Jim Cooper (California politician)

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Jim Cooper
California Assembly Member Jim Cooper.jpg
37th Sheriff of Sacramento County
Assumed office
December 16, 2022
California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Cooper18,92331.1
Democratic Darrell Fong17,75229.2
Republican Tim Gorsulowsky10,93818.0
Republican Manuel J. Martin8,11113.3
Democratic Diana Rodriguez-Suruki5,0808.4
Total votes60,804 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Cooper 50,188 55.5
Democratic Darrell Fong40,22044.5
Total votes90,408 100.0
Democratic hold
California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent)64,87969.9
Republican Timothy Scott Gorsulowsky27,92430.1
Total votes92,803 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 109,979 66.8
Republican Timothy Scott Gorsulowsky54,72933.2
Total votes164,708 100.0
Democratic hold
California's 9th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent)49,67567.8
Democratic Harry He11,92716.3
Democratic Mario Garcia11,64315.9
Total votes73,245 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 92,951 68.3
Democratic Harry He43,22531.7
Total votes136,176 100.0
Democratic hold
2020 California's 9th State Assembly district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent)50,60943.8
Republican Eric M. Rigard33,99729.4
Democratic Tracie Stafford27,97424.2
Democratic Mushtaq A. Tahirkheli3,0152.6
Total votes115,595 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 142,088 65.8
Republican Eric M. Rigard73,74234.2
Total votes215,830 100.0
Democratic hold

2022 Sacramento County Sheriff

On March 15, 2022, Cooper announced that he would be a candidate for Sacramento County Sheriff. [13] In the election, he defeated his opponent, undersheriff Jim Barnes with 54.48% of the vote. [14]

Sacramento County Sheriff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jim Cooper 168,374 54.5
Nonpartisan Jim Barnes140,80345.5
Total votes309,177 100.0

References

  1. "Sac Sheriff". www.sacsheriff.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  2. "CLBC Members Legislative Black Caucus". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
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  4. "CRPA 2020 Congressional Candidates Ratings and Endorsements" (PDF). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. "In Liberal California, A Crusader Against Criminal Justice Reform". The Appeal. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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  7. "California bill requiring CalPERS, CalSTRS to divest halted by committee chair". Pensions & Investments. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. "'Moral Failure': California Dem Pulls Plug on Fossil Fuel Divestment Legislation". Common Dreams. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  9. Venteicher, Wes (June 21, 2022). "California pension funds won't be forced to divest from oil, gas after bill is withdrawn". The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  10. "Analysis | Bills in blue states target the fossil fuel industry for climate damage". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  11. Cantu, Aaron. "Advocates Fear Top Democratic Lawmaker Will Kill California Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill". Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  12. Gonzalez, Vicki (May 19, 2022). "Sacramento County Sheriff: Who's running in the June 7 primary election". Capital Public Radio. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  13. "Jim Cooper Runs for Sheriff a Second Time". March 15, 2022.
  14. Miles-Tan, Sarah (June 27, 2022). "Assembly member Jim Cooper will be Sacramento County's next sheriff". Capital Public Radio. Retrieved December 2, 2022.