Tom Cox (Kansas politician)
Tom Cox is an American politician who currently serves in the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 17th District in Johnson County, Kansas.[1] A resident of Shawnee, Kansas, he was elected in 2016 and reelected in 2018. Representative Cox currently serves as vice chairman of the House Insurance Committee, a position he has held since January 2019.[2] He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and has worked in business in Kansas and in San Diego, California.[3] He is running for the Kansas Senate in the 10th District, challenging Sen. Mike Thompson in the August 2020 Republican primary.[4] Thompson was appointed to succeed former Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook in January 2020.
Tom Cox | |
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Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Brett Hildabrand |
Personal details | |
Born | Shawnee, Kansas |
Political party | Republican |
Senator Thompson defeated Representative Cox in the Aug. 4, 2020 Republican primary.[5]
2019-2020 Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments[6]
- Vice Chairman of Insurance
- Financial Institutions and Pensions
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- Transportation
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
- 2019 Special Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
2017-2018 Kansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments[7]
- Local Government
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- Judiciary
- Insurance
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
References
- "Meet Tom". Tom Cox Website. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- "Representative Tom Cox". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- "Meet Tom". Tom Cox Website. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- Jay Senter (2019-05-07). "Rep. Tom Cox announces he's running for Mary Pilcher-Cook's seat in Kansas Senate". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- Kansas Secretary of State (2020-06-01). "Kansas 2020 Primary Election Results". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- "Representative Tom Cox". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- "Representative Tom Cox". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
Kansas House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Brett Hildabrand |
Kansas House of Representatives Representative from the 17th District 2017 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Willie Dove |
Kansas House of Representatives Vice Chairman of the Insurance Committee 2019 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |