New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced Friday that he is making a run for the White House in 2020.
"The history of our nation is defined by collective action; by interwoven destinies of slaves and abolitionists; of those born here and those who chose America as home; of those who took up arms to defend our country, and those who linked arms to challenge and change it," Booker says in a video released by his campaign Friday morning, nearly one year before the Iowa caucuses and the beginning of the primary season.
"I'm Cory Booker and I'm running for president of the United States of America," Booker says.
The video features Booker walking through the Newark neighborhood where he previously served as Mayor before becoming elected as New Jersey's junior Senator in 2013.
Booker joins a growing field of candidates that is already the most diverse in history. The list of Democrats running for the nomination now include Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). A number of other people have announced that that are running, including Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and John Delaney (D-MD). Julian Castro, who served as the secretary of housing and urban development for President Barack Obama has also announced a run for the White House.
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