Linda Cooke

Linda Cooke(June 3, 1969) is a Jesstopian Politician and Business Executive who serves as both the current First Honorable Lady Of New Shire and the Chief Executive Officer of Bloxs.

## Early Life

Linda Cooke was born Linda Seemore on June 3, 1969, in North Point, New Shire. She is the daughter to Film Producer Curtis Seemore, who worked on several prominent films in Jesstopian history. She is one of five children. She attended North Point High School and graduated from Yale Business School.

## Information

### Preceded By

Lorna Maulkinkski

Linda Cooke became the First Honorable Lady Of New Shire on September 28, 2021, following the resignation of Governor Maulkinkski. She has served in this role since, as her husband, Thomas Cooke, is the 44th and current Governor of New Shire.

#### Work As First Honorable Lady

During her time as First Honorable Lady Of New Shire, Cooke has worked with her husband to ensure schools remain safe, and was instrumental in the signing of several legislative packages increasing funding for school security systems and measures, a primary focus of the Governor as well, following the May 24 Uvalde Texas shooting which left 21 people dead, of those 21, 19 being Elementary students.

#### Notable Works

Cooke has worked with many charities that aim to improve the lives of children across the state that are less fortunate than other kids around the state that are unable to provide for themselves or their families are struggling to make ends meet.

She also works with charities that help adults with intellectual disabilities, find their voice and find their purpose by providing services specifically designed for them. She is most known for her work with the New Shire division of the Special Olympics.

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### Succeeded By

Georgia Wendtz

Linda Cooke served as the Second Honorable Lady Of New Shire from April 30, 2021 until September 28, 2021, following the Resignation of then-Governor Mark Maulkinkski. During her time as Second Honorable Lady Of New Shire, Cooke worked to better the working environment of woman through rallies and working in conjuction with Governor Maulkinkski.

#### Work As Second Honorable Lady

During her time, she not only worked for women's rights, she worked to close the State's wage gap, which was caused by employers paying based on gender, instead of the type of work being performed. She was successful in accomplishing this after Governor Maulkinski signed several executive orders and pieces of legislation that would make it illegal for businesses to pay based on gender, rather than the work being performed.

## Executive Information

### Appointed By

Former CEO, and Board President, Brian Bloxs

## Office Holders

### Term

April 9, 2022 - Present

On April 24, 2000, Cooke began her career as an assistant director to Product Mart's Board Of Directors. She served at Product Mart until 2022, when she was named the CEO of BLOXS.

## BLOXS Chief Executive(2022 - Present)

On April 9, 2022, Linda was appointed the Chief Executive Officer Of BLOXS, following the resignation of Brian Bloxs, to assume the role of Board Of Directors President. She has served in this role, alongside serving as the First Honorable First Lady Of New Shire.

During her term as CEO, she has successfully managed to nab several contracts will brick producers and concrete product manufacturers, whom she established as full time business partners in Late August 2022. She also aided the company in establishing several new stores, with plans being currently drawn up for 100 new locations to be built throughout the United States Of Jesstopia.

She has also provided several policies that will increase employee pay by 1.5% by the end of 2022, and will establish an annual pay increase all of Bloxs Markets. She also established herself as a very popular business executive, as she has worked to improve conditions for female workers in the business sector by not only representing woman as CEO, but as New Shire's First Honorable Lady Of New Shire.