What is Mike Cooney?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Mike Cooney |image = Mike Cooney cropped.jpg |office = 36th [[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]] |governor = [[Steve Bullock (American politician)|Steve Bullock]] |term_start = January 4, 2016 |term_end = January 4, 2021 |predecessor = [[Angela McLean]] |successor = [[Kristen Juras]] |office1 = President of the [[Montana Senate]] |term_start1 = January 3, 2007 |term_end1 = January 3, 2009 |predecessor1 = [[Jon Tester]] |successor1 = [[Robert Story (politician)|Robert Story]] |state_senate2 = Montana |district2 = 40th |term_start2 = January 3, 2005 |term_end2 = January 3, 2011 |predecessor2 = [[Angela McLean]] |successor2 = [[Mary Caferro]] |state_senate3 = Montana |district3 = 26th |term_start3 = January 13, 2003 |term_end3 = January 3, 2005 |predecessor3 = Mignon Waterman |successor3 = [[Lynda Moss]] |office4 = [[Secretary of State of Montana]] |governor4 = [[Stan Stephens]]<br>[[Marc Racicot]]<br>[[Judy Martz]] |term_start4 = January 3, 1989 |term_end4 = January 3, 2001 |predecessor4 = Verner Bertelsen |successor4 = [[Bob Brown (Montana politician)|Bob Brown]] |state_house5 = Montana |district5 = 83rd |term_start5 = January 3, 1977 |term_end5 = January 3, 1981 |predecessor5 = Al Luebeck |successor5 = [[Dave Brown (Montana politician)|Dave Brown]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|9|3}} |birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Dee Ann Cooney |children = 3<ref>{{cite web |url=https://governor.mt.gov/Home/LTGovernor|title=Lt. Governor Mike Cooney |publisher=montana.gov |access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> |education = [[University of Montana|University of Montana, Missoula]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}} }} '''Michael R. Cooney''' (born September 3, 1954) is an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|De