Dave Cox | |
State Senate: | California |
State: | California |
District: | 1st |
Term Start: | December 6, 2004 |
Term End: | July 13, 2010 |
Preceded: | Thomas "Rico" Oller |
Succeeded: | Ted Gaines |
Office1: | Minority Leader of the California Assembly |
Term1: | March 26, 2001 – January 5, 2004 |
Preceded1: | Bill Campbell |
Succeeded1: | Kevin McCarthy |
State Assembly2: | California |
State2: | California |
District2: | 5th |
Term Start2: | December 7, 1998 |
Term End2: | November 30, 2004 |
Preceded2: | Barbara Alby |
Succeeded2: | Roger Niello |
Office3: | Member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors |
Term3: | 1992–1998 |
Birth Name: | David E. Cox |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1938 |
Birth Place: | Holdenville, Oklahoma |
Death Place: | Fair Oaks, California |
Spouse: | Margaret Cox |
Profession: | Insurance |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | University of San Diego |
Residence: | Fair Oaks, California |
David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican Leader.
Cox was first elected to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in 1992 and served until 1998. Cox also served on the KVIE board as well as the Sacramento Municipal Utility District 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 California State Assembly, representing the 5th District from December 1998 to December 2004, and served as the Assembly Republican Leader from March 2000 through January 2004.
In 2004, Cox successfully ran again for the state Senate, this time in the 1st district. His district included all or portions of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Placer, Plumas, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Sacramento and Sierra Counties. He served on the following Senate committees:[1]
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 University of San Diego in 1961 and a master's degree from Golden Gate University 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 prostate cancer.[2] [3]