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Cory Booker
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Thursday, February 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Mountainlair Ballrooms
Co-sponsor: WVU Center for Black Culture and Research
Cory Booker is in his second term as mayor of Newark, N.J., the largest city in the state and neighbor to New York City. In his time as mayor, the city has seen a steady drop in crime, including its first murder-free month in more than 44 years. The production of affordable housing has more than doubled in the city, and Booker has presided over an increase in philanthropy, including a $100 million gift from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to the Newark school system.
He has become known for his social media savvy with more than 1 million followers on Twitter, a medium he often uses to communicate with constituents whether that is offering to remove snow from residents’ driveways or reporting the outcome after he pulled a woman from a burning house.
Booker is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School, and was a Rhodes Scholar. He recently spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.