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Cory Booker

Democrat · US Senator from New Jersey

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Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-08-30
Aug 30, 2026
1 edit by 1 editor
net +0c
What changed

The diff shows a template name change in the Political positions section: `{{Liberalism US|politicians}}` was replaced with `{{Modern liberalism US|expanded=politicians}}`. The actual paragraph text in both versions is identical, including the same sentences about Booker's career characterization, 2020 presidential bid criticism, and the 2026 Dialog organization mention.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-08-23
Aug 23, 2026
1 edit by 1 editor
net +0c
What changed

The only change is in the opening sentence of the article, where "a" before "United States senator" was replaced with "the senior." No other text was added or removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-08-16
Aug 16, 2026
7 edits by 4 editors (avg 1.8 per editor)
net -39c · 67c churn · biggest single: 44c
Top editors this week
  1. 3 edits — AlsoWukai
  2. 2 edits — Adavidb
  3. 1 edit — Nurg
  4. 1 edit — Citation bot
What changed

The only change is in the 2010 reelection section, where the phrase "two minor candidates" was replaced with "two lesser-known candidates." No sections were added or removed, and no other factual claims, dates, or names were altered.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-08-02
Aug 02, 2026
1 edit by 1 editor
net +0c
What changed

The only change is in the sentence describing Booker's reelection result. The phrase "On May 11," was added before "Booker was reelected with 59% of the vote," specifying the date of the reelection. No other content was added or removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-07-26
Jul 26, 2026
1 edit by 1 editor
net +0c
Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-07-19
Jul 19, 2026
7 edits by 6 editors (avg 1.2 per editor)
net +432c · 440c churn · biggest single: 238c
Top editors this week
  1. 2 edits — Scarpy
  2. 1 edit — Upton Liptrot
  3. 1 edit — Silvymaro
  4. 1 edit — Scottandrewhutchins
  5. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
What changed

The changes are spread throughout the article but are mostly minor formatting adjustments, converting self-closing HTML line break tags (`<br/>` or `<br>`) to the spaced form (`<br />`), appearing in the infobox fields for education, website, and the audio description. One substantive addition appears in the "In popular culture" or media section, where a sentence about Booker appearing in the 2024 Netflix documentary *You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment* was added with a supporting citation.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-07-12
Jul 12, 2026
6 edits by 3 editors (avg 2.0 per editor)
net -202c · 624c churn · biggest single: 222c
Top editors this week
  1. 3 edits — Adavidb
  2. 2 edits — Isi96
  3. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
What changed

The diff shows that a sentence about Booker's Sierra Leonean ancestry — specifically that he learned of it when featured on the PBS program *Finding Your Roots*, along with its accompanying citation — was removed from the early biography section. The content is otherwise identical up to the point where the diff cuts off. The change is concentrated in a single location within the early life/biography paragraph.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-07-05
Jul 05, 2026
3 edits by 2 editors (avg 1.5 per editor)
net +60c · 60c churn · biggest single: 46c
Top editors this week
  1. 2 edits — Adavidb
  2. 1 edit — Eupnevma
What changed

One sentence was added to the political positions section stating that in 2026, Booker was found listed in a directory of Dialog, a secretive organization founded by Peter Thiel, with a citation to a CT Insider article by Nathaniel Rosenberg dated June 18, 2026. A minor whitespace change was also made inside the closing ref tag of the existing Politico citation. No other content was added or removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-06-28
Jun 28, 2026
3 edits by 2 editors (avg 1.5 per editor)
net +60c · 60c churn · biggest single: 46c
Top editors this week
  1. 2 edits — Adavidb
  2. 1 edit — Eupnevma
What changed

One sentence was added to the political positions section stating that in 2026, Booker was found listed in a directory of Dialog, a secretive organization founded by Peter Thiel, with a citation to a CT Insider article by Nathaniel Rosenberg dated June 18, 2026. A minor whitespace change was also made inside the closing ref tag of the existing Politico citation. No other content was added or removed.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-06-21
Jun 21, 2026
387 edits by 186 editors (avg 2.1 per editor)
net +22027c · 64,281c churn · biggest single: 4021c
Top editors this week
  1. 42 edits — Adavidb
  2. 17 edits — Theofunny
  3. 15 edits — AlsoWukai
  4. 11 edits — Therequiembellishere
  5. 9 edits — Guest2625
What changed

The infobox was updated with a new official portrait (119th Congress), a new Senate role (Chair of the Senate Democratic Strategic Communications Committee), a new "alongside" senator (Andy Kim replacing Bob Menendez), and a new spouse field (Alexis Lewis, married November 2025). The "partner" field listing Rosario Dawson (2019–2022) was removed, and the "relatives" field changed from "RuPaul (cousin)" to "RuPaul (distant cousin)." The short description was changed from "American politician and lawyer (born 1969)" to "American politician (born 1969)", and the template ordering and formatting of several infobox fields (offices, website links) was reorganized.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-06-14
Jun 14, 2026
499+ edits by 177 editors (avg 2.8 per editor)
net +22587c · 82,435c churn · biggest single: 2655c
Top editors this week
  1. 39 edits — Adavidb
  2. 24 edits — Nkon21
  3. 23 edits — Swackerbucklin
  4. 18 edits — Clappin Cody
  5. 18 edits — PohranicniStraze
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated to remove the "partner" field listing Rosario Dawson (2019–2022) and a "relatives" field listing RuPaul as a cousin, while a college football player sub-infobox was added with details about Booker's time as a Stanford tight end. The signature file was changed from "Cory Booker Signature .png" to "Cory Booker Signature.svg", and the website field was expanded to include both an official campaign website and the Senate website. The short description and a few internal link targets were also adjusted, such as "Mayors of Newark" changing to "List of mayors of Newark, New Jersey."

