Don Cooney
Don Cooney | |
|---|---|
G) | |
| Incumbent | Fred Upton |
| Constituency | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Professor in the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University |
| Website | http://www.cooneyforcongress.org |
Donald F. Cooney is a six-term elected
Background
Cooney is originally from
Cooney has been an associate professor at Western Michigan University's School of Social Work since 1977. While at Western Michigan, Cooney led the South African Anti-Apartheid Movement, convincing the university to become the fourth university in the nation to divest from South Africa. South African divestment by colleges and universities throughout the world is recognized as playing a substantial part in helping end apartheid in South Africa. Cooney is also a 25-year member of the American Friends Service Committee's Africa Project.
As a long-standing Kalamazoo city commissioner, Cooney helped establish the Kalamazoo Living Wage Coalition, the Poverty Reduction Initiative, and Kalamazoo Communities in Schools.[1][2][3]
City Commissioner
Cooney was first elected to the
2008 Congressional elections
Cooney filed for the August 5, 2008,
Cooney's campaign largely focused on differences in economic and energy policy with Upton during the campaign, calling for a new, New Deal to rebuild America's human and physical infrastructure. He has also been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq. Cooney has large popularity in
2010 Congressional elections
Cooney was the Democratic nominee for the
References
- ^ "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart.
- ^ www.cooneyforcongress.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080911025733/http://www.cooneyforcongress.com/about.html. Archived from the original on September 11, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "WMU People Search".
- ^ "Kalamazoo-area 2011 election results". MLive.com. 9 November 2011.
- ^ Strudell Studios. "Government". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "Fred Upton wins Sixth Congressional District race, will face Don Cooney". MLive.com. 4 August 2010.
External links
- Don Cooney for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Commissioner Don Cooney Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine official City of Kalamazoo website
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
