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U.S. Senator · New Jersey
Cory A. Booker
DemocratState D+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score48#39 of 100 senators across tracked bills
Contact Cory A. Booker’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s state, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 14 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 14 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: S. 146, S. 494, S. 645, S. 736, S. 761 and 9 more.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive state (D+4)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. New Jersey has a partisan lean of D+4. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive state: New Jersey is D+4New Jersey has a partisan lean of D+4 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Keeps them with Democrats · 2 signals
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2027
- Senate class
- Class 2
- Seniority
- Senior senator
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 12.9 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryMinority · 5th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeRanking Member
- Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsMinority · 6th in seniority
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Booker← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.556 is 0.20 to the left of the Senate Democratic median (-0.356).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the Senate Democratic average- 119th Congress0Senate Democratic average: 0 (n=47)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 5639Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 59
| Middle |
| S. 5521Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov |