Cory Booker Will Swear In Morristown Mayor For Third Term

MORRISTOWN, NJ — U.S. Senator Cory Booker will be on hand New Year's Day to swear in Mayor Tim Dougherty for his third term as Morristown's mayor.

On Monday, January 1 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Morristown will hold its 2018 reorganization meeting for the Town Council, and Dougherty, a Democrat pictured above, will be sworn in.

“I’m honored that Senator Booker will be attending our 2018 Reorganization Meeting,” said Mayor Dougherty. “Senator Booker has been a supporter and friend of the Morristown community. I am also eager to begin working with the Town Council on new initiatives to help move Morristown forward.”

Booker has popped into Morristown several times in 2017: This past August, he accompanied Mayor Dougherty on a small-business walking tour.

Like Mayor Dougherty, Booker began his political career as a councilman, serving first on Newark's City Council before becoming Mayor in 2006. In October 2013, Booker won the election to the US Senate, making him the first African-American Senator from New Jersey.

Councilwoman Toshiba Foster, Councilman Michael Elms and Councilman-Elect David Silva will also all be sworn in by Morristown’s newly appointed Town Clerk, Margot Kaye, at the Jan. 1 meeting. The meeting will be held at the Thomas Jefferson School Auditorium at 101 James Street, Morristown.