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