Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor
Senate roll call 256 · Sep 30, 2026
On the Nomination · Result: Nomination Confirmed
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Senate · NJ · Democratic
Open full interactive profile ↗Cory A. Booker
Office phone: (202) 224-3224
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan, N.J., 1987
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B.A., Stanford University, 1991
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M.A., Stanford University, 1992
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attended The Queen&rsquo
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s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar and received a graduate degree in 1994
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J.D., Yale Law School, 1997
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worked as an attorney in the non-profit sector
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Newark City Council 1998-2002
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Mayor of Newark, N.J. 2006-2013
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reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027
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vice-chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2023-2025)
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chair, Democratic Strategic Communications Committee (2025-)
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was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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His Senate biography records undergraduate and master’s study at Stanford, a Rhodes Scholarship followed by study at Oxford, and graduation from Yale Law School in 1997. It also describes peer counseling and student-newspaper work at Stanford.
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His office describes establishing a nonprofit legal-services organization in Newark after law school, with work for low-income families and tenants. This is an attributed career account, not an audit of the organization’s results.
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His biography distinguishes Newark City Council service, service as Newark mayor from 2006 to 2013, and his October 2013 Senate special-election victory. Municipal executive responsibility and federal legislative responsibility are different roles.
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Recent recorded congressional votes
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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor
Senate roll call 255 · Sep 30, 2026
On the Cloture Motion · Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Official roll call ↗Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340
Senate roll call 254 · Sep 30, 2026
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Official roll call ↗Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008
Senate roll call 253 · Sep 30, 2026
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Official roll call ↗Motion to Discharge S. Res. 852
Senate roll call 252 · Sep 29, 2026
On the Motion to Discharge · Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected
Official roll call ↗Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 197
Senate roll call 251 · Sep 29, 2026
On the Motion to Proceed · Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Official roll call ↗S. 4668, as amended
Senate roll call 250 · Sep 28, 2026
On Passage of the Bill · Result: Bill Passed
Official roll call ↗Booker Amdt. No. 6835
Senate roll call 249 · Sep 28, 2026
On the Amendment · Result: Amendment Rejected
Official roll call ↗Reported campaign finances
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FEC record S4NJ00185
2026 cycle · Reporting through 10/14/2026
- Reported receipts
- $21,275,163
- Disbursements
- $9,568,238
- Cash on hand
- $22,899,411
- Debts owed
- $0
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