Stanley Cox
Stanley Cox (b. December 26, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 52 from 2007 to 2015. Cox did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Cox earned his B.A. in political science from Central Missouri State University and J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His professional experience includes working as an attorney in private practice, and as the prosecuting attorney of Pettis County from 1979 to 1982. Cox served as a Captain in the Missouri Army National Guard, and in the Army in Korea from 1971 to 1973.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cox served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Elections |
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cox served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Election |
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Rules |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cox served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Crime Prevention |
| • Rules, Vice chair |
| • Election |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
Campaign themes
2012
Cox's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "I will oppose any return to these types of cutbacks and I will support full funding of the State Funding Formula or as close to full funding as possible. We owe it to our children to provide a quality education."
Missouri Agriculture
- Excerpt: "I believe the State has a role in promoting other uses of our agriculture products such as E-85 and Biodiesel. I promise to help keep as one of our State Goals the promotion of what Missouri farmers and ranchers grow and produce."
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "I pledge to work to make Missouri a more desirable place to locate, grow or expand businesses that will create the jobs that our citizens want."
State Taxes
- Excerpt: "I pledge to oppose any new state taxes without a vote of the people. The working man and women need a break from the burden of taxes."
Value of Life
- Excerpt: "I am morally committed to support all efforts to protect the unborn, the elderly and the infirm."
Elections
2012
Cox won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 52. Cox ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Phyllis Sue Domann (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Stanley Cox Incumbent |
62.2% | 7,998 | |
| Democratic | Phyllis Sue Domann | 37.8% | 4,854 | |
| Total Votes | 12,852 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Cox won election to the Missouri House of Representatives.[4][5]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 118 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Stanley Cox (R)
|
7,057 | |||
| Raymond Kinney (D) | 3,092 | |||
| Curtis Shipman (C) | 492 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Cox ran for District 118 of the Missouri House of Representatives, beating Stan Bowlin.[6]
Cox raised $50,619 for his campaign.[7]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 118 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Stanley Cox (R) | 8,709 | 57.1% | ||
| Stan Bowlin (D) | 6,533 | 42.9% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Cox is married with two children.[8]
Judicial career
Cox was a 2014 candidate for the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri.[9][10]
Judicial elections
2014
Cox ran for election to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.
Primary: He was defeated in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014, receiving 40.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Jeff Mittelhauser. [9][10]
Awards and associations
- 1991-2006: Board member, Pettis County Fire Protection District
- 1991-1997: Board of Regents, Central Missouri State University
- Two terms as president
- 1995: "Scouter Extraordinary" Award, Osage Trails District - Boy Scouts of America
- Two-time "Legislator of the Year," Missouri Prosecuting Attorney's Association
- Wesley United Methodist Church
- Sedalia Rotary Club
- VFW Post #2591
- Voiture 333, 40 & 8
- Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America
- "Scouting for Food" chairman
- "John C. Ryan Award"[11][12]
Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 8 through May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 30.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Stanley Cox | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Missouri |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Cox was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Missouri.[13] In Missouri’s presidential primary election on March 15, 2016, Donald Trump won 37 delegates, and Ted Cruz won 15 delegates. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Cox was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Missouri's Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[14]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Missouri to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions on April 30, 2016, and at the state convention on May 20-21, 2016. Missouri delegates were bound on the first ballot at the national convention unless their candidate "releases his or her delegates, dies, withdraws or becomes inactive," according to Missouri GOP bylaws.
Missouri primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Missouri, 2016
| Missouri Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 1,681 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.4% | 3,361 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.9% | 8,233 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
40.8% | 383,631 | 37 | |
| Marco Rubio | 6.1% | 57,244 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 40.6% | 381,666 | 15 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 732 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 615 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 10.1% | 94,857 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 1,777 | 0 | |
| Jim Lynch | 0% | 100 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,148 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.3% | 3,225 | 0 | |
| Totals | 939,270 | 52 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Missouri had 52 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. The state's district-level and at-large delegates were both allocated on a proportional basis. The plurality winner in each congressional district received all three of the district's delegates, as well as two at-large delegates. The remaining nine at-large delegates were allocated to the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's district-level and at-large delegates.[15][16] In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[15][16]
Recent news
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See also
- Missouri House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Missouri state legislative districts
- Missouri General Assembly
- Missouri judicial elections
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court
- Courts in Missouri
External links
- Office website
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Profile from Open States
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
- Columbia Daily Tribune, "Missouri's judge plan a failure," March 11, 2012
- The Sedalia Weekly Observer, "Rep. Cox to run for Division 6 circuit judge," September 17, 2013
- Columbia Daily Tribune, "Missouri’s judge plan is a failure," March 11, 2012
- Stan Cox: Judge - Division 6
Footnotes
- ↑ "stancox," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri Primary Election - 2010 Primary Election," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri General Election - November 2, 2010 General Election," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri General Election - 2008 General Election," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Cox, Stanley," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Stanley Cox's Biography," accessed December 19, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 SedaliaDemocrat.com, “Filing opens for county, state races,” February 26, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 KSISRadio.com, "Pettis County Election Results: August 5, 2014," August 5, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Stan Cox: Judge - Division 6, accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Missouri GOP, "National Convention delegate election results," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Missouri House of Representatives District 52 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Stanley Cox (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Missouri House of Representatives District 118 2007–2013 |
Succeeded by Ben Harris (D) |
