Cardell Cooper
Mayor of East Orange, New Jersey
In office
1989–1997
Personal details
Born (1952-07-15) July 15, 1952

Cardell Cooper was the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.[1][2] President Clinton nominated Cardell to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response in 1997 but the nomination stalled and he was appointed to HUD instead.[3] He is currently director of the National Community Development Association.[4]

Cooper was Mayor of East Orange, New Jersey in 1989 and again in 1993. He was the youngest mayor in the city's history.[5]

From 1988 to 1990, Cooper was Administrator of Essex County. He was Business Administrator of Irvington, N.J., from 1986 to 1988. He was an Essex County freeholder from 1984 to 1988. Previously, he was director of the East Orange Department of Human Resources from 1978-1985.[1][2]

Cardell received his B.A. from Montclair State University and his master's in public administration from Rutgers University in 1978. Upsala College awarded him an honorary doctorate degree in 1993.[1] He is an alumni of West Side High School in Newark.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CARDELL COOPER TO HEAD EPA SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM". United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  2. 1 2 Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban (1999). Nominations of Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., John D. Hawke, Jr., Harold Lucas, Cardell Cooper, and William C. Apgar: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., of Texas, to be the Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Vice Dwight P. Robinson, Resigned; John D. Hawke, Jr., of Washington, DC, to be the Comptroller of the Currency, Vice Eugene Ludwig, Resigned; Harold Lucas, of New Jersey, to be the Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public and Indian Housing, Vice Kevin Marchman, Resigned; Cardell Cooper, of New Jersey, to be the Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development, Vice Saul N. Ramirez, Resigned; William C. Apgar, of Massachusetts ... Vice Nicolas P. Retsinas, Resigned, September 23, 1998. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-059689-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "METRO NEWS BRIEFS: NEW JERSEY; East Orange Ex-Mayor Confirmed for U.S. Post". The New York Times. October 27, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS: THE CASE FOR REFORM". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cardell Cooper". Boston, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011. In 1989, Mr. Cooper was elected mayor of East Orange, New Jersey, making him the youngest mayor in the city's history. The citizens of East Orange re-elected him to a second term in 1993. During his two terms as mayor, East Orange experienced a resurgence of civic pride and community involvement.
  6. ↑ Gerlando, Sal Di (August 6, 2017). "West Side High School". Newark Public Schools Historical Preservation Committee. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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