Jeremy Cooney

NYS Senator
56th district of New York (Incumbent)

Adopted by a single mom from an orphanage in Kolkata, India, Jeremy made history as the first Asian-American elected to state office from Upstate New York. He was raised in the City of Rochester, where he graduated from public schools. He is the first and only RCSD graduate in the State Senate in decades. Jeremy went on to earn his B.A. with honors from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and his J.D. from Albany Law School.

Jeremy was elected to the Senate in 2020, representing the 56th District. Since taking office, he has had a record of delivering results for Monroe County families. He secured tax cuts for middle class New Yorkers, delivered record investments for schools, and in 2022 he authored the New York CHIPS Act, creating an economic development program that led to Micron and other semiconductor companies bringing thousands of jobs to communities across Upstate. In 2024, Jeremy was named Chairman of the Transportation Committee, pledging renewed investment in roads and bridges, expanding access to public transit, and a vision for finally achieving high speed rail in New York.

Jeremy is active in our community as a member of his neighborhood association and the Monroe County Democratic Committee. He also sits on the Board of Trustees for Hobart & William Smith Colleges, the Vestry of Christ Church Rochester, and serves as a Vice Chair of the Executive Board for the Seneca Waterways Council, BSA, as a proud Eagle Scout. Jeremy is married to Dr. Diane Lu, a surgeon with the University of Rochester Medical Center. Together they reside in the City of Rochester.