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'''Cory Booker''', a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], is the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]], having been elected in a special election on October 16, 2013, to fill the seat vacated by the death of Sen. [[Frank Lautenberg]]. He previously served as [[mayor]] of [[Newark]], New Jersey. | '''Cory Booker''', a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], is the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]], having been elected in a special election on October 16, 2013, to fill the seat vacated by the death of Sen. [[Frank Lautenberg]]. He previously served as [[mayor]] of [[Newark]], New Jersey. | ||
| − | Booker | + | Booker wrote in a 1992 article in ''The [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Daily'' of groping a girl's breast at a [[New Year's Eve]] party when he was 15 years of age.<ref>Booker, Cory (February 19, 1992). [https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19920219-01.2.16# "So much for stealing second."] ''The Stanford Daily''. Retrieved September 22, 2018.</ref> Liberals and Democrats seem to have had no problem with this admission, in contrast to their reactions to unsubstantiated allegations made against conservatives (see [[Left-wing war on women]]). |
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Revision as of 17:19, September 22, 2018
Cory Booker, a liberal Democrat, is the junior United States Senator from New Jersey, having been elected in a special election on October 16, 2013, to fill the seat vacated by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. He previously served as mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
Booker wrote in a 1992 article in The Stanford Daily of groping a girl's breast at a New Year's Eve party when he was 15 years of age.[1] Liberals and Democrats seem to have had no problem with this admission, in contrast to their reactions to unsubstantiated allegations made against conservatives (see Left-wing war on women).
References
- ↑ Booker, Cory (February 19, 1992). "So much for stealing second." The Stanford Daily. Retrieved September 22, 2018.