Cory Booker lines up support in the financial industry to help him raise cash for 2020

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Booker's connections to wealthy and influential donors could give his campaign an advantage over Democratic primary rivals who don't have similar relationships with players in the business world.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is dipping into his pool of financial industry donors as he looks for a fundraising edge in the early goings of the 2020 presidential race.

New Jersey rock legend Jon Bon Jovi and the state's governor, Phil Murphy, are also helping Booker raise funds. The pair hosted a fundraiser for Booker this past weekend. Murphy, who served as U.S. ambassador to Germany under President Barack Obama, is a former Goldman Sachs executive In between his tenure at Goldman and GPS Investment, Spilker was president of private equity firm Apollo Global Management where he made $48 million in compensation his first year with the firm, an Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.Tsunis, a hotel magnate, has been reaching out to donors to set up a Booker fundraiser that will be hosted by fellow New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, a person familiar with the outreach explained on the condition of anonymity.

Tsunis supported Booker's Senate campaign in 2016, even though the lawmaker wasn't up for re-election. Tsunis has spent thousands of dollars to support other 2020 candidates's and would-be candidates' campaigns, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's re-election and former Vice President Joe Biden's 2008 attempt at the White House.

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