U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is running for president in 2020, vows to work with Latino community

February 1, 2019 11:16 am

By The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has begun reaching out to key constituencies in his 2020 presidential bid.

The New Jersey Democrat announced his candidacy on Friday and followed that up by calling in to three radio shows popular with black and Hispanic listeners.

Booker spoke in fluent Spanish during his interview with Univision, vowing to work closely with “the Latino community.” In another interview he discussed his support for marijuana legalization.

Booker is a former mayor of Newark, New Jersey’s largest city. He’s the second black candidate in a primary field that’s already historically diverse. He says he wants to unite a deeply polarized nation around a “common purpose.”

Booker will be a Friday guest on “The View,” a TV talk show popular with female viewers. His mother plans to sit in the audience.