Zachary Cook

Zachary J. Cook^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 56 from his January 16, 2009 appointment by Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. C. Williams until 2022.^[3]

Zachary Cook
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 56th[1] district
In office January 16, 2009 – December 31, 2022
Preceded by	W. C. Williams
Succeeded by	Harlan Vincent
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Ruidoso, New Mexico
Alma mater	University of New Mexico School of Law
Profession	Attorney

Education

Cook graduated from University of New Mexico School of Law.^[3]

Elections

• 2012 Cook was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,882 votes^[4] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 7,721 votes.^[5]
• 2010 Cook was unopposed for both the June 1, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,007 votes^[6] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,620 votes.^[7]

Notable legislation

In 2015, Cook introduced H.B 560, a bill to end civil asset forfeiture, replacing it with criminal asset forfeiture. The bill was signed into law on April 10, 2015.^[8][9][10]