Meet the Candidate: Winder Resident Challenges Long-time Councilman for Ward Two Seat

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James "Jim" Cooley

• Age: 47
• Occupation: Formerly security
• Education: Graduate of Curie High School, Chicago, attended United College of Business in Downey, Calif., majoring in security
• Family: Wife, Maria, a daughter, Francesca, 18, a son, Kenyon, 14, and a son, Lawrence, 4
• Political experience: None
• Top priorities, if elected: Addressing property issues
• In his own words, why he is running for the Ward 2 seat: “I would like to see something done not only for Ward 2, but for the city itself. If you look around Ward 2, there are so many condemned and abandoned homes, it literally turns my stomach. This is not how I want Winder to look. As Councilman, I will look to improve those situations immediately. With the right people on the Council and the Mayor's seat, it can be done.”