West Cox | |
State House: | South Carolina |
District: | 10th |
Term Start: | November 12, 2018 |
Term End: | December 6, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Joshua A. Putnam |
Successor: | Thomas Beach |
Birth Name: | Westley Paul Cox |
Birth Date: | 15 December 1986 |
Birth Place: | West Pelzer, South Carolina |
Profession: | Attorney |
Alma Mater: | Clemson University (B.A.) University of South Carolina (J.D.) |
Party: | Republican |
Westley Paul Cox (born December 15, 1986) is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 10th District, who served from 2018 to 2022.[1] He is a member of the Republican Party.[2]
Cox is a member of the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee and the Operations and Management Committee.[1]
Cox was the only Republican to run in 2018, so there was no Republican primary.
Cox was born in West Pelzer and currently resides in Piedmont. He graduated from Clemson University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2014.[1] He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in November 2014.[3] He is married to Caroline Alex, with whom he has one child.[1] Cox is an attorney.[4]