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Amy Oliver Cooke
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| Organization: | Independence Institute |
| Role: | Executive vice president |
| Location: | Greeley, Colo. |
| Education: | •University of Missouri •University of Northern Colorado |
Amy Oliver Cooke is the executive vice president and director of the Energy Policy Center at the Independence Institute, a 501(c)(3) public policy foundation located in Colorado.[1] Cooke is also the host of a daily radio talk show, The Amy Oliver Show, in Greeley, Colo.[2] Cooke is married to Colorado State Senator John Cooke (R).
Career
Independence Institute
Amy Oliver Cooke joined the Independence Institute in 2004, and she manages the institute's educational outreach programs throughout Colorado. Cooke is active in Colorado politics as a spokesperson for the organization, especially in matters of energy legislation and government transparency. She was an outspoken proponent of the Colorado Electric Consumers' Protection Plan, a proposed bill in 2015 that "would require that any state-adopted plan be reviewed by the public utility commission to consider how it might effect the cost of utilities and Colorado’s economy."[3]
Opposition to Colorado Renewable Electricity Standard, 2010
In 2010, Cooke and William Yeatman (of the Competitive Enterprise Institute) published a report detailing the costs of Colorado's Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The two called the RES "an ill-advised law that forces consumers to use expensive, unreliable power with little 'green' benefit."[4] The Independence Institute notes that this work "led to a full audit of Colorado’s PUC [Public Utility Commission] Commissioners with two of three commissioners not returning for a second term."[1]
Jefferson County Board of Education Recall
In 2015, Cooke was a notable member of the Independence Institute's efforts against the Jefferson County (Colorado) Board of Education Recall. The Independence Institute was the sponsor of a group called Kids Are First Jeffco, which spent $156,512.93 opposing the recall efforts. Cooke told the Colorado Independent that her opposition to the recall had to do with supporting school board members who supported school choice vouchers. She told the paper, "You need to advance choice in education by any means possible."[5][6]
Media
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Independence Institute, "Amy Oliver Cooke," accessed October 12, 2015
- ↑ 1310 KFKA, "Amy Oliver," accessed October 12, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Independent, "‘Obamacare’ long war haunts bill on EPA carbon-emissions plan," April 10, 2015
- ↑ Competitive Enterprise Institute, "Colorado's Great Green Deception," September 10, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Independent, "With JeffCo recall looming, Americans for Prosperity organizes for 'school choice,'" September 28, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Independent, "Dark money, lies and disclosure in the JeffCo school board race," October 30, 2015
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