Booker Statement on the Passing of Mildred Crump
December 02, 2024
December 02, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
NEWARK N.J. Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mildred Crump. To be the first is a privilege, and Mildred did not shy away from this responsibility when she became the first Black woman elected to the Newark City Council and the first woman to serve as the governing body's president. She opened the door . . .
NEWARK N.J. Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mildred Crump. To be the first is a privilege, and Mildred did not shy away from this responsibility when she became the first Black woman elected to the Newark City Council and the first woman to serve as the governing body's president. She opened the door . . .