- See Cory Booker's sponsored bills →Cory BookerDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$20.7M raised
- Justin MurphyRepublican✓ Verified$63K raised
- Joanne KunianskySocialist Workers Party✓ Verified
- Veronica FernandezEnd the Corruption!✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Cory Booker votes against disapproving financial regulations and supports healthcare as a human right, championing the Affordable Care Act to increase access and lower costs 27. Justin Murphy supports home ownership as essential for economic freedom and advocates for universal health coverage without government-run healthcare, promoting health savings accounts and a national insurance market 38. Veronica Fernandez says the economy isn't working for average families due to high prices and supports Medicare for All to replace insurance with a system focused on healthcare, not profits 59. Joanne Kuniansky supports a public works program building hospitals and child care centers at union-scale wages and calls for amnesty for workers in the U.S. without immigration papers 614.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Cory BookerDemocratic | Justin MurphyRepublican | Joanne KunianskySocialist Workers Party | Veronica FernandezEnd the Corruption! |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Booker advocates for economic justice by promoting higher wages, better benefits, entrepreneurship, and policies to reduce poverty and the racial wealth gap. Booker votes Nay on resolutions disapproving financial regulations by the Treasury and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. | Murphy supports home ownership as essential for economic freedom and security, advocating for a gainfully employed middle class and low interest rates to strengthen home ownership. | Kuniansky supports a public works program building hospitals and child care centers at union-scale wages, paired with a shorter work week with no pay cut. | Fernandez opposes corruption driven by big money and special interests controlling Congress, advocating for representatives who prioritize constituent values over wealthy donors. Fernandez says the economy isn't working for average families, citing high grocery and gas prices, and calls for a working-class Congress. |
| Healthcare | Booker supports health care as a human right and champions protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act to increase access and lower costs. | Murphy supports universal health coverage but opposes government-run healthcare, advocating for health savings accounts and a national insurance market to promote privacy, quality, accessibility, and affordability. | No public position found. | Fernandez is a fierce supporter of Medicare for All and will sign Bernie Sanders’ Bill S1506 immediately to replace insurance with a system focused on healthcare, not profits. Fernandez supports Medicare for All, saying insurance is designed to cover loss rather than pay for ongoing healthcare maintenance. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Cory Booker supports health care as a human right and champions protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act to increase access and lower costs 1. Justin Murphy supports universal health coverage but opposes government-run healthcare, advocating for health savings accounts and a national insurance market to promote privacy, quality, accessibility, and affordability 2. Veronica Fernandez supports Medicare for All, stating that insurance is designed to cover loss rather than pay for ongoing healthcare maintenance 3. | ||||
| Immigration | Booker votes Nay on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5). | Murphy supports securing both southern and northern borders with a wall and military presence, implementing e-verify, suspending federal aid to sanctuary cities, ending catch-and-release, and enforcing stiff penalties f… | Kuniansky calls for amnesty for workers in the U.S. without immigration papers. | Fernandez supports abolishing ICE immediately and replacing it with a fast-tracked path to citizenship, emphasizing aggressive reform by a working-class Congress. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Cory Booker voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) 1. Justin Murphy supports securing both southern and northern borders with a wall and military presence, implementing e-verify, suspending federal aid to sanctuary cities, ending catch-and-release, and enforcing stiff penalties for violations 2. Veronica Fernandez supports abolishing ICE immediately and replacing it with a fast-tracked path to citizenship, emphasizing aggressive reform by a working-class Congress 3. Joanne Kuniansky calls for amnesty for workers in the U.S. without immigration papers 4. | ||||
| Public Safety & Crime | Booker works to reform the criminal justice system by ending mass incarceration, reforming sentencing laws, and supporting reintegration of people with criminal records. Booker votes Nay on the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331). | Murphy supports reducing crime by securing borders, stopping fentanyl flow, deporting criminal aliens, and prosecuting criminals when local authorities fail to enforce laws, opposing sanctuary cities. | No public position found. | Fernandez advocates for meaningful gun control laws to protect children and communities, linking the gun lobby’s influence to the Citizens United ruling. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Cory Booker works to reform the criminal justice system by ending mass incarceration, reforming sentencing laws, and supporting reintegration of people with criminal records, and he voted Nay on the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331) 12. Justin Murphy supports reducing crime by securing borders, stopping fentanyl flow, deporting criminal aliens, prosecuting criminals when local authorities fail to enforce laws, and opposes sanctuary cities 3. Veronica Fernandez advocates for meaningful gun control laws to protect children and communities, linking the gun lobby’s influence to the Citizens United ruling 4. | ||||
| Abortion | Booker supports access to reproductive health and has introduced legislation to protect access to FDA-approved reproductive health products including medication abortion. | Murphy is pro-life, believes life begins at conception with exceptions for life of the mother and rape/incest, opposes tax funding for abortion, and supports parental notification, banning partial birth abortion, and pr… | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Cory Booker supports access to reproductive health and has introduced legislation to protect access to FDA-approved reproductive health products including medication abortion 1. Justin Murphy is pro-life, believes life begins at conception with exceptions for life of the mother and rape/incest, opposes tax funding for abortion, and supports parental notification and banning partial birth abortion 2. | ||||
| Taxes & Government Spending | Booker votes Yea on H.R. 6500 and S. 2882, but Nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolutions. | Murphy supports abolishing the IRS and Internal Revenue Code, implementing a flat income tax of 10-12%, abolishing capital gains, estate, death taxes, and AMT to promote economic growth and middle-class security. | Kuniansky calls for automatic cost-of-living increases in union contracts, pensions, and Social Security to keep pace with rising prices. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Cory Booker voted Yea on H.R. 6500 and S. 2882, but Nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolutions 1. Justin Murphy supports abolishing the IRS and Internal Revenue Code, implementing a flat income tax of 10-12%, and abolishing capital gains, estate, death taxes, and AMT to promote economic growth and middle-class security 2. Joanne Kuniansky calls for automatic cost-of-living increases in union contracts, pensions, and Social Security to keep pace with rising prices 3. | ||||
| Energy & Environment | Booker supports access to clean water, air, and a healthy environment and leads efforts on environmental justice and climate change mitigation. Booker votes Nay on multiple joint resolutions disapproving Bureau of Land Management rules related to land and resource management. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Booker works to champion American democracy globally, protect human rights, and address global crises including conflict, famine, and climate change. Booker votes Yea on resolutions to remove U.S. forces from Iran, on the SEED Act, and on terminating national emergencies imposing tariffs. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Kuniansky opposes the war with Iran, calling it a U.S. war to plunder regional oil, gas, and labor. | Fernandez calls Netanyahu a 'war criminal,' describes Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, and would vote against sending money to Israel. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Cory Booker champions American democracy globally, focusing on human rights and addressing crises like conflict, famine, and climate change 1. He voted in favor of resolutions to remove U.S. forces from Iran, supported the SEED Act, and voted to terminate national emergencies imposing tariffs 2. Veronica Fernandez labels Netanyahu a 'war criminal,' describes Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, and would vote against sending money to Israel 3. Joanne Kuniansky opposes the war with Iran, characterizing it as a U.S. effort to exploit regional resources and labor 4. | ||||