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Franklin Cooke Jr.
Franklin Cooke Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 16. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Cooke (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Representative Cooke is a graduate of DeLaWarr High and Cheyney State University. He has worked as a police officer for New Castle County, as an executive assistant for New Castle County Executive Thomas P. Gordon, and as an investigator for the Office of Defense Services.
In 2018 Representative Cooke was elected to represent District 16 in the Delaware House of Representatives. After election, he became a member of the Corrections, Housing & Community Affairs, Judiciary, Labor, and Veterans Affairs committees, and was selected to be vice-chair of the Public Safety & Homeland Security committee.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Cooke was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections Committee, Vice Chair
- Gaming & Parimutuels Committee, Vice Chair
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Labor Committee
- Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, Chair
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Cooke was assigned to the following committees:
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
- Corrections Committee
- Gaming & Parimutuels Committee
- Housing & Community Affairs Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Labor Committee
- Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Cooke was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections Committee
- Housing & Community Affairs Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, Vice-CHair
- House Labor Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Franklin Cooke Jr. won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Franklin Cooke Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 8,092 |
| Total votes: 8,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Franklin Cooke Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cooke in this election.
2022
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Franklin Cooke Jr. won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Franklin Cooke Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 4,344 |
| Total votes: 4,344 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Franklin Cooke Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16.
2020
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Franklin Cooke Jr. won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Franklin Cooke Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 7,679 |
| Total votes: 7,679 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Franklin Cooke Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16.
2018
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16
Franklin Cooke Jr. defeated Albert Ament in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Franklin Cooke Jr. (D) | 85.4 | 5,765 |
| Albert Ament (R) | 14.6 | 987 | ||
| Total votes: 6,752 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16
Franklin Cooke Jr. defeated C. Linwood Jackson and Jakim Mohammed in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Franklin Cooke Jr. | 46.7 | 1,195 |
| C. Linwood Jackson | 26.9 | 688 | ||
| Jakim Mohammed | 26.4 | 676 | ||
| Total votes: 2,559 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16
Albert Ament advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 16 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Albert Ament | |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Franklin Cooke Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Franklin Cooke Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 9 to June 30.
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2023
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In 2023, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 30. |
2022
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In 2022, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 12 to June 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30. |
2019
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In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through June 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Delaware House of Representatives District 16 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by James Johnson (D) |
Delaware House of Representatives District 16 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
