elon can’t handle the truth

Elon Musk is attacking me and several of my Democratic colleagues for speaking the truth.   Elon Musk just attacked me and several of my Democratic colleagues for holding Donald Trump accountable, John. Here’s what happened: On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to lower costs …

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  Team Booker · [email protected]

March 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM

5.9%

  John, In the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris won New Jersey by only 5.9%. That was the closest New Jersey has come to voting for a Republican presidential candidate in decades. The NJ GOP has become much more competitive in recent elections — and now, some …

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  Team Booker · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM

John, what if we told you…

The path to taking back the Senate and winning critical races in 2026 starts right now.   John, is there anything we can say to convince you to pitch in to Cory’s campaign before tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline? What if we told you that next month marks our first FEC fundr…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Five actions Donald Trump has taken that we are working to combat

We must use our power.   John, We’re barely two months in, but already, Donald Trump is setting the stage for unprecedented levels of corruption within our government. Here are five alarming actions he’s taken from the resolute desk that we’re working to combat — just the facts: 1) He…

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM

That’s Cory’s job

Cory is doing all this important work to deliver for New Jersey and defend our democracy.   John, Cory has been B-U-S-Y standing up to Donald Trump’s lawlessness. And there’s been a lot of it recently — down to Trump calling himself a king last week. While Trump and Elon Musk try to tu…

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  Team Booker · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Democrats are working for you.

Senate Republicans continue to show that their top priority is to give handouts to their billionaire donors — and stick you with the tab.   John, Republicans in Congress have made it clear that they’re working for their billionaire donors like Elon Musk— not hardworking Americans like…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Trump is trying to make us feel helpless.

We’re not going to sit on the sidelines.   John, Donald Trump is making a deliberate attempt to overwhelm the system — and to overwhelm you. He’s trying to cause so much chaos that we won’t be able to keep up and fight back. But we can. And we will. Here’s what’s happening: 1️⃣ Trump…

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

February 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM

It’s never too early

Cory doesn’t take a dime from corporate lobbyists, Big Pharma, or fossil fuel executives because he doesn’t represent them, John.   We have an important favor to ask you, John: Will you start a small monthly recurring donation to sustain Cory’s campaign and support his efforts to flip…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Stronger and stronger

  Do you want to know how a lobster grows, John? It begins to feel pressure, stress, and discomfort as it presses against its hard shell. It then goes under a rock and sheds its shell, leaving it vulnerable to predators as a new shell hardens. It is pressure and stress and discomfort …

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

February 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM

Cory would appreciate you reading this

Electing the most diverse Senate in U.S. history took an organizing effort that was years in the making.   John, Electing the most representative Senate in U.S. history took an organizing effort that was years in the making. People like you worked hard on the ground to speak to voters,…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM

We can’t let our history be erased

At a time when elected officials are attacking the richness of our diversity, I’m affirming my commitment to fight for it.   John — If you take a look at the webpage for the African American Civil Rights Network under the National Park Service website, you’ll see this message: The Af…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM

My one guiding principle

There's no such thing as too much love, John.   John, Throughout my career in politics, I’ve had one guiding principle: Love. Love is the reason why, as a first-time candidate running for Newark City Council, I went on a hunger strike to draw attention to the desperation facing the mos…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM

I told Jen Psaki that Democrats are fighting back in these specific ways:

  John — This week, I spoke with Jen Psaki on MSNBC, and she asked me this: “You said that [Senate Democrats] are going to do whatever it takes to stop Donald Trump. For people watching right now, what does that mean specifically? What does that look like?” Here’s what I said: Electio…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM

We cannot normalize injustice

Never did I imagine that I would be defending the Constitution from our very own president on the floor of the United States Senate.   John, this is the oath of office I have sworn as a United States Senator: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the U…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM

🏈

Football taught me the best thing we can do is focus on what we can do right now to make an impact.   John, as you get ready to watch the Super Bowl tonight, I want to share some reflections about my own football career.  I still remember feeling the crisp fall weather as I rushed out …

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM

We cannot normalize injustice

Never did I imagine that I would be defending the Constitution from our very own president on the floor of the United States Senate.   John, this is the oath of office I have sworn as a United States Senator: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the U…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

February 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Turmoil and confusion

The Trump-Vance Administration’s push to freeze federal funding is illegal and causing chaos.   John, The Trump-Vance Administration’s push to freeze federal funding is illegal and causing chaos. After this week's order, funding for essential programs was put in immediate jeopardy. Fun…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM

I was elected to fight for working Americans

That’s exactly what I’m going to do.   John, Senate Democrats couldn’t be more different. We come from different states and backgrounds, and we even have some differences of opinion — but we’re fiercely united on this: We’re ready to fight for working Americans. We’re going to fight to…

