Josh Cockroft

Josh Cockroft
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent
In office
November 17, 2010 - Present
Term ends
November 18, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$38,400/year
Per diem	$147/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	12 years total in state legislative chambers
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Josh Cockroft is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing the 27 District. Cockroft joined the house in 2010.

He is one of two 21-year-old representatives elected to serve in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Elise Hall being the other. He has been active with the Young Republicans and youth to develop leadership skills with TeenPact across the state.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Oklahoma Committee Assignments, 2013
• Calendar
• Energy and Aerospace
• General Government
• Transportation

2011-2012

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

Oklahoma Committee Assignments, 2011
• Government Modernization
• Public Safety
• Transportation

Elections

2012

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012

Cockroft ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Oklahoma House District 27. He ran unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Randy R Gilbert in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh Cockroft Incumbent	61.9%	8,072
	Democratic	Randy R Gilbert	38.1%	4,966
Total Votes				13,038

2010

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010

Cockroft defeated three opponents in the Republican primary on July 27, defeating his closest rival Richard Bennett by a margin of 744-456. Cockroft also won an August 24 primary runoff election, defeating Bennet by a margin of 1,138-456. Cockroft defeated Chris Odneal (D) in the general election.

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 27
Candidates		Votes
Josh Cockroft (R)		5,667
Chris Odneal (D)		3,810

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Cockroft raised a total of $55,302 in campaign funds. His top contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Robson, Joe	$5,000
Oklahomans for a Healthy Future	$5,000
Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists	$5,000
Meinders, Herman	$5,000

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External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign Website
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Shane Jett (R)	Oklahoma House of Representatives - District 27 2010–present	Succeeded by NA

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