John H. Cox

John H. Cox REPRepublican

American attorney, businessman, broadcaster, and political activist

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John H. CoxREPRepublican American attorney, businessman, broadcaster, and political activist
68
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ILResidence (state)

John Herman Cox (né Kaplan; born July 15, 1955) is an American businessman, housing developer, and political activist, who has run for public office several times, mostly recently for Governor of California as a Republican Party candidate.Cox began his political career as a Democrat, as he ran to be a delegate to that party's 1976 National Convention. He later became a Republican in Illinois, running for a congressional seat in 2000, United States Senate in 2002, Cook County Recorder of Deeds in 2004, and President of the United States in 2008. After moving to California, he proposed the California is not for Sale initiative to combat corruption. Cox became the Republican nominee in the 2018 California gubernatorial election, after placing second in the state's June 5 nonpartisan blanket primary. On November 6, 2018, he lost to Democrat Gavin Newsom in the state's biggest gubernatorial landslide since 1950. Cox was a candidate in the unsuccessful 2021 California gubernatorial recall election, placing 5th with a total of 4.4% of the vote.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Chicago–Kent College of Law
Harold L. Richards High School
Illinois Institute of Technology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Founder
Equity Property Management
1995 - Current
Founder
Cox Financial Group Limited
1985 - Current
Founder
John H. Cox and Associates Limited
1981 - Current
Attorney
Coopers and Lybrand
1980 - 1981
Other Experience1 - 8 of 8
Board Member
FireWorks for Kids Foundation
Board Member
United Service Organizations
Experience
United Charities Rebuilding Together
Experience
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Experience
American Cancer Society
Founder
Christmas in April - North Suburban Chicago Chapter
Chairman
Midwest Coalition for Tax Reform and Economic Growth
Co-Chair
Illinois Branch for the Coalition for the Modernization and Protection of America's Social Security System