Former Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper dies

By: My Edmonds News staff

Outlets: My Neighborhood News Group

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Former Edmonds Mayor James “Mike” Cooper died Aug. 20 in Elma, Wash. at the age of 74.

He is a former Edmonds and Shoreline firefighter who served in the Washington State Legislature and on the Snohomish County Council. He was appointed mayor by the Edmonds City Council in summer 2010 after the resignation of then-Mayor Gary Haakenson. Mike Cooper filed to run for election to the post but lost to Dave Earling in the …

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