Fred Cox

Fred Cox
Utah House of Representatives District 32
Former member
In office
2011 - 2013
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$117/day
Per diem	$95/day for lodging, $61/day for meals
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Appointed	January 10, 2011
Appointed by	Governor Gary Herbert
Term limits	N/A
Education
Associate's	Utah Technical College
Personal
Profession	Architect
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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Fred C. Cox is a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 32 from 2011 to 2013. He was elected to be the party nominee in a special election on January 6, 2011 to replace Ron Bigelow who announced on December 22, 2010 he was to be the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget as of January 1, 2011. Cox was appointed January 10, 2011 by Governor Gary Herbert and completed Bigelow's term in 2012.

Cox has served as a State Republican Delegate, an elected member of the State Republican Central Committee representing Salt Lake County, the Salt Lake County Republican House District 32 Chair, and a campaign volunteer and/or consultant for several state and local races starting in 1994. He has been involved in government affairs for both AIA Utah and ChamberWest Regional Chamber of Commerce along with church based community service.

Issues

Campaign themes

Cox's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Economy

• Excerpt:"The Economy will grow when Government will allow it. In many cases Government is holding business growth back through too many regulations."

Fiscal Responsibility

• Excerpt:"With the currently available resources, Utah does not have enough money for the demands for Public Education, Transportation, Water, Public Safety, Energy and others. Raising Taxes isn't the answer as that can create bigger government and slower economic growth."

Energy Independence

• Excerpt:"Utah has many resources that we are not using, but we still import energy."

Education Excellence

• Excerpt:"As a taxpayer and architect, I see the money spent on buildings and will continue to advocate for an improved balance between cost savings and quality to the process. I would hope we can reduce costs while still maintaining the quality and also increase the value and number or size of projects."

Civility

• Excerpt:"We should play a role as responsible citizens in our communities, including becoming informed about issues and voting in elections."

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cox served on the following committees:

• Judiciary Committee, Utah House of Representatives
• Public Utilities and Technology Committee, Utah House of Representatives
• Subcommittee on Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations

Elections

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Cox ran for election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 30. Cox was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and was defeated by District 29 incumbent Janice Fisher (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Utah House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice Fisher Incumbent	51.7%	5,385
	Republican	Fred Cox Incumbent	48.3%	5,029
Total Votes				10,414

Recent news

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Fred Cox News Feed

• IRS Apologizes For Targeting Conservative Groups In 2012 Election - Huffington Post
• Campaign Watchdogs Call For FEC Probe Of Broken Contribution Limits - Huffington Post
• Summer Movie Release Schedule - New York Times
• SEC Petition For Corporate Political Spending Rule Reaches Half-Million ... - Huffington Post
• Salt Lake City doctor charged with killing ex-wife to make first court appearance - The Republic
• Bob Perry Dead: Major Republican Party Donor Dies At 80 - Huffington Post - Huffington Post
• SLC doctor charged with murder appears in court - Cache Valley Daily

External links

• State of Utah House of Representatives Fred C. Cox (R)
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart

References

Political offices
Preceded by Ron Bigelow (R)	Utah House of Representatives District 32 2011-2013	Succeeded by LaVar Christensen (R)