James Cook (Florida)
James Cook was a member of the Duval Soil and Water Conservation District in Florida, representing Group 5. Cook assumed office in 2019. Cook left office on January 3, 2023.
Cook ran for election to the Duval Soil and Water Conservation District to represent Group 5 in Florida. Cook won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Cook completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 5
James Cook defeated Robert Abene in the general election for Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Cook (Nonpartisan)  | 64.1 | 183,471 |
| Robert Abene (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 102,922 | ||
| Total votes: 286,393 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
James Cook participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and James Cook's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Educate the communities about Soil and Water conservation.
Advocate for positive changes for our local environment. Take action with the resources and organizations that will increase the health of our environment.[2][3] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Every policy that will endanger our communities way of living and our lives.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
|
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. James Cook answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Anyone that is helping our communities and the kids towards a better future.[3] | ” |
| “ | Compassion
Relation to the people Understanding Reasoning[3] |
” |
| “ | Compassion
Relate to the people See both sides of the confict Awareness of situations[3] |
” |
| “ | Compassion
Strong willed Encouraged for the communities Love for the environment[3] |
” |
| “ | A person that wanted the best for our environment. A person that created chances for our kids and adults to get involved.[3] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving.
I love to see them smile when the food is delivered to them. I feel the appreciation and humility[3] |
” |
| “ | Nsync: Tearing up my heart[3] | ” |
| “ | Able to be apart of a committee that can talk to people at meetings.[3] | ” |
See also
| Duval County, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
 |
External links
|
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "James Cook's responses," September 27, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
 |
State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
