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Assembly District 8
Democrat Ken Cooley currently represents Assembly District 8 and will not be termed out until 2024. Cooley is expected to win re-election in 2016; however, a well funded and well known Republican could compete for this seat due to a close split in voter registration.
District Summary
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Voter Registration
Total Voters - 232,142 Democrat - 39.51% Republican - 35.23% No Party Preference - 19.73% |
Demographics
White - 74.47% Latino - 17.68% Black - 8.48% Asian - 9.14% |
Citizen Voting Age Population
Latino - 9.91% Black - 7.03% Asian - 6.20% |
Counties
Sacramento |
Major Cities
Sacramento Rancho Cordova Citrus Heights Arden-Arcade |
District Vote History
2014
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Assembly District 8
Ken Cooley (D) - 57% Doug Haaland (R) - 43% |
Governor
Jerry Brown (D) - 56% Neel Kashkari (R) - 44% |
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla (D) - 48% Pete Peterson (R) - 52% |
Proposition 46: MICRA
Yes - 30% No - 70% |
2012
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Assembly District 8
Ken Cooley (D) - 54% Peter Tateishi (R) - 46% |
U.S. President
Barack Obama (D) - 52% Mitt Romney (R) - 46% |
U.S. Senator
Diane Feinstein (D) - 55% Elizabeth Emken (R) - 45% |
Proposition 30: Income and Sales Tax Increase
Yes - 51% No - 49% |
Ken Cooley Biography
Ken was elected to the California State Assembly in November, 2012. He started his elective public service career on Rancho Cordova’s first City Council upon its formation in 2002. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2008. He also served as mayor in 2005 and again in 2010 when his city was recognized as an All-America City.
Rancho Cordova’s incorporation helped turn the community around. It allowed the city to focus on reducing crime and creating local jobs after Mather Air Force Base’s traumatic 1996 closure. 10 years of cityhood have established a vibrant community. Since 2003, an estimated 10,000 new jobs have been added. One million square feet of new commercial buildings have been built.
Ken’s commitment to fiscal conservatism, refined over an 18-year private sector career with State Farm Insurance, helped Rancho Cordova to thrive despite the economic recession. He has experience balancing a government budget yearly and maintaining surpluses each year as a local elected official. While fiscal strength is difficult for all levels of government today, Ken is very proud that his city received a two-level credit rating increase in 2009, despite the recession. Rancho Cordova has grown into Sacramento County’s number two job center and the city now includes a wide array of jobs that span professional, business and construction services.
Since being elected into the California State Assembly, Ken has worked hard to accomplish several successes for his district. He secured the inclusion of hiring credits for Local Agency Military base Recovery Areas (LAMBRAs), protecting hiring tools for businesses on our local bases, McClellan and Mather. Ken’s efforts in 2013 helped speed 600 jobs in the Sacramento Region by managing legislation in the Assembly to get Covered CA on track.
In addition to creating jobs in his district, Ken has focused his attention on important state issues such as regulatory reform. He has fought to save our State’s mobile field hospitals and has been a leader in child abuse prevention and foster care issues.
Ken is the Chair of the Select Committee on Community and Neighborhood Development, which he created to identify the quality of life improvements needed in California communities and to discuss deteriorating infrastructure in California’s established neighborhoods. He is also the Chair of the Select Committee on Foster Care. He is a member of the Committees on Accountability and Administrative Review, Governmental Organization, Insurance, Rules, and serves on the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission as well as the Lieutenant Governor’s California Commission of Economic Development.
Ken and his wife Sydney have been married for 37 years and have lived in the east Sacramento County community of Rancho Cordova since 1977. It is where their sons were born, grew up in local schools, sports and Scouting and live with their families.
Rancho Cordova’s incorporation helped turn the community around. It allowed the city to focus on reducing crime and creating local jobs after Mather Air Force Base’s traumatic 1996 closure. 10 years of cityhood have established a vibrant community. Since 2003, an estimated 10,000 new jobs have been added. One million square feet of new commercial buildings have been built.
