Jim Cook, Jr.

Jim Cook Jr. (born August 25, 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a soldier in the United States Army, a journalist and a playwright. In 2012, Cook ran a successful election campaign by only using Facebook and Twitter.

Biography
Cook graduated from Rowan University in May 2010 and joined the South Jersey Times as a news reporter in November. In September 2012, he wrote and produced "Roundabout: A New Amusement," a play about the history of the Levoy Theatre. The play was performed for the theater's grand opening gala.

Around 10 p.m. the night before the general 2012 election, Cook launched a last minute bid with no money and less than 24 hours to win a seat on the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District school board of education. Later that month, it was announced that Cook had won the seat by only using eight status updates on Facebook and a small amount of tweets on Twitter.

Due to his position as a journalist, Cook declined the BOE appointment.

In 2013, Cook starred as Enjolras in Les Miserables, and Private Hennesey in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues at the Levoy Theatre.

On Oct. 3, 2013, Cook announced his departure from the South Jersey Times and his enlistment into the United States Army. Shortly after departing the South Jersey Times, Cook began blogging for the United States Army. He completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina on February 20, 2014.

Plays
• A Christmas Carol, an adaptation (2010)

• Roundabout: A New Amusement (2012)