Fred Cox (politician)

Fred C. Cox (born 1961) is a Republican former member of the Utah State House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in 2015 to 2016 and the 32nd District from 2011 to 2012.

Fred C. Cox
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 30th district
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016
Preceded byJanice Fisher
Succeeded byMichael K. Winder
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
January 10, 2011 – December 31, 2012
Preceded byRon C. Bigelow
Personal details
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Aleta
ResidenceWest Valley City, Utah
Alma materSalt Lake Community College
OccupationArchitect

Early life and career

Cox is a Utah native and lifelong resident of Salt Lake County. He attended the University of Utah and Utah Technical College (now Salt Lake Community College), graduating with an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology. He started his own architectural firm in West Valley City, UT in 1996.[1]

Political career

Cox has served as a State Republican Delegate beginning in 2002, is an elected member of the State Republican Central Committee representing Salt Lake County, served briefly as the Salt Lake County Republican House District 32 Chair, and has been 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.[2]

Cox was originally elected to be the party nominee in a special election on January 6, 2011 to replace Ron C. 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 for 2011 and 2012.[3][4] In 2012 Cox ran for the new House District 30 against another incumbent Rep. Janice Fisher and lost in a close race. In 2014 Cox ran for the open seat against Michael D. Lee and won by a very slim margin.

During the 2016 Legislative session, Cox served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Government Operations Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee.[5]

In 2019 and 2020, Cox was the original sponsor, one of five, for the 2019 Utah Tax Referendum. The bill, 2019 SB 2001 was later repealed by the legislature and Governor. 144,675 petition signatures were verified meeting the requirements in 26 of 29 counties with an estimate of between 152,000 and 170,000 signatures gathered. Verification was stopped.[6][7]

In February 2020, Cox announced he was running for Salt Lake County District 2. In April he survived the Republican convention and is in the June primary.[8]

2016 sponsored legislation
Bill Number Bill Title Status
HB0011S02 Referendum Amendments House/ filed - 2/10/2016
HB0065S01 Exemption from Daylight Saving Time House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0069 Qualified Political Party Amendments House/ filed - 2/17/2016
HB0080 Vehicle Impound Amendments House/ filed - 2/18/2016
HB0101S02 Disabled Adult Guardianship Amendments Governor Signed - 3/30/2016
HB0108 Licensing Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0109 Construction Trades Education Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0125 Fire Code Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0152S01 Voted and Board Local Levy Modifications House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0256 Net Metering of Electricity Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0261 Wood Burning Stoves Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0269 Recycling of Copper Wire Governor Signed - 3/28/2016
HB0361 Air Quality Modifications House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HB0429 Specie Legal Tender Amendments House/ filed - 3/10/2016
HJR011 Joint Resolution Designating Utah as a Purple Heart State House/ to Lieutenant Governor - 3/5/2016

[9]

Cox passed three of the bills he introduced in 2016. Two of the bills were added to other bills that also passed. He did not floor sponsored any Senate bills. Cox also passed bills in 2011, 2012 and 2015.[9]

Elections

2014

In 2014, Cox ran for election in House District 30. He won the Republican Party nominee at the County Republican Convention on April 12, 2014 with 68.75% of the vote over Carbon Lundgren.[10] He faced Michael D. Lee, Democratic Party Nominee, in the General Election in November. Cox was behind on election day but won by 47 votes, after 2 weeks when all the votes were counted. Final results were Cox 3,076 votes (50.38%) v Lee 3,029 votes (49.62%) out of 6,105 votes cast.[11][12][13]

2012

Cox ran for election in House District 30 due to redistricting. He ran unopposed in the County Republican Convention on April 21, 2012. In the general election on November 6, 2012, Cox lost to another incumbent Rep. Janice Fisher, from House District 29. Final voting results were Fisher 5,385 votes vs Cox 5,029 votes, 11 write-in votes and 10,425 votes cast.[14]

References
  1. "Fred C. Cox - Utah Bio". www.fredcox4utah.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. Campaign Website, "Utah Representative Fred Cox Bio"
  3. Salt Lake Tribune, "Tea Party to add another ally in Legislature," January 7, 2011
  4. KSL-TV / AP, "Delegates elect Fred Cox to Utah House," January 7, 2011
  5. "Committees". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. Salt Lake Tribune, "Bipartisan Utah group starts voter referendum to repeal new tax reform package," December 16, 2019
  7. Vote.Utah.Gov, "What are the current valid signature totals for a statewide referendum?," February 4, 2020
  8. Salt Lake County Clerk, "2020 Candidates," May 18, 2020
  9. "2016 -- Legislation(House Of Representatives)". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. Salt Lake County Republican Party, "2014 Convention Election Results" April 12, 2014
  11. Utah Lieutenant Governor Elections, "2014 Candidate Filings" March 20, 2014
  12. Salt Lake County Clerk, "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015 GENERAL ELECTION SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH" November 18, 2014
  13. Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Democrats lose 3 House seats they thought they’d won," November 18, 2015
  14. Salt Lake County Clerk, "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012 GENERAL ELECTION SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH" December 11, 2012
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