Politics Elections Sen. Cory Booker Announces He's Running for President in 2020: 'Together, America, We Will Rise' The U.S. Senator from New Jersey announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president on Friday morning, releasing a video on his website By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She have been working at PEOPLE for seven years. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 1, 2019 07:25AM EST Cory Booker is joining the race for the White House in 2020. The U.S. Senator from New Jersey announced his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president on Friday morning, releasing a video on his website. Outlining his intentions, the 49-year-old said, “I grew up knowing that the only way we can make change is when people come together.” He continued in the video clip — titled “Rise” — “I believe that we can build a country where no one is forgotten, no one is left behind. Where parents can put food on the table, where there are good paying jobs with good benefits in every neighborhood, where our criminal justice system keeps us safe, instead of shuffling more children into cages and coffins. Where we see the faces of our leaders on television and feel pride, not shame.” Booker said, “It is not a matter of can we, it’s a matter of do we have the collective will, the American will? I believe we do. Together, we will channel our common pain back into our common purpose. Together, America, we will rise.” Meet the 2020 Presidential Candidates — So Far! REX/Shutterstock Booker — a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School — was elected as mayor of Newark, New Jersey, in 2006, serving until he was elected to the Senate and assumed office in 2013. Elizabeth Warren Announces Run for President: ‘This Dark Path Doesn’t Have to Be Our Future’ The race for the Democratic nomination is already quite crowded, with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Sen. Kamala Harris all announcing their campaigns in recent weeks. President Donald Trump is expected to seek reelection in 2020.