Laura Cox (born August 7, 1964) is an American politician from Michigan. Cox is a former Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives, and the former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party.[1]
Laura Cox | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Michigan Republican Party | |
| In office February 23, 2019 – February 6, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald Weiser |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Weiser |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| In office January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Pohutsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1964 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mike Cox |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Michigan State University (BA) |
Education
editCox has an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice, and a master's degree in Criminal Justice Research and Planning from Michigan State University.[2]
Career
editCox was a United States Customs Service special agent for 13 years.[2][3]
In 2004, Cox was first elected to the Wayne County Commission, where she served until 2014.[2] Cox chaired the Ways and Means Committee. Cox has been the 11th Congressional District chairperson, treasurer to the Wayne 11th Congressional District Republican Committee, and on the Michigan Republican State Committee as a member of the Policy Committee, Women for Bush 2008 Co-Chair, and as a delegate at-large to the 2012 Republican National Convention.
On November 4, 2014, Cox won the election and became a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives for District 19. Cox defeated Stacey Dogonski with 61.77% of the votes.[4] On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Cox won the election and continued serving District 19. Cox defeated Steve King with 61.42% of the votes.[5][2]
On November 6, 2018, Cox ran for the Michigan Senate seat for District 7 but lost the election. Cox received 47.33% of the votes and she was defeated by Dayna Polehanki with 50.56% of the votes.[6]
In 2018, Cox was endorsed for State GOP chair by campaign manager Brad Parscale.[7] On February 23, 2019, Cox was named the chair person of Michigan Republican Party. Cox's co-chair is Terry Bowman.[3][8]
2020 presidential election
editAfter Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump refused to concede and made baseless claims of fraud. Cox called for delaying the certification of election results in Michigan.[9] Her complaints about the election results focused solely on Wayne County, which includes Detroit, a majority-black city.[10][11] Cox falsely claimed that Republican poll watchers were prevented from observing the ballot counting in Detroit; in fact, there were more than 134 Republican poll watchers in the TCF Center in Detroit, where ballots were counted. Politico described Cox's comments on Republican poll watchers as egregiously dishonest.[12]
Personal life
editCox is married to Mike Cox, a former attorney general of Michigan. They have four children. Cox and her family live in Livonia, Michigan.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cox to lead Michigan Republican Party in runup to 2020 election". Detroit News.
- ^ a b c d e "Laura Cox's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c Lawler, Emily (February 23, 2019). "Laura Cox named Michigan Republican Party chair". mlive.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". mielections.us. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". mielections.us. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". mielections.us. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Leonard won't seek state GOP chair; Trump campaign endorses Cox". Detroit News.
- ^ "State GOP Leadership - Laura Cox". gop.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ LeBlanc, Beth. "Michigan, national GOP seek to delay certification of election results". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results, in latest GOP effort to cast doubt on the vote". The Washington Post. 2020.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (2020-11-18). "Team Trump Hails 'Huge Win' in Michigan as It Turns Into Humiliating Defeat". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "The Inside Story of Michigan's Fake Voter Fraud Scandal". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-12-20.