Jeremy Cooney (born August 1, 1981) is an American politician from the state of New York.

A Democrat, Cooney represents the 56th district of the New York State Senate, covering parts of the City of Rochester, the Town of Brighton, and the western suburbs of Monroe County.

Cooney was adopted from an orphanage in Kolkata, India, by a single mother in upstate New York.

Prior to running for elected office, Cooney served as an aide to U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter,[5] a law clerk to New York Governor David Paterson,[6] worked for Empire State Development under Andrew Cuomo, and was the first chief of staff to Mayor Lovely A. Warren of the City of Rochester.

[7] Cooney ran for the 56th Senate District in 2018 and lost to 20-year incumbent Joseph Robach.