Three Friends in the Senate All Rise to Power at the Same Time

Sens. Chris Murphy, Brian Schatz and Cory Booker all consider themselves close friends. In the Senate, that’s a rare and tough feat — and a potential edge.

Chris Murphy, Brian Schatz, and Cory Booker
Sens. Chris Murphy, Brian Schatz, and Cory Booker ride an elevator in Ford Building before a meeting with Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall. Tom Williams/AP

It’s an already-made-for-TV story: three politicians, all close friends, all rising to power at the same time.

For Sens. Chris Murphy, Brian Schatz and Cory Booker, it’s reality.

All three men are entering new phases of power and influence. And they’ve done so without competing against each other. For now, at least.