U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, has announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Alexis Lewis.

The senator announced the news in a post on Instagram last week.

“I’m thrilled to share: Alexis and I are engaged!“ Booker wrote Sept. 2. ”I am savoring the soul-affirming wonder of everyday life with my partner, best friend, and now my fiancée."

Citing a discussion Booker had on “The Shade Room” in June, People magazine reported that Lewis is a real estate agent and that the couple was introduced by a friend. Booker was initially hesitant to pursue anything because Lewis lived in Los Angeles.

She now lives with Booker in Washington, D.C., People reported, citing an interview published on “Washington Examiner” last month that also revealed they’ve been dating about a year-and-a-ha

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