Background
Cooke was born in Miami, Florida.
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Peter Cooke
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Cooke graduated from Frankfurt American High School in 1967.
Career
In 2012, he ran as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Utah. Cooke"s father was a pilot for Pan American Airlines and his family traveled frequently. Cooke moved to Utah from Germany to attend the Utah State University (USU) forestry program
Instead, however, Cooke earned a bachelor"s degree in 1971 and a master"s degree in 1973 from USU in political science.
After graduating from USU, Cooke served in the United States Army Reserves. In 2009 he was awarded the Army Community of.
After 39 years in the military, he retired with the rank of major general. He served as commander of the 96th (reserve) Regional Readiness Command before his retirement.
Cooke ran for a congressional bid in 1978, but was not elected.
Under Governor Scott M. Matheson, Cooke served as the director of economic development for Utah. In 2012 Cooke declared his candidacy for governor of Utah.
Membership
During his time at USU, Cooke was a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (Reserve Officers Training Corps).
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