Ken’s commitment to fiscal conservatism, refined over an 18-year private sector career with State Farm Insurance, helped Rancho Cordova to thrive despite the economic recession. He has experience balancing a government budget yearly and maintaining surpluses each year as a local elected official. While fiscal strength is difficult for all levels of government today, Ken is very proud that his city received a two-level credit rating increase in 2009, despite the recession. Rancho Cordova has grown into Sacramento County’s number two job center and the city now includes a wide array of jobs that span professional, business and construction services.
Since being elected into the California State Assembly, Ken has worked hard to accomplish several successes for his district. He secured the inclusion of hiring credits for Local Agency Military base Recovery Areas (LAMBRAs), protecting hiring tools for businesses on our local bases, McClellan and Mather. Ken’s efforts in 2013 helped speed 600 jobs in the Sacramento Region by managing legislation in the Assembly to get Covered CA on track.
In addition to creating jobs in his district, Ken has focused his attention on important state issues such as regulatory reform. He has fought to save our State’s mobile field hospitals and has been a leader in child abuse prevention and foster care issues.
Ken is the Chair of the Select Committee on Community and Neighborhood Development, which he created to identify the quality of life improvements needed in California communities and to discuss deteriorating infrastructure in California’s established neighborhoods. He is also the Chair of the Select Committee on Foster Care. He is a member of the Committees on Accountability and Administrative Review, Governmental Organization, Insurance, Rules, and serves on the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission as well as the Lieutenant Governor’s California Commission of Economic Development.
Ken and his wife Sydney have been married for 37 years and have lived in the east Sacramento County community of Rancho Cordova since 1977. It is where their sons were born, grew up in local schools, sports and Scouting and live with their families.
Ken Cooley Political History
1977-1985: Worked as Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Lou Papan (D)
1988-1991: Worked as Chief Counsel to the Assembly Banking and Insurance Committee
2002-2012: Rancho Cordova City Councilmember
2002: Lost Democratic Primary election for Assembly District 10
2007-2009: Served on the Alfred Alquist Seismic Safety Commission Member
2009-2012: Worked as a Principal Consultant to the State Senate Committee on Banking, Finance, and Insurance
2012: Worked as a staffer for State Senator Ron Calderon (D)
2012-Present: California State Assemblymember
1988-1991: Worked as Chief Counsel to the Assembly Banking and Insurance Committee
2002-2012: Rancho Cordova City Councilmember
2002: Lost Democratic Primary election for Assembly District 10
2007-2009: Served on the Alfred Alquist Seismic Safety Commission Member
2009-2012: Worked as a Principal Consultant to the State Senate Committee on Banking, Finance, and Insurance
2012: Worked as a staffer for State Senator Ron Calderon (D)
2012-Present: California State Assemblymember
Ken Cooley Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700)
Ken Cooley Social Media
Committee Membership
Chair, Community and Neighborhood Development
Chair, Committee on Foster Care
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Legislative Ethics
Member, Committee on Governmental Organization
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Local Government
Member, Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security
Member, Rules
Chair, Committee on Foster Care
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Legislative Ethics
Member, Committee on Governmental Organization
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Local Government
Member, Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security
Member, Rules
Ken Cooley Staff
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Capitol Office 916-319-2008
Jillena Hernandez - Chief of Staff ([email protected]) Elizabeth Hess - Legislative Aide ([email protected]) Armanda Kirchner - Legislative Director ([email protected]) Cynthia Gonzalez - Scheduler ([email protected]) Brendan Repicky - Legislative Aide ([email protected]) Ryan Miller - Office Assistant ([email protected]) Rancho Cordova Office 916-464-1910 Marianne Conarroe - District Director ([email protected]) Steven Stenzler - Caseworker ([email protected]) Jonathan Glatz - Field Representative ([email protected]) Brian Ricks - Field Representative ([email protected]) |
Monthly Salary
$8,750 $3,600 $7,375 $5,033 $3,612 $2,333 $6,855 $2,822 $2,723 $3,130 |
2016 Election Outlook
Potential Candidates
Ken Cooley (D) - Incumbent
District Map
