Jun 13, 2017
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Jordan Cooper - How to be involved in community
Jordan Cooper decided to take the plunge. Quitting his day job at
the age of 27 to run for political office as a Delegate in
Maryland's 16th district. The decision was long in the making,
with its beginnings stemming from volunteerism as a youth.
Beginning at a very early age Jordan was struck with the bug
to help people. Carrying the passion for giving personal resources
to those in need, He found himself constantly looking for a place
he could make a difference in the community and in the lives of
others.
Being an Active Citizen.
Here is the Bio on Jordans about me page. Jordan P. Cooper has been
consistently engaged in public service for the past 16 years and
has spent 8 of those years being actively engaged in Maryland
politics.
Accomplishments
Jordan works on Health IT and Health Information Exchange
implementing Obamacare for the District of Columbia’s Department of
Health Care Finance. Mr. Cooper ran as a Democratic Candidate for
Delegate in the 2014 election cycle. Serving previously as the
President of the Luxmanor Citizens Association (2013-2014) and
currently serves on the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory
Board, the White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee, the Rockville
Selective Service Board, and the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission Customer Advisory Board. He is an Area Coordinator for
District 16 for the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee
and is a member of the District 16 Democratic Club Board. Jordan
has a master's degree in health policy from the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health and a bachelor's degree in
political science from Vassar College. Jordan was born and raised
in Bethesda, Maryland.
What I Learned During The Podcast.
- Incumbents have a great deal of recognition power.
- Only about 4%-5% of the total electorate are required
to get into elected office. ( Due to low voter turnout). Typical
turnout for Bethesda Maryland is approximately 18% actually
vote.
- All politics is local.
- Voters don't really care about what policy and change you
have made for your political party, but are far more
interested in the direct change an individual can make in
THEIR community.
- People vote who they feel personal closeness.
- Living in the community goes a long way.
- it is possible to spend $30,000.00 on postage stamps.
- The campaign funds are strictly for campaign expenditures.
- being a candidate and being elected are two different
beasts.
- A candidate in a local election can spend $500, 000.00 to
$12,000,000.00 for a $43,000.00 + job.
- Elected delegates are expected to have a job in addition to
serving office.
- There is a great deal of apathy in the voting political
process.
- Local elections are the most important and impactful to an
individual American citizen.
My conversation with Jordan.
According to Jordan, The
league of women
voters website provides a great deal of information concerning
candidates running for many political offices. The most impact
anyone can have is local elections. Local elections require
understanding topics from schools, road, food, water, trash and
subject affecting the daily living of most Americans. The podcast
provided an incredible amount of information for anyone seeking to
understand the method we should be involved in our political
process. Jordan is passionate about informing the public
knowledge for politics. He gives back to the public with his
podcast titled
The
Public Interest Podcast. Interviewing politicians and
those involved with the political machine. Remember it’s
your life, you’re the driver. Now go live The Billionaire
Lifestyle.
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