Cory Booker Raked In $1.3 Million From Speeches Since 2008
The Newark mayor gave about 75% of his earnings to charity.
The Newark mayor gave about 75% of his earnings to charity.
The only passage charged with politics in the mayor’s State of the City address Tuesday night. Part of an effort to “dismantle these narratives one after the other,” Booker tells BuzzFeed.
The Newark mayor’s State of the City address Tuesday will be a pointed defense of his record. A stable budget, increased development, and reduced crime, says a city official.
The Newark mayor plays cupid. “You know, I’m a romantic guy and I love to help with surprises,” Booker tells BuzzFeed.
Careful not to distract from New Jersey’s other election, the Newark mayor is keeping his Senate ambitions unofficial. “What I’m running right now is the city of Newark,” says Booker.
The Senator takes another dig at the man challenging his Senate seat next year. “Perhaps we were too close to Newark.”
The mayor of Newark is in control of his own narrative like no other man or woman in politics. But can he run the same show from the national stage?
The Newark mayor is promoting a jewelry line made with melted metal from guns seized by the Newark Police Department. “The Caliber Collection.”
“Booker is stealing [Lautenberg’s] ideas and marketing them as his own,” an aide charged.
The Newark Mayor’s decision to run for Senate has offended Lautenberg, and frustrated the state’s Democratic party. “I’m not angry, I’m disappointed.”
After an amazing Twitter conversation between Cory Booker and one Newark citizen who ran out of Hot Pockets during Hurricane Sandy, the snack food company decided to lend a hand.
At a town hall, Gov. Christie pushes back against a voter who complains Newark residents are leeching her tax dollars. “Give the microphone back.”
The social media mayor explains the strategy behind his hyperactive Twitter feed. He regrets just one tweet, and he can’t think of another politician who gets it.