Dan Cox
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Daniel Lewis Cox (born August 9, 1974) is an American politician and lawyer who was a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the fourth district from 2019 to 2023.[1] He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election,[2] which he lost in a landslide, and had been endorsed by former president Donald Trump.[3] In 2024, Cox unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th congressional district, losing to former state delegate Neil Parrott in the Republican primary election.[4][5]
Dan Cox | |
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 4th district | |
In office January 9, 2019 – January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | David E. Vogt III |
Succeeded by | April Fleming Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Lewis Cox (1974-08-09) August 9, 1974 (age 49) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Valerie Cox (m. 1996) |
Children | 10 |
Education | University of Maryland University College (BS) Regent University (JD) |
Signature | |
Website | Campaign website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Civil Air Patrol |
Rank | Captain |
Cox is part of the far-right[6][7][8] and is an election denier, promoting the disproven conspiracy theory that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was marred by fraud.[2][9][10]