Mike Cooney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Cooney
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 3, 1954(1954-09-03)
Age	70
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Mike Cooney Biography

Mike Cooney is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 3, 1954 in Washington, D.C., United States. Cooney was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Butte. From 1933 to 1935, his grandfather Frank Henry Cooney was the ninth governor of Montana.

Cooney changed his major from Political Science to Political Science after Baucus won. Cooney was a member of an insurance lobby group during the 1975 session. He enjoyed the legislative process. Cooney was thrilled to be offered a seat at the Montana House in the Silver Bow County-based, 83rd District. Cooney modeled his campaign literature after Baucus and campaigned door to door, something that was quite unusual in those days. Later, he admitted that his family name might have helped him. He joked that some people believed he was collecting for the local newspaper when he campaigned on the doorstep. Cooney, 21 years old, defeated two other candidates in Democratic primaries (54.52%), and was unopposed at the general election. Cooney’s father, who died in August 1976 from a heart attack, was 60 years old, and this election was a time of personal grief.

In 1979, Cooney received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Montana and in that December, he married DeeAnn Gribble after five years of dating. Cooney then felt the need to settle down in a permanent job, so did not run for re-election in 1980. The Montana Legislature is part-time and Cooney had supplemented it with other work: at his family’s company until 1977 and then at the Montana Energy Research Development Institute from 1977 to 1979, all the while continuing to work as an Executive Assistant for Baucus, who had been elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. The Cooneys moved to Washington, D.C. in 1982 so that DeeAnn could attend Antioch School of Law and Mike transferred to Baucus’ staff there. After DeeAnn graduated, the Cooneys moved back to Montana and Mike joined Senator Baucus’ Helena office as his wife joined a local law firm.

Cooney succeeded two-term Republican Jim Waltermire in the office, who had been running for Governor of Montana in the 1988 election when he was killed in a plane crash on April 8, 1988, after returning from a campaign event. Cooney said that the office had been “fairly political” under Waltermire: several employees asked Cooney how much they would be expected to contribute to his campaign fund in order to retain their jobs. Cooney later recalled that, “having just come from working for a U.S. senator where that’s illegal, I was stunned. I assured everybody that they were not expected to pony up any money for my political activities and I expected them to just do their jobs.”

He worked in Butte at KXLF-TV in 1972 before he began his studies. Max Baucus was there, and he became friends with him. Cooney was impressed with Baucus’s election to the multi-member 18th District first place. Cooney also volunteered to help Baucus run for Montana’s 1st district congressional seat against Richard G. Shoup, a Republican incumbent. Cooney was an advance man and traveled to the towns ahead of Baucus in preparation for his visits. Cooney had a great time and decided that this was what he wanted to do.

Mike Cooney Net Worth

Mike Cooney is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Cooney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Michael R. Cooney, born September 3, 1954, is an American administrator and Democratic Party politician. He has been the 36th Lieutenant Governor for Montana since January 2016. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives (1977-1981), Secretary of State of Montana (1989–2001), President of the Montana Senate (192007-2009), and unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Montana in 2000.

Cooney was a drummer in various local bands as a child. Cooney worked as a Cooney Food Brokerage employee from 1970 to 1977. In 1972, he graduated from Butte High School. He then enrolled at the University of Montana to study journalism in order to become a television news presenter.

Cooney, sworn into office at age 22, became one of the youngest state legislators in Montana history. He immediately received attention as he and another Butte-based legislator voted for Hamilton Representative John Driscoll as Speaker of the House instead of fellow Butte Representative J. D. Lynch, helping Driscoll to beat Lynch. Cooney said that he thought Lynch would be able to offer “a little more diplomacy” with the Montana Senate, which was evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. In 1977, Cooney sponsored successful legislation that declared Montana would process its own nuclear waste but wouldn’t take waste from any other state. He has called this his proudest achievement in the State House. He ran for re-election in 1978, defeating a single primary opponent with 1,577 votes (62.41%) and again ran unopposed in the general election.

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Who is Mike Cooney Dating?

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In the three-way Democratic primary on June 6, Cooney finished third with 15,677 votes (16.27%) to Mazurek’s 34,385 (35.69%) and O’Keefe’s 46,294 (48.05%). O’Keefe went on to lose the general election to Republican Lieutenant Governor Judy Martz by 193,131 votes (47.08%) to 209,135 (50.99%). Cooney left office in January 2001 and was named Executive Director of Montana Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in that November, a position he held until 2006.

Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Cooney celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.

Cooney returned to politics in 2002, running to represent the Helena-based 26th District of the Montana Senate. Unopposed in the Democratic primary, he defeated Republican Mary Jo Fox in the general election by 5,314 votes (68.12%) to 2,487 (31.88%). He was redistricted to the 40th District in 2005 and was re-elected to a second term in 2006 against Republican Robert Leach by 5,869 votes (68.18%) to 2,739 (31.82%).

Top Facts about Mike Cooney

1. Mike Cooney served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Montana.
2. He was born on August 3, 1954.
3. Cooney is a member of the Democratic Party.
4. He served as Lieutenant Governor from 2016 to 2021.
5. Cooney previously held various positions in Montana government.
6. He has been involved in public service for over four decades.
7. Cooney ran for Governor of Montana in the 2020 election.
8. During his tenure, he focused on economic development and education.
9. Cooney is known for his commitment to affordable healthcare access.
10. He has advocated for renewable energy and conservation efforts in Montana.