Jim Cooper (California)
2023 - Present
2027
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Jim Cooper is the Sacramento County Sheriff in California. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Cooper won election for Sacramento County Sheriff in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Cooper served in the California State Assembly, representing District 9 from 2014 to 2022.
Biography
Jim Cooper served as the assistant majority leader and assistant majority whip under then-Speaker of the Assembly Toni Atkins. Before joining the Assembly in 2014, Cooper served as a captain in the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department for 30 years and spent 15 years as an Elk Grove mayor and councilmember.[1]
Cooper grew up in Sacramento, California. He graduated from the West Point Leadership Academy and the FBI National Academy. He earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Saint Mary’s College.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento County Sheriff
Jim Cooper won election outright against Jim Barnes in the primary for Sacramento County Sheriff on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 168,374 |
| Jim Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 140,803 | ||
| Total votes: 309,177 | |||
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2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Eric Rigard in the general election for California State Assembly District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper (D) | 65.8 | 142,088 |
 | Eric Rigard (R) | 34.2 | 73,742 | |
| Total votes: 215,830 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Jim Cooper and Eric Rigard defeated Tracie Stafford and Mushtaq Tahirkheli in the primary for California State Assembly District 9 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper (D) | 43.8 | 50,609 |
| ✔ | | Eric Rigard (R) | 29.4 | 33,997 |
 | Tracie Stafford (D) | 24.2 | 27,974 | |
 | Mushtaq Tahirkheli (D) | 2.6 | 3,015 | |
| Total votes: 115,595 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Harry He in the general election for California State Assembly District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper (D) | 68.3 | 92,951 |
| Harry He (D) | 31.7 | 43,225 | ||
| Total votes: 136,176 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Jim Cooper and Harry He defeated Mario Garcia in the primary for California State Assembly District 9 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper (D) | 67.8 | 49,675 |
| ✔ | Harry He (D) | 16.3 | 11,927 | |
 | Mario Garcia (D) | 15.9 | 11,643 | |
| Total votes: 73,245 | |||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Tim Gorsulowsky in the California State Assembly District 9 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jim Cooper Incumbent |
66.77% | 109,979 | |
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 33.23% | 54,729 | |
| Total Votes | 164,708 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jim Cooper and Tim Gorsulowsky were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 9 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 9 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jim Cooper Incumbent | |
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | |
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Jim Cooper (D) and Darrell R. Fong (D) defeated Diana Rodriguez-Suruki (D), Tim Gorsulowsky (R) and Manuel J. Martin (R) in the blanket primary. Cooper defeated Fong in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jim Cooper |
55.5% | 50,188 | |
| Democratic | Darrell R. Fong | 44.5% | 40,220 | |
| Total Votes | 90,408 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |
Jim Cooper |
31.1% | 18,923 | |
| Democratic | Darrell R. Fong |
29.2% | 17,752 | |
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 18% | 10,938 | |
| Republican | Manuel J. Martin | 13.3% | 8,111 | |
| Democratic | Diana Rodriguez-Suruki | 8.4% | 5,080 | |
| Total Votes | 60,804 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Cooper's endorsements included the following:[10]
- Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
- National Non-Partisan Latino Peace Officers Association
- California Teamsters Joint Council District 7
- Northern California District Council of Laborers
- California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA)
- California State Sheriffs Association
- California Legislative Black Caucus
- California Police Chiefs Association
- California Asian Peace Officers’ PAC
- State Coalition of Probation Organizations
- Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Sacramento Police Officers Association
- Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff's Association
- Sacramento County Probation Officers Association
- Sacramento County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Group
- Sacramento County Law Enforcement Managers Association
- San Joaquin County Probation Officers Association
- Elk Grove Police Officers Association
- Lodi Police Officers Association
- Lodi Police Mid-Management Organization
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Jim Cooper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Cooper's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
Lifelong Education and Training
- Excerpt: "Early childhood education, vocational education and job training for students and adults are essential. We need to make classes smaller and college more affordable."
Helping Small Businesses Thrive
- Excerpt: "Small businesses are key to our local economy. I'll help expand small business loans, cut unnecessary red tape, and make it easier for local businesses to secure state contracts. "
Clean Air and Water
- Excerpt: "I'll continue to fight for the environment – for cleaner air and water, open space, reduced traffic congestion, and new green energy sources. "
Increasing Public Safety
- Excerpt: "I know what it takes to keep our communities safe. With “prisoner realignment” releasing more offenders into our communities, we need innovative, comprehensive ways to protect, punish, and rehabilitate."
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Cooper was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget Committee
- Governmental Organization Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Public Employment and Retirement Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Cooper was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget Committee
- Public Employment and Retirement Committee
- Governmental Organization Committee
- Insurance Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Budget |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Insurance |
| • Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security |
| • Emergency Management |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cooper served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Budget |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Insurance |
| • Privacy and Consumer Protection |
Sponsored legislation
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2022
In 2022, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the California State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the California State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jim Cooper Assemblymember, District 09, “Biography,” accessed July 12, 2022
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ cooperforassembly.com "Endorsements," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ cooperforassembly.com "Issues," accessed May 8, 2014
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| Preceded by Scott Jones |
Sacramento County Sheriff 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 9 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Heath Flora (R) |
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