WASHINGTON — This is one time New Jersey’s Democrats have lined up on the same side.

Even as Gov. Phil Murphy and state legislative leaders clash on issues such as taxes and funding for the homeless, they are among the more than four dozen Democrats who on Thursday endorsed U.S. Sen. Cory Booker for president.

The list includes not only Murphy and Lt Gov. Sheila Oliver, but state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, all 11 New Jersey Democrats in the U.S. House, and the mayor and entire city council of Newark, which Booker led before being elected to the U.S. Senate.

“Even if I were not governor, I would still give Cory my full endorsement because he is the right man at the right time to lead our nation back to where we know we should be,” Murphy said.

Sweeney, D-Gloucester, said Booker “will stand strong for the working men and women of America,” while Coughlin, D-Middlesex, called him “a proven leader who shares our core values.”

While it is not unusual for prominent officials to line up behind a presidential candidate of their own party from their own state, the absence of such endorsements would be telling.

“New Jerseyans are fortunate to have these Democratic leaders standing up for them, and I’m grateful to have their support on our campaign to reignite our country’s sense of common purpose to build a more fair and just nation for everyone," Booker said.

Even while pondering a presidential run and traveling to 24 states to campaign for fellow Democrats, Booker invested plenty of time and effort to re-elect Menendez, D-N.J., who polls showed faced an unexpectedly tough race.

“Cory Booker has the ability to bring our nation together at a time when the country is being torn apart by the most divisive president in history," Menendez said. “He is someone who is willing to reach out to the other side in common cause to achieve great things, as he did recently on criminal justice reform, but will also fiercely fight on principle.”

Booker’s successor as mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, endorsed him along with the entire Newark City Council. Baraka came to Booker’s aid after Republican President Donald Trump attacked his record running the city. Booker then praised Baraka during an appearance on “The Daily Show."

Jonathan D. Salant may be reached at jsalant@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JDSalant or on Facebook. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook.

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