Politics
Cory Booker to make decision on New Jersey gubernatorial bid
Newark mayor., Corey Booker. PHOTO/File
Cory Booker says he’ll decide quickly on whether to make a bid next year for New Jersey governor.
But Newark’s Democratic mayor says his decision has been pushed back because of Hurricane Sandy, which slammed into the Northeast late last month, leaving many parts of the Garden State severely damaged.
Mr. Booker is viewed as the strongest potential Democratic challenger to Christie, the outspoken first-term Republican governor.
“The reality is Sandy has pushed my timeline back,” Booker said Thursday night in his monthly radio appearance on WBGO.
New Jersey, along with Virginia, holds a gubernatorial election next November.
“I do believe I owe it to the Democratic party of New Jersey to make a decision very quickly,” said Booker, who added that he would be discussing a potential gubernatorial bid with family and advisers over the next few weeks.