Suffolk County Legislature Majority Leader (D-Lloyd Harbor)
LI politics won’t be the same when Cooper finishes his fifth term in the Suffolk Legislature this December. Who else has been on the cutting edge of so many vital issues? From granting hospital visitation rights to gay and lesbian couples to banning cell-phone use while driving, the Island’s first openly gay elected official has set the agenda. Cooper has been outspoken in defense of human rights, courageously turning the personal political to advance the cause of freedom.
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