Welcome to Washington, Senator Booker

A look at Cory Booker's political rise and future.

He's Arrived! - Cory Booker was sworn into office in the U.S. Senate on Oct. 31 and will join South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott as one of only two Blacks in the upper chamber. Here's a look back at Booker's rise with a bit of advice from political observers about how to move forward.  –  By Joyce Jones   (Photo: AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
In the Beginning - Booker was born on April 27, 1969, in Washington, D.C. His parents, Cary and Carolyn Booker, were civil rights activists and among the first African-American executives at IBM. The family later moved to a predominantly white, affluent town in New Jersey.(Photo: Courtesy of Cory Booker)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2012/02/National-02-01-02-15/020612-national-newark-schools-facebook-cory-booker.jpgHe's a Brainiac - Booker earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in sociology from Stanford University, where he also played varsity football and was elected senior class president. He also was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University, and earned a J.D. from Yale Law School.  (Photo: Ken Levine/Allsport)

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He's Arrived! - Cory Booker was sworn into office in the U.S. Senate on Oct. 31 and will join South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott as one of only two Blacks in the upper chamber. Here's a look back at Booker's rise with a bit of advice from political observers about how to move forward.  –  By Joyce Jones  (Photo: AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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