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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Jon Cooper |
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Huntington, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
 X (Twitter) | joncoopertweets |
| Born |
February 01, 1955
(69 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Nov 28, 2021 12:46pm |
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| Info | Jon Cooper was born on February 1, 1955 and grew up on Long Island. He received a B.A. degree from Duke University in 1977, majoring in Political Science. Since 1978, Jon has run Spectronics Corporation, a company with nearly 200 employees that is one of the few remaining manufacturing firms on Long Island.
Jon and his domestic partner, Rob, settled in Huntington in 1983. They adopted five children, who now range in age from 22 to 13 years old (their twin girls are the youngest).
Jon has been active in his community for many years, serving on the board of numerous organizations involved in the areas of environmental protection, children and family services, historic preservation and the arts. He also volunteered as a coach for 12 seasons in the Cold Spring Harbor/Huntington Soccer League.
In November 1999, Jon was elected Legislator for the 18th Legislative District in Suffolk County, which encompasses the northern portions of Huntington Township.
Jon Cooper was the author of Suffolk's landmark legislation that banned the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. This was the first law of its type in the nation and served as the model for New York State's cell phone law.
Jon has been a leader in the fight to preserve open space in Suffolk County. He authored bills to reduce the use of chemical pesticides and to promote the use of clean, renewable energy. Jon received the Long Island Sierra Club's Environmentalist of the Year Award in 2001, the first time this honor has been bestowed on an elected official.
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