For Immediate Release
December 15, 2009
Press Contact: Roger Salazar
(916) 444-8897

SACRAMENTO – Captain Jim Cooper today was endorsed by the Sacramento-Sierra Building Trades Council in his bid to become the next Sheriff of Sacramento County in 2010.

"It is with great pleasure that we announce our endorsement of your candidacy for Sacramento County Sheriff," wrote Sacramento-Sierra Building & Construction Trades Council Executive Director Matt Kelly in a letter to Cooper. "Our delegates, representing 25,000 members in the Sacramento region, endorse candidates based on their commitment to working family issues. We have followed your work and commitment on the Elk Grove City Council and look forward to your leadership as Sheriff to the different communities in the Sacramento region. Thank you for your dedication."

Cooper has also been endorsed by a broad cross-section of local residents, community leaders and law enforcement officers from Sacramento County, including former Sheriff Lou Blanas; Sacramento County Supervisor Jimmie Yee; Mayors Steve Miklos of Folsom and Christopher Cabaldon of West Sacramento; and many current and former Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies.

"I am honored to have the support of the Sacramento-Sierra Building & Construction Trades Council," said Cooper. "Working families are having a tough enough time in this economic climate and the one thing they ought to feel secure in is their safety. One thing I've heard from working families over and over again is that it's time for new leadership in the Sheriff's Department. I will fight with a passion to ensure our working families are safe."

Cooper spent nine of his 25 years in law enforcement undercover taking down gangs and drug dealers and has been honored with a Bronze Star for Bravery. Currently, Cooper leads the High-Tech Crimes Task Force, cracking down on identity thieves and Internet predators that target children online.

Cooper also serves as a founding Councilmember for the City of Elk Grove. Due to the Council's sound fiscal planning, Elk Grove has one of the largest surpluses in the region with $13 million in reserve. As Elk Grove's first Mayor, Cooper set the tone for how the City conducts business today, with accessibility, regional partnership and public engagement as the cornerstones for a successful government.

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