Cory Booker files paperwork for U.S. Senate; how's he done against the Truth-O-Meter?
By Caryn Shinske
Published on Friday, January 11th, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker took aim at Gov. Chris Christie at a Planned Parenthood rally during the Democratic National Convention.
Cory Booker running for a New Jersey Senate seat in 2014 isn’t just speculation anymore after Newark’s mayor filed paperwork that makes his candidacy more likely.
Booker, a Democrat, filed paperwork on Jan. 8 that sets up a Senate run.
Still unknown is whether Democrat Frank Lautenberg will run for re-election that year. Lautenberg is serving his fifth term in office. The Star-Ledger reported Friday that Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th) could also challenge Booker.
PolitiFact New Jersey looked back at some of our fact-checks on Booker claims after he announced on Dec. 20, 2012 that he would mull a Senate run instead of challenging Republican Chris Christie in this year’s gubernatorial election.
Review those claims here.
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Names in this article: Cory Booker, Chris Christie, Frank Lautenberg, Frank Pallone
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