Tom Cox (Kansas politician)

Tom Cox

Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 17th district
In office January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Brett Hildabrand
Succeeded by	Jo Ella Hoye

Personal details
Born	(1985-08-03) August 3, 1985 (age 36) Shawnee, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Tom Cox (August 3, 1985) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 17th District in Johnson County, Kansas.^[1]

Career[]

A resident of Shawnee, Kansas, he was elected in 2016 and reelected in 2018. During his tenure, Cox served as vice chairman of the House Insurance Committee.^[2]

He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and has worked in business in Kansas and in San Diego, California.^[3] He ran unsuccessfully for the 10th district in the Kansas Senate challenging Mike Thompson in the August 2020 Republican primary.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ "Meet Tom". Tom Cox Website. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
^ "Representative Tom Cox". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
^ "Meet Tom". Tom Cox Website. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
^ Jay Senter (2019-05-07). "Rep. Tom Cox announces he's running for Mary Pilcher-Cook's seat in Kansas Senate". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
^ Kansas Secretary of State (2020-06-01). "Kansas 2020 Primary Election Results". Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

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