He supports LGBTQ+ rights...
Support policies protecting LGBTQ+ rights as a U.S. senator from New Jersey.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] as an original cosponsor of S.788, the Equality Act, on 03/13/2019.
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Congress.gov summary: the bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public accommodations, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] as an original cosponsor of S.393, the Equality Act, on 02/23/2021.
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The Senate roll call for H.R.8404 says the question was passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, the vote result was Bill Passed, and Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.8404 as Public Law No. 117-228 and states that the act provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages.
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GovInfo identifies Public Law 117-228 as the Respect for Marriage Act, approved December 13, 2022, with the full title: An act to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
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Congress.gov lists Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] as an original cosponsor of S.1503, the Equality Act, on 04/29/2025.
Assessments
Booker won the 2014 U.S. Senate election for the 2015-2021 term. The promise was broadly to support LGBTQ+ rights policies, not necessarily to single-handedly enact a specific law. During that same Senate term, he was an original cosponsor of the 2019 Equality Act, which directly targeted discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. His later yea vote for the enacted Respect for Marriage Act further supports delivery, but the same-term Equality Act cosponsorship is sufficient to count the promise as fulfilled in the relevant federal office context.