Cory Booker Announces<br />His 2020 Presidential Bid The New Jersey Senator <br />announced his run by releasing <br />a video on social media Friday. Cory Booker, presidential bid announcement video The 49-year-old Senator <br />is the former mayor of Newark. He was elected to <br />the Senate in 2013. Booker advocates for <br />criminal justice reform <br />and Medicare for all. He is a proponent of <br />the $15 federal minimum <br />wage and a national job <br />guarantee program. Booker has been <br />an outspoken critic of <br />President Donald Trump. Cory Booker, via NPR Cory Booker, via NPR
