CHICAGO — Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker outlined his career for credit union executives attending CO-OP Financial Services' THINK 13 and encouraged them to persist in seeking innovation and change.

CO-OP is holding the meeting at Chicago's Swissotel from April 29 through May 2.

In his Wednesday appearance, Booker described his upbringing as being involved and surrounded, from a very early age, in a “conspiracy of love” that involved his parents, their friends and many others. This “conspiracy” helped his father go to college even though he spent much of his life so poor he was effectively homeless.

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