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

January 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM

This is too important to wait

  John — We wish we didn’t have to reach out on a Sunday. The last thing we would want to do is interrupt your weekend — but with Donald Trump back in office and Senate Republicans falling in line behind his extreme agenda, this is too important to wait. If that’s all you need to hear…

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  Team Booker · [email protected]

January 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM

First Louis DeJoy, now this

Privatizing the USPS would make things way worse. Imagine higher costs, less accessible delivery services, rural communities cut off from postal routes, and thousands of workers losing their jobs.   John, For years, Cory has spoken out against Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis D…

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  CoryBooker.com · [email protected]

January 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Abortion news from the Senate

Cory is fighting to protect reproductive freedom in the Senate. He knows that decisions about our bodies should be made by women and their doctors, not by GOP legislators and judges.   Breaking news, John: Senate Republicans just tried to pass a bill to restrict access to basic reprodu…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM

Bent, not broken

  “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. John, I draw strength from this quote often in my work, but especially today on Martin Luther King Day, as it so often does. Today, Donald Trump is being swor…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM

Protecting kids from toxins and chemicals

This bill provides actionable steps to remove toxins and encourages farmers across the country to sell their food products to schools.   John — Far too many kids are eating school meals that contain dangerous chemicals in the ingredients or packaging. We have to address this issue urge…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM

The GOP blocked the Child Tax Credit last year. I’m calling on them to take up a vote on the credit right away.

Babies need diapers. Growing children need bigger clothes. No child should go hungry. And a child should not be the most likely person in America to face eviction.   John, child poverty is a moral obscenity. But last year Senate Republicans voted down a broadly supported measure that w…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Ready for anything

We’re just five days away from Inauguration Day.   John, I have a heartfelt request: Could you chip in $5 to support my campaign now? Your support means the world in this critical moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through imme…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM

People-powered, through and through

  John, I have a number for you.   $14.39   That was our average online contribution amount last month. It’s a powerful thing: a campaign powered by average contributions of under $15. Gifts of $5, $10, and $25 at a time uplift this movement full of love and community. Compare that to…

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

January 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Just $1 would go a long way

Donald Trump’s inauguration is exactly one week away from today, and Cory is counting on this grassroots team to help him stand up to Trump and defend our rights and freedoms.   John, Donald Trump’s inauguration is exactly one week away from today, and Cory is counting on this grassroo…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM

This system is broken

Corporate power and decades of bad government policies have evaporated family farms and since 1981, over 500,000 small and family farming operations have been gobbled up by corporate giants.   We’ve got to talk about our food chain, John. We know our food doesn’t just magically appear …

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

January 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Later this month

Since he won the election in November, Donald Trump has filled his Cabinet with inexperienced MAGA loyalists who only have their own interests and bottom lines in mind — not the best interests of the American people.   John, Donald Trump will be sworn in for a second term later this mo…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Love

Four years ago, Donald Trump and a mob of right-wing extremists launched an insurrection against our government at the U.S. Capitol that shook our country to its core.   John, today is a somber day in our nation’s history. Four years ago, Donald Trump and a mob of right-wing extremists…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM

I want to hear directly from you, John

Donald Trump’s transition has just been a small preview of what’s to come.   Hey John, it’s Cory. If Donald Trump’s transition has taught us anything, it’s that he’s as dangerous and extreme as ever. We need to be ready to defend our hard-fought progress on day one of his presidency. T…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

January 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM

We’ve still made a lot of progress this year

After a very tough election cycle, it’s understandable that so many people — myself included — have felt a whirlwind of emotions, but we can’t let this feeling get in the way of our determination to make a difference.   John, I am humbly asking: Can you pitch in one last donation ahead…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

December 30, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Thank you President Carter for a lifetime of inspiration, and a lifetime of service – and leading with love

  John, When I was in grade school, our teacher had a mock election in our class and I was so proud to vote for Jimmy Carter. He embodied so many of the qualities I hold dear – service, leadership, discipline, grace, kindness, and living your faith more than speaking your faith. But p…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

December 16, 2024 at 7:15 PM

Some reflections

As we move forward, we need to brace for the uncertainties but also prepare to stand up and fight for what we believe in.   John, These past few weeks, I’ve been reflecting on this election season. We reached historic accomplishments, including electing the most diverse Senate in histo…

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  Booker HQ · [email protected]

December 14, 2024 at 5:09 AM

38 days

  John, Today, we want to tell you the honest truth. It’s been a tough month for grassroots fundraising. Donald Trump is already making headlines for platforming inexperienced loyalists to fill most of his cabinet, and we just wrapped up a massively energetic campaign season. A lot of…

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