Jeff Cooling (born 1987) is an American politician and electrician who has represented the 77th district of the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

since January 2023, which consists of parts of southern Linn County, including parts of southern

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. ...

. He is a member of the

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Early life

Cooling was born in 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was raised in

Shueyville, Iowa Shueyville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 731 at the time of the 2020 census. History Shueyville was founded in 1855 by Jacob Shuey, who emi ...

. He graduated from Prairie High School in 2006 and completed his apprenticeship through

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Local 405.

Political career

Following decennial redistricting in 2021, Cooling announced his candidacy for the open 77th district seat of the Iowa House of Representatives in early 2022. He won the Democratic primaries unopposed on June 7, 2022, and won the general election on November 8 unopposed with over 95 percent of the vote. In 2024, Cooling filed to run for reelection. He won the Democratic primaries unopposed on June 4, 2024, and will again run unopposed in the general election on November 5, 2024. Cooling currently serves on the Local Government, State Government, Transportation, and Labor and Workforce committees, the lattermost of which he is the

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. Cooling has said that his priorities include workers' rights, childcare and education.

Personal life

Cooling has a wife, Amanda, and two children. He resides in Cedar Rapids. He is the president of IBEW Local 405 and is vice president of the Hawkeye Area Labor Council.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooling, Jeff Date of birth missing (living people) Living people 1987 births Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers people Politicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa People from Shueyville, Iowa American electricians