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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

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Candidate
JM

JUSTIN MURPHY

Running for U.S. Senate · New Jersey

NationalRepublican

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CORY BOOKER

CORY BOOKER

U.S. Senate · New Jersey

NationalDemocrat

JUSTIN MURPHYCandidateCORY BOOKERCurrent rep

Job fit

JUSTIN MURPHY

Offices held

  • Murphy enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 1

Education

  • graduated from Rowan University 1
  • received a law degree from Widener University School of Law. 1

CORY BOOKER

Offices held

  • Cory served as Newark mayor from 2006 until 2013. 2
  • At 29, Cory was elected to the Newark City Council 2

Education

  • received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University. 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

JUSTIN MURPHY

  • Health care costs
    I adamantly oppose government-run healthcare. I will advocate for every American to own a Health Savings Account and for national competition among insurers. 4
  • Cost of living & jobs
    I advocate abolishing the Internal Revenue Code and enacting a Flat-Tax rate of 10%-12%, and abolishing the capital gains tax in its entirety. 4
  • Guns
    I will oppose any attempt by the government that threatens to take away our Constitutional right to bear arms and protect ourselves, our families, and our property. I support Constitutional Carry. 4
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CORY BOOKER

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

JUSTIN MURPHY

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

CORY BOOKER

  • Health care costs → Government paying more of the bill (6 of 6 votes) 5
  • Immigration → More legal ways in, and protection for people already here (3 of 3 votes) 5
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (3 of 3 votes) 5

Who pays them

JUSTIN MURPHY

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$7Klarge donors$14K$22K raised
$7,2406Small individual donors
$14,2446Large individual donors

CORY BOOKER

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsother politicianslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$8.4Mlarge donors$5.4Motherpoliticians$332Klabor unions$84Kpolitical allies(same party)$75KOther kinds ofdonors$44K$14.4M raised
$8,440,4937Small individual donors
$5,440,1477Large individual donors

Checks

JUSTIN MURPHY

No voting record to check yet

CORY BOOKER

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 12 since 2014. 8

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. New Jersey election 2026: Cory Booker faces 3 challengers in U.S. Senate race. Here’s what to know · checked 2026-10-21 used in: Experience
  2. About Cory · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. Senator Cory Booker biography (text of saved PDF) · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  4. jerseyjustin4senate.org used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2014-09-07 used in: Checks
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JM
Candidate A

JUSTIN MURPHY

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $22K raised, 64% from large donors, 2% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $500.00 (2% of $22,133.56 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: New Jersey election 2026: Cory Booker faces 3 challengers in U.S. Senate race. Here’s what to know · checked 2026-10-21

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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JK
Candidate B

JOANNE KUNIANSKY

Socialist Workers Party

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: New Jersey election 2026: Cory Booker faces 3 challengers in U.S. Senate race. Here’s what to know · checked 2026-10-21

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CORY BOOKER
Candidate C

CORY BOOKER

DemocratShown above

$14.4M raised, 38% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $500,530.00 (3% of $14,381,170.98 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $534,800.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 12 since 2014.

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, government paying more of the bill, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 Background: About Cory · checked 2026-10-14

2 Background: Senator Cory Booker biography (text of saved PDF) · checked 2026-10-14

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2014-09-07

5 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate D

VERONICA FERNANDEZ

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: About Me · checked 2026-10-14

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