BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has proven to be a popular- and expensive – commodity on the lecture circuit over the past few years.
Booker has revealed earning more than $1.3 million from speeches since 2008, and donated over $600,000 to charities- many of them in Newark.
The New York Times reported that Booker has disclosed receiving $1,327,190 for 96 speeches since 2008.The Newark mayor said he paid $476,156 in taxes on his speaking fee earnings, and donated $619,253 to charity, leaving approximately $232,000.
