# Frank Cooke

Frank Cooke is a Democratic member of the Delaware House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Delaware House, district 16
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: DE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0cac3293-534b-4188-93e3-37ef6cd333ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0cac3293-534b-4188-93e3-37ef6cd333ae (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

79% of Cooke’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Delaware, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 78 donors and 508 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DE 2025–26 session)

658 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Delaware House 94.5%). Party unity 96.6% (94.5%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 234 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIRST RESPONDERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB234/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 445 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB445/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 347 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB347/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 1 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND CHAPTER 237, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB1/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 190 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB190/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 332 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB332/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Veto Override · SB 75 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOCAL CONTROL OF RETAIL MARIJUANA STORES BY COUNTIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB75/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 255 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TINTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS, OR SIDE WINGS. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB255/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · SB 337 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND… · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB337/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 373 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA. · pass · https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB373/

## Legislation (DE 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 90. 73.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Delaware House 79.5%; rank 32 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 219: RECOGNIZING JUNE 19, 2026, AS "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR219/
- HB 276: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB276/
- HB 464: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB464/
- SB 324: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB324/
- HB 362: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TRUCK PARKING. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB362/
- HB 345: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPONS. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB345/
- HB 351: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE SECURITY CIRCUMVENTION DEVICES. (became law, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/HB351/
- SB 275: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY ACT. (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB275/
- SB 268: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 2, TITLE 9, TITLE 19, AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL WORKERS AFFECTED BY A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SB268/
- SCR 160: PROCLAIMING APRIL 2026 AS "SECOND CHANCE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/de/bills/153/SCR160/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://housedems.delaware.gov/members/house-district-16/ https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/152/Cooke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repfranklincooke/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/franklin.cooke
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repfranklincooke/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0cac3293-534b-4188-93e3-37ef6cd333ae