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Jeremy Cooney
Jeremy Cooney (born August 1, 1981) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Cooney represents the 56th district of the New York State Senate, covering parts of the City of Rochester, the Town of Brighton, and the western suburbs of Monroe County. His term of office began on January 1, 2021.
Cooney was adopted from an orphanage in Kolkata, India, by a single mother in upstate New York. He was raised in Rochester and attended schools in the Rochester City School District, graduating from School of the Arts. Cooney earned his B.A. from Hobart College and his J.D. from Albany Law School, where he served as executive editor of the Albany Law Review.
Prior to running for elected office, Cooney served as an aide to U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, a law clerk to New York Governor David Paterson, worked for Empire State Development under Andrew Cuomo, and was the first chief of staff to Mayor Lovely A. Warren of the City of Rochester.
Cooney ran for the 56th Senate District in 2018 and lost to 20-year incumbent Joseph Robach.
He ran again in 2020 and won a 3-way primary election before winning the 2020 general election by a margin of 12.6%. He is the first Asian to be elected to state office from upstate New York.
In November 2022, he defeated Republican Jim VanBrederode and was re-elected to a second term.
Senator Cooney was re-elected to a third term after defeating Jim VanBrederode once again in 2024.
Cooney serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation. In this role, he has advocated for record funding for public transit systems, worker safety, and policies supporting advanced aviation technology and high speed rail. He also serves as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis where he has championed social equity programs for those impacted by the failed War on Drugs, worked to crack down on illicit stores, and to support New York’s medical cannabis industry.
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Jeremy Cooney
Jeremy Cooney (born August 1, 1981) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Cooney represents the 56th district of the New York State Senate, covering parts of the City of Rochester, the Town of Brighton, and the western suburbs of Monroe County. His term of office began on January 1, 2021.
Cooney was adopted from an orphanage in Kolkata, India, by a single mother in upstate New York. He was raised in Rochester and attended schools in the Rochester City School District, graduating from School of the Arts. Cooney earned his B.A. from Hobart College and his J.D. from Albany Law School, where he served as executive editor of the Albany Law Review.
Prior to running for elected office, Cooney served as an aide to U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, a law clerk to New York Governor David Paterson, worked for Empire State Development under Andrew Cuomo, and was the first chief of staff to Mayor Lovely A. Warren of the City of Rochester.
Cooney ran for the 56th Senate District in 2018 and lost to 20-year incumbent Joseph Robach.
He ran again in 2020 and won a 3-way primary election before winning the 2020 general election by a margin of 12.6%. He is the first Asian to be elected to state office from upstate New York.
In November 2022, he defeated Republican Jim VanBrederode and was re-elected to a second term.
Senator Cooney was re-elected to a third term after defeating Jim VanBrederode once again in 2024.
Cooney serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation. In this role, he has advocated for record funding for public transit systems, worker safety, and policies supporting advanced aviation technology and high speed rail. He also serves as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis where he has championed social equity programs for those impacted by the failed War on Drugs, worked to crack down on illicit stores, and to support New York’s medical cannabis industry.
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