David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American

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from

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. A

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, he served as a

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, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a

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man for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican

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Career

Cox was first elected to the

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Board of Supervisors in 1992 and served until 1998. Cox also served on the

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board as well as the

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board. In 1994 Cox made an unsuccessful run for the then-6th Senate district in 1994 against veteran State Senator Leroy F. Greene. Cox was then elected to the

, representing the

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from December 1998 to December 2004, and served as the Assembly

Leader from March 2000 through January 2004. In 2004, Cox successfully ran again for the

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, this time in the 1st district. His district included all or portions of

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, Amador, Calaveras,

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, Lassen, Placer, Plumas, Modoc,

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and Sierra Counties. He served on the following Senate committees: *Local Government (Chair) *Appropriations (Vice Chair) *Banking, Finance and Insurance *Energy, Utilities and Communications *Health Cox was named as the "Outstanding Senator for 2007" by the California State Sheriffs' Association. Cox earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the

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in 1961 and a master's degree from

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in 1983. He was married with three children, and lived in Fair Oaks. Cox was re-elected to his second and last Senate term in 2008 with over 60% of the vote. Cox died in office on July 13, 2010, following a thirteen-year-long battle with

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References

External links

Official WebsiteCampaign WebsiteProject Vote Smart - Senator Dave Cox (CA)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Dave Cox
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campaign contributions # {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Dave 1938 births 2010 deaths People from Holdenville, Oklahoma Politicians from Sacramento, California Republican Party California state senators Deaths from prostate cancer in California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly University of San Diego alumni Golden Gate University alumni People from Fair Oaks, California 21st-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians