About Cory Booker – Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
In 2006, while still in his thirties, Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey. With degrees from Stanford University and Oxford University (where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), he moved to Newark during his final year at Yale Law School.
In the years that followed, he lived in a troubled housing complex in the city’s Central Ward, advocated for education reform, served on the City Council, and founded the non-profit organization Newark Now. Unconventional in his approach to urban issues, he represents a new generation of pragmatic urban politicians. Since his election, Newark has seen a significant reduction in crime, doubled the amount of affordable housing under construction, slashed the city budget, and attracted over $100 million in private philanthropy.
Session Notes
Note: My comments will be in italics on the live notes. All the speakers quotes will appear as normal text. Please excuse rampant spelling errors!
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In the midst of people that reach higher than you?…. Head for the roof!