Jody Cooley

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Jody Cooley
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Law

University of Georgia, 1986

Personal
Birthplace
Georgia
Religion
Methodist
Profession
Attorney at law
Contact

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Jody Cooley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 49. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Cooley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jody Cooley was born in Augusta, Georgia. He earned a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1986. His career experience includes working as an attorney at law and registered mediator. He has been affiliated with Gainesville Kiwanis Club.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 49

Shelly Echols defeated Jody Cooley in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 49 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shelly Echols
Shelly Echols (R)
 
75.8
 
53,106
Image of Jody Cooley
Jody Cooley (D) Candidate Connection
 
24.2
 
16,919

Total votes: 70,025
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 49

Jody Cooley advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 49 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jody Cooley
Jody Cooley Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,628

Total votes: 3,628
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 49

Shelly Echols defeated Scott Gibbs and Richard Straut in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 49 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Shelly Echols
Shelly Echols
 
60.1
 
17,457
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Scott Gibbs
 
32.5
 
9,438
Image of Richard Straut
Richard Straut Candidate Connection
 
7.4
 
2,156

Total votes: 29,051
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2012

See also: Georgia's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

Cooley ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 9th District. Cooley won the nomination on the Democratic ticket.[2] Candidates wishing to run were required to file by the signature filing deadline of May 25, 2012. The primary elections were held on July 31, 2012. Cooley ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He was defeated by Doug Collins (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Jody Cooley 23.8% 60,052
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Collins 76.2% 192,101
Total Votes 252,153
Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Jody Cooley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cooley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Jody Cooley is a moderate democrat running in an open seat. I want to focus on jobs, public education, public safety, political reform, and restoring women's reproductive rights in Georgia

  • Experienced moderate leadership committed to working together to preserve truth and our democratic norms.
  • Improving public education, public safety, public health, and political reform through institution of term limits
  • Reaching compromise on women's reproductive rights issues

Making government work again for all and reducing cynicism, anger, and distrust.

Yes. It is the primary need at this point in American democracy.

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Campaign finance summary


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Jody Cooley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Georgia State Senate District 49Lost general$39,483 $0
Grand total$39,483 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Personal

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Cooley has been married for 25 years to Lora who is a Pre-school Special Education teacher in the Hall County School System. Cooley has two college age daughters: a Junior at Georgia Tech, a Freshman at University of Georgia.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2022
  2. Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2012


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