[26] At James's urging, Deputy Mayor Ronald Rice decided to run for mayor. He graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1991 and a master of arts in sociology in 1992. . [119], Leading up to the 2016 presidential election, Booker endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. 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Rosario Dawson, 42, is an American actress best known for her role as Gail in Sin City and Claire Temple in five of the Marvel/Netflix series. Booker gave the commencement address to New York Law School graduates on May 13, 2011, at Avery Fisher Hall (now David Geffen Hall) at Lincoln Center. 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The emails, which Booker's office released to the public the next day, show Kavanaugh and others in the Counsel's office discussing racial profiling as a means to combat terrorism, particularly after 9/11. Photograph: Al Drago/Getty Images. [41], One of Booker's first priorities was to reduce the city's crime rate. Teen Mom Jenelle Evans slammed for huge new mermaid tattoos on her arms as followers say they look 'awful'. [87] PolitiFact rated the claim "false" because he used data that had not been seasonally adjusted; the adjusted rate was 0.7 percentage points. Cary Booker II. Though sparks didn't fly right away, months later, the two reconnected. [194], In the fall of 2009, Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien engaged in a satirical on-air and YouTube feud with Booker, with O'Brien jokingly insulting Newark and Booker responding that he would ban O'Brien from the Newark airport. Dawson then confirmed her relationship with Booker in an exclusive to TMZ shortly after. [45] During his mayoralty, crime dropped significantly in Newark, which led the nation in violent crime reduction from 2006 to 2008. Booker said that he was violating Senate rules in releasing the documents, with the penalty including possible expulsion from the Senate; he nonetheless defended his decision, referring to the process of producing documents for the hearing as a "sham" and challenging those who warned him about the consequences to "bring it on". Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind, (May 11, 2012). Hes a wonderful human being and its good to spend some time together when we can. The pair met in 2018 at a party for Ben Jealous, a mutual friend then running for governor of Maryland at the time. Cory Booker is married to Rosario Dawson. Who is Cory Booker's ex-girlfriend Rosario Dawson? Booker was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey. Senate. It's good to spend some time together when we can.". "I have not done that, really, as a bachelor, where I actually sit at a table and just, like, breathe and eat a meal," Booker said. [104] Ramapo College professor Murray Sabrin, who ran for the Senate in 2000 and 2008, announced his candidacy on February 13. Dawson adopted an 11-year-old girl in 2014 named Lola. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker didn't make it to the White House in 2020, but he found the first lady of his heart in actress and activist Rosario Dawson. I got to vote for you here in New Jersey and am so glad that you overwhelmingly and rightfully won your seat again," Dawson wrote on Instagram after the election. [184] In 2010, he delivered the commencement addresses at Pitzer College on May 15; at Columbia University's Teachers College on May 17; and at Suffolk University Law School on May 23. Booker has pursued measures to reform the criminal justice system, combat climate change, and restructure national immigration policy. Dawson adopted an 11-year-old girl in 2014 named Lola. It's just those small things really are, I'm finding, incredibly enriching.". [218][219][220], In 2020, Booker learned that he and entertainer RuPaul are cousins, after both appeared on the TV show Finding Your Roots. In 2019, the pair were spotted in New York City on a date night which stoked dating rumors among fans. In 2010, Booker received the U.S. [189], During the 2016 presidential election, when Clinton had an illness described as pneumonia, Donna Brazile, the then-DNC interim chair considered that her ideal replacement ticket would consist of Biden and Booker. [13], Contemplating advocacy work and a run for city council in Newark after graduating from law school, Booker lived in the city during his final year at Yale. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Booker told RuPaul in an interview that Dawson did not pay much attention to him. TRENTON, N.J. Cory Booker says he's straight but doesn't mind questions about his sexuality because it challenges people's prejudices about gay people a stance the scotch-drinking,. Rosario Dawson is living separately from her boyfriend, Cory Booker, amid the coronavirus quarantine. Enough is enough. List of Cory Booker Rumored Girlfriends Cleo Wade He has been romantically linked to poet Cleo Wade. [72][73], In December 2012, after discussions with a constituent about New Jersey's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Booker began a weeklong challenge attempting to live on a food budget of $30 per weekthe amount he said that New Jersey paid SNAP recipients. 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