Dwight Cook

Dwight Cook
North Dakota State Senate District 34
Incumbent
In office
1997 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2016
Years in position	16
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$152/day
Per diem	Up to $1,351/month for lodging
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Appointed	1997
Term limits	N/A
Military service
Service/branch	North Dakota Air National Guard
Personal
Religion	Lutheran
Websites
Office website

Dwight Cook is a Republican member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing the 34th District since his appointment in 1997.

Cook served in the North Dakota Air National Guard. He is currently the owner of Cook Industrial Sales.

Cook attended Glyndon-Felton High School as well as North Dakota State University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cook served on the following committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Finance and Taxation
• Government and Veterans Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cook served on these committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Finance and Taxation
• Government and Veterans Affairs

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cook served on these committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2009
• Finance and Taxation
• Government and Veterans Affairs

Elections

2012

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Cook ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 34. Cook ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. He defeated Stacey J. Bendish in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

North Dakota State Senate, District 34, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dwight Cook Incumbent	61.9%	4,129
	Democratic	Stacey J. Bendish	37.9%	2,531
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	12
Total Votes				6,672

2008

On November 4, 2008, Cook was re-elected to the 34th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Arnold Zins (D). Cook raised $8,700 for his campaign, while Zins raised $11,450.

North Dakota Senate, District 34 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Dwight Cook (R)		4,083
Arnold Zins (D)		3,203

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008, cook collected $8,700 in donations.

These were the largest contributors.

Donor	Amount
NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY	$1,000
LIGNITE ENERGY COUNCIL	$1,000
BISMARK MANDAN REALTORS	$700

Personal

Cook and his wife Shirley have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Biography from the North Dakota State Senate website
• Legislative profile Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	North Dakota State Senate District 34 1997–present	Succeeded by NA