October 31, 2013
Cory Booker To Be Sworn In As US Senator
Jason St. Amand READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Cory Booker has come to Washington.
The former Newark mayor will be sworn in as a U.S. senator at noon Thursday. Vice President Joe Biden will swear in the 44-year-old former Newark mayor in the Old Senate Chamber.
Booker will be joined by a number of family members, including his mother and his brother, Cary. His father died earlier this month.
It's unclear what Booker's committee assignments will be.
Booker submitted his resignation as mayor on Wednesday. It was effective at midnight.
He served as Newark mayor for seven years.
