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Democrat from New Jersey

New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, the former mayor of Newark, N.J., was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2013.

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Recent statements involving Cory Booker

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McConnell: "Dear Harry," transparency please

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Cory Booker

"In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "

— PolitiFact National on Sunday, January 8th, 2017

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His number's right

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Cory Booker

The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."  

— PolitiFact National on Sunday, July 10th, 2016

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Video says, "So what are you waiting for?"

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Cory Booker

"Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

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Both are rare

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Cory Booker

"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.

— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

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Prison-building figure is right, but 'explosion' began earlier

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Cory Booker

"We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, July 31st, 2015

Recent stories featuring Cory Booker

On Senate election day, the Truth-O-Meter reviews Booker, Lonegan claims

From the financial fate of the national Social Security system to crime in Newark, PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at eight of the more than 20 claims made by Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan.

Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic

First Rep. Charlie Rangel, and now Newark Mayor Cory Booker, have gone on national television recently and vastly overestimated the number of Americans killed by gun violence.

Frank Lautenberg versus the Truth-O-Meter: A look back

New Jersey's senior senator announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in 2014

Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ Democrats

PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at fact-checks on claims related to gun laws and violence

Cory Booker files paperwork for U.S. Senate; how's he done against the Truth-O-Meter?

Cory Booker has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that marks a first step toward his running for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014.