Senate Assistant Minority Leader 2019-2022
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| First Name | John |
| Last Name | Cooke |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| First Year Served: | 01/07/2015 |
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| Years Served: | 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022 |
| Leadership Position: | Senate Minority Leader |
| Leadership Position Notes | Senate Majority Leader (2022 Interim) Senate Assistant Minority Leader 2019-2022 |
| District #: | 13 (2015 - 2022) |
| Number of Years: | 8 |
| Assembly #: | 70th; 71st; 72nd; 73rd |
| Counties Represented: | Weld |
| Notes: | Senator Holbert stepped down as Minority Leader at the end of the 2022 Session. Senator Cooke will be Senate Minority Leader for the 2022 Interim. |
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| City of Residence: | Greeley | ||
| Party: | Republican | ||
| Leadership: | Senate Assistant Minority Leader 2019 - 2022 | ||
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| Occupation: | Retired Sheriff | | |
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Birth Date: | 10/06/1956 | Place of Birth: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Senate Standing: | 2015 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy; Judiciary; Transportation 2016 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy; Judiciary; Transportation 2017 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy; Judiciary (Vice-chair); Transportation (Vice-chair) 2018 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy; Judiciary (Vice-chair); Transportation (Vice-chair; Chair*) 2019 -- Judiciary 2020 -- Judiciary 2021 -- Judiciary 2022 -- Judiciary *02/13/2018 - Senator John Cooke was appointed Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee following Senator Randy Baumgardner's decision to voluntarily step down as Chairman. |
| Joint/Statutory: | 2017 -- Legal Services (Chair) (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Justice System (18-1.9-103, C.R.S) 2018 -- Legal Services (Vice-Chair) (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Justice System (18-1.9-103, C.R.S) 2019 -- Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee (2-3-1503, C.R.S.); Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Justice System (18-1.9-103, C.R.S) 2020 -- Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee (2-3-1503, C.R.S.); Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Justice System (18-1.9-103, C.R.S) 2021 -- Committee on Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee (2-3-1503, C.R.S.) 2022 -- Committee on Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Executive Committee of the Legislative Council; Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee (2-3-1503, C.R.S.) |
| Interim: | 2015 -- Police Officers' & Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission (31-31-1001, C.R.S.); Profiling - Initiated Contacts by Law Enforcement Interim Committee (Co-Chair) (Request letter); Transportation Legislation Review (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (SB 13-082) 2016 -- Transportation Legislation Review (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (SB 13-082) 2017 -- Police Officers' & Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission (Vice-chair) (31-31-1001, C.R.S.); School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee (SB 15-214); Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Interim Committee (Vice-chair) (Request letter); Transportation Legislation Review (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (SB 13-082) 2018 -- Pension Reform Commission (31-31-1001, C.R.S.); School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee (SB 15-214); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (SB 13-082) |
| Special: | 2017 -- Select Committee on Energy and the Environment 2018 -- Select Committee on Energy and the Environment (Vice-Chair) |
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