Born and raised in Dunlieth, Rep. Cooke is a retired New Castle County Police Officer and former Executive Assistant to New Castle County Executive Thomas P. Gordon. He served as Vice President of FOP Lodge No. 5 and a member of theDelaware state FOP Executive Board. He is currently a member of the Delaware Commission of Forensic Science.
Rep. Cooke chaired the Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force of the 151st General Assembly.
Rep. Cooke represents the communities of South Wilmington, Dunlieth, and Southbridge and is focused on environmental justice, fair housing, and underserved communities.
Rep. Cooke currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus (DLBC).
Family
Sister, Paula Seeney; Son, Franklin D. Cooke III; Grandson, Gavin Cooke
Education
Graduate of DeLaWarr High School and Cheyney State University
Occupation
Investigator, Delaware Office of Defense Services
Legislative Service:
House, 2018 - Present
Committees:
- Corrections, Vice-Chair
- Gaming & Parimutuels, Vice-Chair
- Judiciary, Member
- Labor, Member
- Public Safety & Homeland Security, Chair
- Veterans Affairs, Member
- Capital Improvement, Member
Legislative Highlights
HB 243
HB 243- 151st General Assembly Prohibits law-enforcement agencies from releasing or publishing or causing to be released or published the name of any juvenile or any image depicting a juvenile, including displaying such image on any publicly maintained social media […]
HB 447
HB 447- 151st General Assembly This Act implements some of the recommendations of the African American Task Force’s Safety and Justice Subcommittee. Specifically, it requires that cases or charges that are more than 7 years old be treated as “resolved […]
HB 350
HB 350- 150th General Assembly This Act creates the crime of Aggravated Strangulation. A person is guilty of Aggravated Strangulation if the person is a law-enforcement officer, and while acting within the person’s official capacity as a law-enforcement officer, knowingly […]