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Booker was elected to the United States Senate in a special election on October 16, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Lautenberg, a seat subsequently held by appointed senator Jeffrey Chiesa, and took the oath of office on October 31, 2013, for the term ending January 3, 2015. He was elected to a full term in November 2014.\r\n\r\nThe Honorable Cory A. Booker, 40, is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He took the oath of office as Mayor of New Jersey\u2019s largest city on July 1, 2006 following a sweeping electoral victory.\r\n\r\nElected with a clear mandate for change, Mayor Booker has begun work on realizing a bold vision for the city. 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Radical transformation of the Newark Police Department under Mayor Booker\u2019s leadership, together with the deployment of over 100 surveillance cameras throughout City, has led to Newark setting the nationwide pace for crime reduction.\r\n\r\nAmong other recent notable achievements in the past two years, under Mayor Booker\u2019s leadership, the City of Newark has committed to a $40 million transformation of the City\u2019s parks and playgrounds through a ground-breaking public/private partnership.  The Booker Administration has also doubled affordable housing production within the last two years.  \r\n\r\nMayor Booker\u2019s political career began in 1998, after serving as Staff Attorney for the Urban Justice Center in Newark. He rose to prominence as Newark\u2019s Central Ward Councilman. 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