Franklin Cooke Jr.

American politician from Delaware

Franklin D. Cooke Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 7, 2018
Preceded byJames "J.J." Johnson
Personal details
Born (1958-07-21) July 21, 1958 (age 65)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDunleith, Delaware
WebsiteOfficial website

Franklin D. Cooke Jr. (born July 21, 1958) is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 16.[1] Cooke was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 85 percent of the vote over Republican candidate Albert Ament.[2][3] Prior to his election, he was a police officer for New Castle County, where he was the first African-American mounted officer in the department.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Franklin D. Cooke (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Delaware Election Results 2018". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "About Franklin D. Cooke". Official campaign website. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

External links

  • Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
  • Campaign site
  • Profile at Vote Smart
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152nd General Assembly (2022–2024)
Speaker of the House
Valerie Longhurst (D)
Majority Leader
Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
Minority Leader
Michael Ramone (R)
  1. ▌Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D)
  2. ▌Stephanie Bolden (D)
  3. ▌Sherry Dorsey Walker (D)
  4. ▌Jeff Hilovsky (R)
  5. ▌Kendra Johnson (D)
  6. ▌Debra Heffernan (D)
  7. ▌Larry Lambert (D)
  8. ▌Sherae'a Moore (D)
  9. ▌Kevin Hensley (R)
  10. ▌Sean Matthews (D)
  11. ▌Jeffrey Spiegelman (R)
  12. ▌Krista Griffith (D)
  13. ▌DeShanna Neal (D)
  14. ▌Peter Schwartzkopf (D)
  15. ▌Valerie Longhurst (D)
  16. ▌Franklin Cooke Jr. (D)
  17. ▌Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
  18. ▌Sophie Phillips (D)
  19. ▌Kimberly Williams (D)
  20. ▌Esthelda Parker Selby (D)
  21. ▌Michael Ramone (R)
  22. ▌Michael F. Smith (R)
  23. ▌Paul Baumbach (D)
  24. ▌Edward Osienski (D)
  25. ▌Cyndie Romer (D)
  26. ▌Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)
  27. ▌Eric Morrison (D)
  28. ▌William Carson Jr. (D)
  29. ▌William Bush IV (D)
  30. ▌W. Shannon Morris (R)
  31. ▌Sean Lynn (D)
  32. ▌Kerri Evelyn Harris (D)
  33. ▌Charles Postles Jr. (R)
  34. ▌Lyndon Yearick (R)
  35. ▌Jesse Vanderwende (R)
  36. ▌Bryan Shupe (R)
  37. ▌Valerie Jones Giltner (R)
  38. ▌Ronald E. Gray (R)
  39. ▌Daniel Short (R)
  40. ▌Timothy Dukes (R)
  41. ▌Richard G. Collins (R)


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