William Cook (born August 12, 1945) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as member of the

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from 2011 to 2019. Cook graduated from the

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in 1970 with a

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degree in

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, with a concentration in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

. After graduation, he was offered an analyst position with

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, where he worked for 34 years. Cook was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 6 in 2010, defeating incumbent Stan White by 21 votes after a recount. He was elected to serve as North Carolina State Senator for District 1 in 2013. During his tenure in the North Carolina General Assembly, he served as the co-chairman of the following committees: Senate's Appropriations on Natural and Economic Resources Committee, Senate's Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resource, and the Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. Additionally, he was a member on the following committees: Education/Higher Education, Finance, Judiciary II, Commerce, Program Evaluation, Joint Legislative Oversight on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, Joint Legislative Oversight on Education, Regulatory and Rate Issues in Insurance and Joint Legislative Workforce Development System Reform Oversight. In 2017, Cook announced that he would not seek reelection. In 2018, Cook was listed as a Champion of the Family by the NC Values Coalition. Cook and his wife of 25 years, Holly, live in Beaufort County.

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