Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S....
From March 31 to April 1, 2025, Cory Booker, the senior Democratic Party U.S. senator from New Jersey, delivered the longest recorded speech in United States Senate history while protesting the second presidency of Donald Trump and the operations of...
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the Constitution...
Charles Booker Jr. (born October 20, 1984) is an American politician who served from 2019 to 2021 as the Kentucky state representative for the 43rd House district. He was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in...
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite. Born into...
Cory Booker is the senior United States senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously the 36th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013. Before that Booker served on the Newark City Council for the Central Ward from 1998...
Matthew Bennett Klapper (Born December 16) is an American attorney who served as Chief of Staff and Senior Counselor to the Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice. He is among the longest-serving chiefs of staff in the history...
This is a list of African Americans who have served in the United States Senate. The Senate has had 14 African-American elected or appointed officeholders. Two each served during both the 19th and 20th centuries.
The 2026 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections. In these elections, voters elected candidates to six-year terms that begin on January 3, 2027, and...
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress. As of July 2026, there are 53 Republican senators, 45 Democratic senators, and two...
