Booker taking 2020 campaign, call for social justice to Iowa
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press
Feb 8, 2019 12:19 AM CST
In this Feb. 7, 2019, photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., arrives as the panel meets to vote on the nomination of William Barr to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Booker is taking his call for social justice to Iowa, where he plans to visit with black...   (Associated Press)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is taking his call for social justice to Iowa, where he plans to visit with African-American leaders on his first trip to the early 2020 caucus state as a Democratic presidential candidate.

Booker is using rhetoric reminiscent of the civil rights movement to distinguish himself early in the 2020 race. And although Iowa is a vastly white state, the sentiment echoes within the state's Democratic base.

During his two-day trip beginning Friday, Booker is also scheduled to campaign at a Mason City church known for its support of same-sex marriages. He is also scheduled to make stops in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marshalltown and Des Moines.

Booker announced his candidacy last week.