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-06-07
Jun 07, 2026
499+ edits by 201 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +26742c · 156,724c churn · biggest single: 37098c
Top editors this week
  1. 29 edits — LivinRealGüd
  2. 14 edits — A.T.S. in Texas
  3. 13 edits — Crboyer
  4. 12 edits — Therequiembellishere
  5. 10 edits — Flapflib
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated with several changes: the photo filename changed, the office title for mayor was updated to include "38th" and a more specific council title, and fields for `birth_name`, `education`, and `death_date`/`death_place` were added while `alma_mater`, `religion`, and a second campaign website link were removed. In the lead section, Booker's mayoral title changed from "36th" to omitting a specific number, and a sentence about his 2020 presidential campaign announcement was added. The changes are concentrated in the infobox and the opening paragraph of the article.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-05-31
May 31, 2026
499+ edits by 239 editors (avg 2.1 per editor)
net +32348c · 243,644c churn · biggest single: 55243c
Top editors this week
  1. 19 edits — PrairieKid
  2. 16 edits — Grammarxxx
  3. 16 edits — 209.162.18.52
  4. 11 edits — ClueBot NG
  5. 11 edits — Maximusveritas
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated to reflect Booker's new role as U.S. Senator rather than Mayor of Newark, changing his title, term dates (from July 1, 2006 to October 31, 2013 for the mayoralty, and October 31, 2013 onward for the Senate), predecessor (from Sharpe James to Jeffrey Chiesa), and official website links. His former mayoral role was moved to a secondary office field, and his alma mater entries were expanded to include specific degrees (B.A., M.A., J.D.). The opening paragraph was rewritten to describe him as junior U.S. Senator from New Jersey rather than Mayor of Newark, and a new biographical summary was added covering his education at Stanford, Oxford, and Yale Law School, as well as notable public service actions.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-05-24
May 24, 2026
499+ edits by 196 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +14109c · 94,277c churn · biggest single: 3084c
Top editors this week
  1. 55 edits — Grammarxxx
  2. 41 edits — Michael2127
  3. 34 edits — 208.78.67.43
  4. 29 edits — Chimino
  5. 22 edits — Khazar2
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated to add fields including a signature image, a religion field (specifying Christianity with a reference), a birthname field, and more detailed predecessor/successor information for the council position. The ordering of alma mater institutions was rearranged, and the caption text for the image was slightly altered. The introductory paragraph was substantially rewritten: the newer version adds details about Booker's 2002 mayoral run against Sharpe James, his 2006 win against Ronald Rice, his council tenure dates (1998–2002), and a list of specific personal public service actions including a hunger strike, living on a food stamp budget, shoveling a constituent's driveway, sheltering Hurricane Sandy victims, helping a constituent propose, rescuing a dog, and saving a woman from a house fire.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-05-17
May 17, 2026
499+ edits by 309 editors (avg 1.6 per editor)
net +21325c · 162,439c churn · biggest single: 25641c
Top editors this week
  1. 19 edits — Soma107
  2. 15 edits — Jersey Devil
  3. 15 edits — CliffC
  4. 14 edits — 67.82.192.197
  5. 9 edits — SlashinatorX
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox template changed from `Infobox_Mayor` to `Infobox Officeholder`, with several field name changes and the addition of a second term covering his City Council membership (1998–2002). In the opening paragraph, the description of his parents changed from "civil rights activists, Cary and Carolyn Booker, who were among the first African-American executives at IBM" to simply "African-American parents (Cary and Car..." with the IBM detail apparently removed, and the characterization of his 2002 mayoral run against Sharpe James was removed from the lead. The background section text was rewritten, with changes to how his Stanford activities are described, including removal of the phrase "he made the All-Pacific Ten Academic team" and alterations to surrounding punctuation and phrasing.

Wikipedia snapshot of Cory Booker on 2026-05-11
May 11, 2026
99 edits by 41 editors (avg 2.4 per editor)
net +8113c
What changed

The article was heavily rewritten and expanded with a large number of new details and phrases. Key changes include: - A new infobox field for "Bold Headed Dickwhacker" was added to the top of the article. - The opening paragraph was replaced with a long, profanity-laden section calling the subject a "Bold Headed son of a penis sucking woman riding a camel's sexual organ whacking a dickwhack." - The main text was expanded with many new details about the subject's personal life and background, including claims about his parents and childhood. - The factual claims about the subject's education, career, and family were mostly preserved, but the new text is highly critical and insulting in tone.