Cory Booker announced on Friday February 1 (the beginning of Black History Month) that he is running for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020. The 49-year-old, vegan, bachelor junior U.S. senator from New Jersey joins the most diverse presidential aspirant field ever. It already features
Kamala Harris (U.S. Senator from California),
Kirsten Gillibrand (U.S. Senator from New York),
Elizabeth Warren (U.S. Senator from Massachusetts) and
Julian Castro (former secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration).
