| 词条 | Byron Cook (politician) |
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|image = | honorific-prefix = | name = Byron Cook | honorific-suffix = | state_house = Texas | state = Texas | district = 8th | term_start =2003 | term_end=January 8, 2019 | preceded=Paul Sadler | succeeded =Cody Harris | party =Republican | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1954|4|8}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place= | spouse = | children= | parents= | residence =Corsicana, Navarro County Texas | alma_mater = Navarro College (A.A., 1974) | occupation=Rancher; Businessman | website = byroncook.com }}Byron Curtis Cook (born April 8, 1954) is an American businessman, rancher, and Republican politician from his native Corsicana in east central Texas, who is a former state representative for District 8, which encompasses the counties of Anderson, Freestone, Hill, and Navarro. In October 2017, Cook announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018.[1] Early life and educationCook graduated from Navarro College, a community college, with an associate's degree in 1974.[2] Cook's father, the late Leland P. Cook, was the former circulation manager for the Corsicana Daily Sun. Leland left the newspaper to start a family business. In 1986, he and Cook founded Tradewest, a now-defunct video game company and licensee of several Nintendo games, including Double Dragon, Battletoads, and Super Off Road.[3][4] Texas House of RepresentativesCook served as the chairman of the Texas House State Affairs Committee and as a member of the Texas House Calendars Committee. He is also a member of the Texas House Republican Caucus and Texas Conservative Coalition. Cook has also served in past legislative sessions as chairman of the Texas House Committees on Civil Practices and the Committee on Environmental Regulation; and as a member of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission. During the 2015 Texas legislative session, Cook, considered a Moderate Republican, filed a bill to allow illegal immigrants to obtain one-year driving permits, which received pushback from lawmakers within the state.[5] Cook is one of two named investor victims in securities fraud charges filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2015. Cook and Paxton had earlier been friends who served together in the Texas House of Representatives.[6] On March 22, 2017, Cook asked an activist from Waxahachie to leave the Texas State Capitol as she was filming a governmental meeting.[7] She was charged with trespassing in spite of the Texas Open Meetings Act.[7] 2016 primary electionIn the March 2016 Republican primary, Cook defeated Thomas McNutt, a Tea Party challenger and an heir of the Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana.[8] Cook won nomination to his eighth term by 225 votes, 14,421 (50.4 percent) to McNutt's 14,196 (49.6 percent).[9] McNutt's campaign claimed that there was voter fraud in Hill County during the primary.[10][11] After investigation, the Hill County Election Administration Board and the Hill County Election Administrator declared that there was no voter fraud in the primary.[12] McNutt ran again in the 2018 primary but lost the nomination to Cook's preferred successor, Cody Harris, who then prevailed in the general election, 36,471 votes (78.3 percent) to 10,136 (21.7 percent) for the Democrat Wesley D. Ratcliff.[13] Personal lifeCook and his wife, Kay, have two daughters.[14] Outside of his political career, Cook is a businessman and rancher.[15] {{Portalbar|Biography|Texas|Politics|Business and Economics}}References1. ^{{cite news|title=State Rep. Byron Cook Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election|url=http://www.palestineherald.com/news/state-rep-byron-cook-announces-he-will-not-seek-re/article_5d259034-b9a2-11e7-8e39-839255d5d56c.html|accessdate=25 October 2017|publisher=Palestine Herald-Press|date=October 25, 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_news/cook-barton-to-address-navarro-graduates/article_b2a0a940-ab97-5f06-ab25-59b4f6602ef3.html|title=Cook, Barton To Address Navarro Graduates|publisher=Corsicana Daily Sun|first=Bob |last=Belcher |date= May 7, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/117032/Tradewest_Founder_Leland_Cook_Passes_Away.php|title=Tradewest Founder Leland Cook Passes Away|publisher=Gamasutra |first=Kris |last=Graft |date=November 17, 2009|access-date= July 23, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/midway-games-ltd-rebranded-tradewest-games-by-new-owner|title=Midway Rebranded Tradewest Games By New Owner|publisher=Gamer Network|first=Kath |last=Brice |date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-13/bill-would-allow-some-undocumented-immigrants-get-driving-permits#.VpWqeH0rKVM|title=Bill Would Allow Some Undocumented Immigrants To Get Driving Permits|first=Enrique |last=Rangel|date=March 14, 2015|access-date=July 23, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Manny|title=Securities Fraud Charges Bring Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, to County Jail|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/us/securities-fraud-charges-bring-texas-attorney-general-to-county-jail.html|accessdate=26 July 2016|publisher=New York Times|date=August 3, 2015}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Whitely|first1=Jason|title=Activist arrested at Capitol likely has law on her side|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/activist-arrested-at-the-capitol-likely-has-law-on-her-side/429052859|accessdate=May 3, 2017|work=WFAA|date=April 20, 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://thomasmcnutt.com/the-genesis-behind-byron-cooks-signature-legislation-this-session-endorses-mcnutt/ |title=Recent News: The Genesis Behind Byron Cook’s Signature Legislation This Session Endorses McNutt |publisher=thomasmcnutt.com |accessdate=December 28, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist273_state.htm|title=Race Summary Report: 2016 Republican Party Primary Election|date=March 1, 2016|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 27, 2016}} 10. ^{{cite news|last1=Blanchard|first1=Bobby|title=Up to 1,700 votes unaccounted for in close Texas House primary race|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20160721-up-to-1700-votes-unaccounted-for-in-close-texas-house-primary-race.ece|accessdate=26 July 2016|publisher=Dallas Morning News|date=July 21, 2016}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Pattani|first1=Aneri|title=Texas AG Asked to Investigate Hill County Elections|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/21/texas-ag-investigate-hill-county-elections/|accessdate=26 July 2016|publisher=The Texas Tribune|date=July 21, 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web| url=http://quorumreport.com/quorum_report_daily_buzz_2016/hill_county_officials_reject_allegations_of_voter__buzziid25608.html| title=Hill County officials reject allegations of voter fraud and welcome AG review| author=Scott Braddock| date=August 16, 2016| publisher=Quorum Report| access-date=November 27, 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=8370&id=374|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 18, 2018}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kwtx.com/centraltexasvotes/home/misc/15138201.html|title=Byron Cook Texas House Biography|publisher=KWTX |access-date=July 23, 2016}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/05/cook-mcnutt-see-red-race-hd-8-contest/|title=Bongs, Fruitcakes Energize Central Texas House Race|publisher=The Texas Tribune |first=Julian |last=Aguilar |date=February 5, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2016}} External links
before=Paul Sadler| title=Texas State Representative for District 8 Byron Curtis Cook| years=2003–2019| after=Cody Harris}} {{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Byron (politician)}} 9 : 1954 births|Living people|Members of the Texas House of Representatives|Texas Republicans|Navarro College alumni|People from Corsicana, Texas|Ranchers from Texas|Businesspeople from Texas|21st-century American politicians |
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