List of Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign endorsements
This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Cory Booker 's campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election .
Officials below the level of State Legislator and all other individuals and entities are listed only if they have a Wikipedia page or are otherwise clearly notable .
Federal legislative officials
Bob Menendez
Donald Norcross
Andy Kim
Frank Pallone
Tom Malinowski
Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. Senators
Current
U.S. Representatives
Current
Donald Norcross , U.S. Representative from NJ-01 since 2014[3]
Jeff Van Drew , U.S. Representative from NJ-02 since 2019[3] (switched endorsement to President Donald Trump ) [4]
Andy Kim , U.S. Representative from NJ-03 since 2019[3] (endorsed Pete Buttigieg after Booker withdrew from the race) [5]
Josh Gottheimer , U.S. Representative from NJ-05 since 2017[3] (endorsed Mike Bloomberg after Booker withdrew from the race) [6]
Frank Pallone , U.S. Representative from NJ-06 since 1988; candidate for U.S. Senate in 2013 [3]
Tom Malinowski , U.S. Representative from NJ-07 since 2019[3] (endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [7]
Albio Sires , U.S. Representative from NJ-08 since 2006[3]
Bill Pascrell , U.S. Representative from NJ-09 since 1997[3]
Donald Payne Jr. , U.S. Representative from NJ-10 since 2012[3] (endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [8]
Mikie Sherrill , U.S. Representative from NJ-11 since 2019[3] (endorsed Mike Bloomberg after Booker withdrew from the race) [9]
Bonnie Watson Coleman , U.S. Representative from NJ-12 since 2015[3]
State officials
Phil Murphy
Sheila Oliver
Benny Napoleon
Amy Nielsen
Martha Hennessey
Governors
Current
Lieutenant Governors
Current
State executive officials
Current
State legislators
Current
Lester Jackson , Georgia State Senator from District 2 since 2009[13]
David Dreyer , Georgia State Representative from District 59 since 2017[13]
Charlie McConkey , Iowa State Representative from District 15 since 2019[14] (endorsed Amy Klobuchar after Cory Booker withdrew from the race) [15]
Heather Matson , Iowa State Representative from District 38 since 2019[14] (endorsed Elizabeth Warren after Booker withdrew from the race) [16]
Jennifer Konfrst , Iowa State Representative from District 43 since 2019[14] (endorsed Elizabeth Warren after Booker withdrew from the race) [16]
Kenan Judge , Iowa State Representative from District 44 since 2019[14]
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell , Iowa State Representative from District 45 since 2005[14] (endorsed Elizabeth Warren after Booker withdrew from the race) [17]
Mark Smith , Iowa State Representative from District 71 since 2001 and former Minority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives (2013–2019)[18] (endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [19]
Amy Nielsen , Iowa State Representative from District 77 since 2017[20] (endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [21]
Monica Kurth , Iowa State Representative from District 89 since 2017 (endorsed Amy Klobuchar after Booker withdrew from the race) [22]
Selena Torres , Nevada Assemblywoman from District 3 since 2018 (co-endorsed Castro, who dropped out first;[23] Torres endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [24]
David H. Watters , New Hampshire State Senator from District 4 since 2012; former New Hampshire State Representative from Stafford's 4th District (2008–2012)[25] (endorsed Deval Patrick after Booker withdrew from the race) [26]
Martha Hennessey , New Hampshire State Senator from District 5 since 2016[27] (endorsed Pete Buttigieg after Booker withdrew from the race) [28]
Jon Morgan , New Hampshire State Senator for District 23 since 2018[29]
Jacqueline Cali-Pitts , New Hampshire State Senator for Rockingham District 30 since 1998[30] (endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [31]
Anita Burroughs , New Hampshire State Representative from the Carroll 1 District since 2018[25] (endorsed Joe Biden after Booker withdrew from the race) [32]
Bruce Tatro , New Hampshire State Representative from the Cheshire District 15 since 2010[25]
Roger Dontonville, New Hampshire State Representative from Grafton District 10 since 2016[33]
Donald Bouchard , New Hampshire State Representative from Hillsborough District 11 since 2018[34]
Peter Leishman , New Hampshire State Representative from various districts (1996–2002), from Hillsborough District 6 (2006–2008), Hillsborough District 3 (2008–2010) and Hillsborough District 24 since 2011[25]
Patricia Klee , New Hampshire State Representative from Hillsborough District 30 since 2016[34]
Latha Mangipudi , New Hampshire State Representative from Hillsborough District 35 since 2013 (endorsed Amy Klobuchar after Booker withdrew from the race) [35]
Christy Bartlett, New Hampshire State Representative from Merrimack District 19 since 2012[36]
Katherine Rogers, New Hampshire State Representative from the Merrimack 28 District since 2012[25]
Kate Murray, New Hampshire State Representative from Rockingham District 24[34]
Jeffrey Salloway , New Hampshire State Representative from the Strafford District 5 since 2016[25] (endorsed Elizabeth Warren after Booker withdrew from the race) [16]
Timothy Horrigan , New Hampshire State Representative from Strafford District 6 since 2010[37]
Linn Opderbecke , New Hampshire State Representative from the Strafford District 15 since 2016 (endorsed Amy Klobuchar after Booker withdrew from the race) [38]
Gerri Cannon , New Hampshire State Representative from the Strafford District 18 since 2018[39]
Cecilia Rich , New Hampshire State Representative from the Strafford District 18 since 2018[34] (endorsed Bernie Sanders after Booker withdrew from the race) [40]
Lee Walker Oxenham, New Hampshire State Representative from the Sullivan 1 District since 2014[25] (endorsed Elizabeth Warren after Booker withdrew from the race) [16]
John Knowles, former New Hampshire State Representative from Hillsborough District 27 (2006–2010)[41]
