Cory A. Booker
Democrat
· NJ Senate · 119th Congress
Senate Committee on Agriculture (Chair) · Risk Management (Chair) · and Trade (Chair) · Specialty Crops (Chair) · and Research (Chair) · Waste Management (Chair) · and Regulatory Oversight (Chair) · International Operations (Chair) · and Bilateral International Development (Chair) · Competition Policy (Chair) · and Consumer Rights (Chair) · and Forestry · and Natural Resources · Local Food Systems · and Food Safety and Security · and Food Safety · Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Multilateral Institutions · and International Economic · and Environmental Policy · South Asia · Central Asia · and Counterterrorism · Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Competition Policy and Consumer Rights · Agency Action · and Federal Rights · and Border Safety
Influence Score
65.4
Moderately exposed
↑ +0.9
vs 118th (64.3)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
1.4
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
< 0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$143
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.8
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
10.2
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.0
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
2.0
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
5.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.9
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
NORPAC
$13,200 direct
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$5,000 direct
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$4,994 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $44.00M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $88K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 54.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 70.5 | Highly exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 64.3 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 65.2 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Total money from this network
$15,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER FOR SENATE
Share from this one network
3.6%
Amount from this network
$20,000
Total from all networks
$553,229
Networks contributing
86
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Who funds Booker
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$243,743
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
0.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
89.4%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
35
Money that arrived near votes
$85K
Distinct donors
47
Distinct employers
28
Share of their total fundraising
0.83%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$7K
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$7K
SCHOONER CAPITAL
$7K
LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD SCHKOLNICK
$5K
BLACKROCK
$4K
CENTERVIEW
$4K
AMERICAN EXPRESS
$3K
GTS SECURITIES
$3K
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE
$3K
NEW OMNI BANK
$3K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
$1.00M
BLOOMBERG
$1.00M
PHILLIPS 66
$859K
UNITED AIRLINES
$856K
GREENBERG TRAURIG
$769K
ARREVA
$500K
GIVE LIVELY
$500K
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$500K
GREENBERG TRAURIG
$481K
DELTA AIR LINES
$389K
SERVICE INTERNATIONAL
$344K
AFSCME INT L
$315K
OMAHA FIRE DEPT
$294K
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
$230K
FREELANCE
$157K
FREELANCE
$154K
UNIVERSAL MUSIC
$141K
CHICAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
$138K
SOUTHERN GLAZER S WINE SPIRITS
$128K
IUOE LOCAL L0003
$119K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Cory A. Booker comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$143
Disclosed outside spending
$10
Dark-money outside spending
$133
Share that is dark money
93.01%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$125
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
CARE ACTION
$1K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$125
DEMOCRACY PAC
$121
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$24
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$20
Groups that hide their donors
2 smaller groups under $500
$133
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
435 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.91M to Cory A. Booker across 632 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.91M
Shared contributors
435
Contributions
632
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39 | 86 | $105K |
| 2024 | 54 | 112 | $1.14M |
| 2026 | 367 | 434 | $666K |
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Revolving Door
9 former staff members
who worked for Cory A. Booker or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YASMIN NELSON | LA, Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Harris; Tax Policy Analyst, Sen. Finance Committ… | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 7 | 7 | 2023–2025 |
| YASMIN NELSON | Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Harris (2019-2021); Leg. Asst., Sen. Harris (2017-20… | BRACEWELL LLP | 6 | 12 | 2023–2023 |
| ARIELLE WORONOFF | Counsel, Rep. Sandy Levin (10/2012-3/2014); Leg. Asst, Sen. Booker, (3/2014-1/20… | SPLITOAK STRATEGIES LLC | 5 | 9 | 2025–2025 |
| BRODY GARLAND | Intern, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Intern, S… | K&L GATES, LLP | 4 | 4 | 2023–2025 |
| ROSCOE JONES | Chief of Staff to Rep. Abigail Spanberger; Leg. Director to Sen. Dianne Feinstei… | GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP | 4 | 6 | 2023–2024 |
| DANIEL SMITH | Legislative Correspondent, Deputy Counsel, Counsel and Chief Counsel to U.S. Sen… | GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP | 4 | 7 | 2023–2024 |
| DANIEL SMITH | Legislative Correspondent, Deputy Counsel, Counsel and Chief Counsel to U.S. Sen… | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. | 2 | 7 | 2025–2025 |
| TAYLOR MANN | Legal Fellow, Senator Cory Booker, August 2022- May 2023 | OCEANA, INC. | 1 | 10 | 2024–2025 |
| DOMINIQUE LITTLE | Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Booker; Executive Asst., to Chief of Staff, Sen.… | PARADIGM OPERATIONS LP | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Cory A. Booker sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required