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Cory Booker Says He’s Heterosexual Amid Speculation of 2020 Presidential Bid

A New Jersey Democrat who is considering a 2020 presidential told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he is heterosexual during an interview last week.

“I’m heterosexual,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)  reportedly said. ”Every candidate should run on their authentic self, tell their truth, and more importantly, or mostly importantly, talk about their vision for the country.

According to the magazine, his status as a 49-year-old single man has raised questions about his sexuality. The broader context of the interview was Booker’s potential run for president in the next election. The magazine noted that America has not elected an unmarried president since 1884.

“America is accustomed to not just a chief executive who leads the government, but a First Family that rounds out the ceremonial and symbolic aspects of the job,” the magazine said. […]

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