Stephen M. Sweeney , New Jersey State Senator from District 3 since 2002; President of the Senate since 2010[3]
Fred H. Madden , New Jersey State Senator from District 4 since 2004[10]
James Beach , New Jersey State Senator from District 6 since 2009[10]
Nicholas Scutari , New Jersey State Senator from District 22 since 2004[10]
Craig Coughlin , New Jersey Assemblyman from District 19 since 2010; Speaker of the Assembly since 2018[3]
Leola Robinson-Simpson , South Carolina State Representative from District 25 since 2013[42] (endorsed Tom Steyer after Booker withdrew from the race) [43]
John Richard C. King , South Carolina State Representative from District 49 since 2009[44]
Davis Crowley , Wisconsin State Representative from District 17 since 2016[45]
Former
Local and municipal officials
Ras Baraka
Mayors
Current
Ras Baraka , Mayor of Newark , New Jersey since 2014[3]
Jim Bouley , Mayor of Concord, New Hampshire since 2008[46]
Courtney Clarke, Mayor of Waukee, Iowa since 2020[47]
Terrence Culbreath, Mayor of Johnston, South Carolina since 2014[48]
Gregory Ginyard, Mayor of Jenkinsville, South Carolina [49]
Julia Nelson, Mayor of Manning, South Carolina since 2011[48]
Terence Roberts , Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina since 2006[50] (endorsed Pete Buttigieg after Booker withdrew from the race) [51]
Bruce Teague , Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa since 2020[14] (endorsed Pete Buttigieg after Booker withdrew from the race) [52]
Harold Thompson, Mayor of Union, South Carolina [48]
Former
Municipal legislators
Current
Mildred Crump , Newark City Council president from 2006 to 2010 and from 2013[11]
Carlos Gonzalez, Newark City Council member from 2006 to 2010 and from 2013[11]
Pamela Goynes-Brown, North Las Vegas, Nevada city council member from District 2 since 2011[53]
John Sharpe James, Newark City Council member since 2013[11]
Joe McCallum, Newark City Council member from 2014[11]
LaMonica McIver, Newark City Council member from 2018[11]
Eddie Osbourne, Newark City Council member from 2014[11]
Luis A. Quintana , At-large Newark , New Jersey City Councilman 1994–2013 and since 2014; former Mayor (2013–2014)[10]
Anibal Ramos, Newark City Council member from 2006[11]
Former
Party officials
Jerry Crawford
Current
Nikki Ford Barnes, DNC member[54]
Clay N. Middleton, DNC member[55]
Khary Penebaker , DNC member[56] (endorsed Michael Bloomberg after Booker with drew from the race) [57]
Melinda Jones, member of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee; former Chair of the Wapello County, Iowa Democratic Party[14]
Bryce Smith, Chairman of the Dallas County, Iowa Democratic Party[14]
Michelle Smith, Chairwoman of the Jasper County, Iowa Democratic Party[58]
Joe Andal, Burlington County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2010[11]
Jerry Crawford , attorney, former chair of the Polk County , Iowa Democratic Party, and Democratic campaign operative[18]
Dave Brown, Chairman of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Democratic Party since 2017[11]
John Currie, Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic Party [11]
Steve Errickson, Chairman of the Cumberland County, New Jersey Democratic Party since 2018[11]
Steve Caltaiano, Salem County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2008[11]
Amy DeGise, Hudson County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2018[11]
Wyatt Earp, Ocean County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2005[11]
LeRoy J. Jones Jr. , Chairman of the Essex County , New Jersey Democratic Party[10]
Kevin McCabe, Middlesex County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2013[11]
Janice Mironov, Mercer County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2018[11]
Chip Morrison, Morris County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2014[11]
Tom Palmieri, Warren County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2013[11]
Arlenes Quinones Perez, Chairwoman of the Hunterdon County, New Jersey Democratic Party since 2006[11]
Brendan Sciarra, Cape May County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2017[11]
Marguerite Schaffer, Somerset County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since and DNC member from 2008 at the latest[11] [a]
Mike Suleiman, Atlantic County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair since 2016[11]
Former
Joan Amos, former Lucas County, Iowa Democratic Party Chair[49] (previously endorsed John Delaney ) [59]
David Betsworth, former Warren County, Iowa Democratic Party Chair[14]
Julie Stewart, former Dallas County, Iowa Democratic Party Chair[49]
Paul Drager, former Chair of the Somersworth, New Hampshire Democratic Party[34]
Leslie Huhn, former Sussex County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair (2015–2019)[11]
Lou Stellato, former Bergen County, New Jersey Democratic Party chair (2011–2019)[11]
Christale Spain , former Executive Director of the South Carolina Democratic Party (2016–?[b] )[c] [55]
Individuals
Jon Bon Jovi
Notes
^ Date at which she became chair unclear
^ Either 2018 or 2019
^ Unclear, but term ended by February 2019
References
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^ "New Hampshire State Senator David Watters Endorses Governor Deval Patrick for President" . Deval Patrick 2020 presidential campaign . January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ DiStaso, John (September 13, 2019). "Martha Hennessey becomes third NH state senator to back Cory Booker for president" . WMUR . Retrieved October 9, 2019 .
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^ Korecki, Natasha (April 8, 2019). "New Hampshire lawmaker endorses Booker" . Politico . Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
^ "11-Term New Hampshire State Rep. Jackie Cali-Pitts Endorses Cory Booker For President" . NH Labor News . September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
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^ "Somersworth state Rep. Gerri Cannon endorses Booker for president" . www.fosters.com . November 14, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
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