# Cory Booker Democrat Senator · NJ [Official site ↗](https://www.booker.senate.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/B001288.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20B001288&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20B001288%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 1 press release on AI $87K from AI-industry employees and PACs Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json) ## Said and voted ### What they said toward oversight Sep 17, 2026 Booker calls for a special session of Congress to urgently address catastrophic AI risks, existing harms, and AI's benefits. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to the Senate floor to call on President Trump to use his authority under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution to convene Congress f…” [Source ↗](https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-calls-on-trump-to-convene-congress-for-special-session-on-ai) Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted NAY Sep 30, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/c4ab5f94505ce4d8) cloture · H.R. 9340 · Rejected 57-43 YEA Jul 16, 2026 [A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/de7744646acadb2c) motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50 NAY Jul 14, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/1582c6eb48e4c5fc) cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46 NAY Dec 17, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330) procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20 NAY Dec 15, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce) cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20 NAY Dec 11, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/dd1489dacf44112f) motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22 YEA Jul 1, 2025 [To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/5759c87e484cf21b) amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1 ## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's. $87K From employees and investors, personally $0 From company PACs ### By employer Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list. ### Largest gifts | Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 26, 2026 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607149875016036) | | Apr 26, 2026 | Brad Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607149875016036) | | Apr 18, 2026 | David Zapolsky | AMAZON | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607149875016046) | | Dec 6, 2025 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303002) | | Nov 24, 2025 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303055) | | Nov 24, 2025 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303055) | | Nov 19, 2025 | Drake Thomas | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303074) | | Nov 19, 2025 | Drake Thomas | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303074) | | Nov 19, 2025 | Kent Walker | GOOGLE INC. | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874302608) | | Oct 28, 2025 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303054) | | Oct 28, 2025 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303053) | | Oct 25, 2025 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303057) | | Oct 25, 2025 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607019874303057) | | Jun 28, 2025 | Seema Daryanani | GOOGLE | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510219791991010) | | Mar 31, 2025 | Kent Walker | GOOGLE INC. | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510219791980921) | Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.