Cooke for Charleston County

Charleston County Council isn't just a seat in a meeting room. It's your voice. Your hopes. Your future.

There are two futures for Johns Island. One protects our wetlands, makes developers pay their fair share, and puts government back in the hands of the people. The other is more traffic. More flooding. More of the same. November is the exit ramp.

The Green Party doesn't take corporate PAC money. That means when I take my seat on Charleston County Council, I won't owe favors to developers, contractors, or party insiders. My only responsibility will be to the people of District 8.

When new development doesn't pay its fair share, the people of Charleston County picks up the tab.

They're counting on party loyalty. They're counting on short memories. They're counting on one more election. Don't give them another four years of the same results. The people who broke this county are very confident you'll vote for one of them again. Prove them wrong.

If you believe Charleston County deserves leadership that puts people and our environment before special interests, join our campaign.

The same two parties have run Charleston County for decades. How are the roads?

I'm running for Charleston County Council on Johns Island as a Green Party candidate. No developer money. No party machine. Just residents who are tired of the same two parties producing the same results. Share this if you're one of them. #BrianCookeForCouncil #JohnsIsland

People say "You can't win as a Green Party candidate." Every third party that ever changed politics heard the same thing. I'm running on Johns Island to make it impossible for anyone to win here without answering for developer accountability, open government. And we will win.

Johns Island's traffic and flooding problems came from decades of letting developers privatize the profit and socialize the infrastructure cost. Running for County Council to flip that equation. #JohnsIsland #CharlestonCounty

Every new subdivision on Johns Island that doesn't pay full infrastructure impact fees is a tax increase on people already living here. I'm running for County Council to fix the formula. Developers pay their fair share or they don't build. #JohnsIsland #CharlestonCounty

Working families in Charleston County can't afford waste. Taxpayers deserve a county government that treats every dollar like it was earned, because it was. It's time for fiscal responsibility and common-sense leadership.

Everyone deserves safe infrastructure, responsible growth, and a county that preserves the character and natural beauty that make it special. The future of Charleston County should not be shaped by a handful of voices. It should be built by all of us, together.