Our annual joint meeting with the Sacramento Chapter of APWA is right around the corner and always draws a big crowd. This years meeting should carry on that tradition with Assemblyman Jim Cooper as our special guest.

Assemblyman Jim Cooper has served his community for over 30 years – as a highly decorated law enforcement officer, a Mayor, City Councilmember, and volunteer working with at-risk youth.

Assemblyman Cooper was recently elected as the District 9 Assemblyman. He has worked throughout much of the 9th Assembly District which includes the Sacramento and San Joaquin County communities of Elk Grove, Galt, Lodi, and portions of south Sacramento.  He served as a Sacramento Sheriff’s Department Captain with 30 years in law enforcement. Assemblyman Cooper has also spent the past 14 years serving the people of Elk Grove, as the City’s first Mayor, with a total of two terms as Mayor and four terms on the City Council.

As an Elk Grove Councilmember, he oversaw a large Capital Improvement Program with roadways, interchanges, development, parks etc.  His interests include the environment – cleaner air and water, open space, reduced traffic congestion, and new green energy sources.  Other interests include education, small businesses and public safety.

Cooper has had a lifelong passion for community service and young people, and has served on the boards of the Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, WIND Youth Services, and the Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home. He is a graduate of West Point Leadership Academy and FBI National Academy, with Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from St. Mary’s College.

Join ACEC and APWA members on Friday, January 9th to hear the latest in the California Assembly!