www.cox2008.comHe was the first person to announce he was running for President. I say it is a shame for him not to be allowed in the GOP debates. He built campaign organizations in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
Biography of John Cox
John Cox was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois in 1955 and was raised in the south suburbs of Chicago.
His mother, Priscilla, raised John on her own after his birth father walked out on them both shortly after John's birth. She taught in the public schools while they lived on Chicago's tough south side in a small apartment.
John's mother later remarried, and his stepfather, Thomas Cox, was a lifelong postal employee. Both parents often spoke of the waste and inefficiency in the public school system and in the post office - both government-run monopolies.
He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with honors and a degree in Accounting and Political Science. While attending night school at ITT/Chicago Kent College of Law, John landed his first job with the prestigious accounting firm of Coopers and Lybrand.
After graduating with high honors in 1980, he worked as an associate at a prestigious law firm before starting his own practice.
He opened a law and accounting firm in 1981. An investment advisory firm, real estate management company and a venture capital firm soon followed.
In the 1990's, John led the investment group that purchased Jays Foods, a major regional potato chip manufacturer, saving over 600 local jobs. He recruited and led a team of professional managers who turned a $17 million loss into a $3 million profit in less than a year.
He is a long-time Republican activist. He has served as president of the Cook County Republican Party and was on the state steering committee for former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp's presidential run in 1988.
John himself ran for the GOP nomination in the 10th Congressional District in Illinois in 2000; the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in 2002; and, while acting as the President of the Cook County Republican Party demonstrated his commitment to the turnaround effort of that beleaguered organization by serving as the GOP nominee for Cook County Recorder of Deeds in 2004, winning newspaper endorsements for his plan to get rid of the office once elected.
He has served on a local school board, a zoning board and on the boards of charities such as the American Cancer Society, Boy's Hope/Girls Hope and United Charities.
John created a chapter of Rebuilding Together, a nationwide charitable organization that is dedicated to renovating homes for low-income, elderly, disabled, and families with children. Seeing the need for the program in his community, John recruited a board and formed the Christmas in April - North Suburban Chicago Chapter.
John currently sits on the board of the USO and FireWorks for Kids Foundation.
He serves as the Co-Chairman of the Illinois Branch for the Coalition for the Modernization and Protection of America's Social Security system and as Chairman of the Midwest Coalition for Tax Reform and Economic Growth.
John is the father of four daughters; Sarah, Stephanie, Shannon and Julianne, John has been deeply involved in their education and other activities, serving as a soccer and basketball coach and tutoring at school and many other activities.
He and his wife, the former Sarah Hall, reside in Chicago.
He is the author of three publications, "Campaign for Prosperity and Renewal", "A Blueprint for the Renewal and Rebirth of the Illinois Republican Party" and he has just completed his new book on changing American politics by bringing back statesmanship: Politic$, Inc.
Upset Brewing In Georgia
Major campaign upset brewing in Georgia's 10th DistrictWith 98 percent of precincts reporting, Republican physician Paul Broun, Jr. holds a
narrow 371-vote lead over GOP state senator Jim Whitehead in the runoff election to replace the late Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.) and will likely be the next Congressman from Georgia's 10th District. If that lead holds, it would be one of the more stunning upsets in recent Congressional campaign history. Whitehead held a significant financial edge over Broun throughout the campaign and snagged many key endorsements, including from Norwood’s widow, Gloria. He finished 23 points ahead of Broun in the special election, making it seemingly impossible for Broun to cobble together a majority for the runoff. But this race appears like it hinged more on geography -- and less on money and organization. While Whitehead won 73 percent of his home base in Augusta, Broun won overwhelmingly with 89 percent of the vote in the Athens area and carried most of the other counties in the district.Given the closeness of the runoff – the two candidates are separated by less than a percentage point margin – it appears there will be a recount. But assuming the results remain the same, there will likely be recriminations in the Whitehead campaign, who thought they had the race in the bag after an overwhelming special election first-place finish.
McCain, Edwards Slip In New Hampshire.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Democratic and Republican presidential front-runners held their spots in a new CNN/WMUR poll of
New Hampshire voters, but further back in the pack, the field has shifted on each side.
Among Democratic contenders, Sen.
Hillary Clinton wields a solid lead over Sen.
Barack Obama, with the former first lady claiming the support of 36 percent of Granite State voters. Obama trailed with 27 percent. (
Full poll results [PDF])
But former Sen.
John Edwards, the party’s vice presidential nominee in 2004, slipped to a statistical tie with New Mexico Gov.
Bill Richardson in the latest poll, which was conducted between July 9 and Tuesday. Edwards had drawn 14 percent support in the previous poll, conducted in June, but came in at 9 percent in the new survey, while Richardson came in at 11 percent in both surveys. (
See June’s Democatic poll)
And on the Republican side, Sen.
John McCain slipped 8 percentage points since June (
See June’s GOP poll) in the state where he upset now-President Bush during the 2000 presidential campaign. At 12 percent, McCain trails former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney, who leads the pack with 34 percent; former New York Mayor
Rudy Giuliani, with 20 percent; and former Sen. Fred Thompson, who has not yet officially entered the race, with 13 percent. Thompson ran fourth in the June poll.
Romney gained five percentage points in the most recent poll; Giuliani dropped 2, and Thompson gained 1.
New Hampshire holds the nation’s first presidential primary, scheduled for Jan. 22, 2008. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, had a sampling error of 5.5 percentage points.
Only 7 percent of the 307 Republican primary voters and 10 percent of Democrats said they had settled on a candidate. And 38 percent of the Republicans polled said they could never support the Arizona senator, compared to 30 percent for Thompson, 22 percent for Giuliani and 17 percent for Romney.
On the Democratic side, 16 percent of the 333 voters surveyed said they would not consider voting for Clinton under any circumstances; 15 percent said the same about Obama, and 24 percent viewed Edwards as unacceptable.
Eight Democrats and 10 Republicans are currently in the wide-open race for the White House.
Among the second-tier Democratic candidates, Sen.
Joseph Biden of Delaware drew 4 percent support; Rep.
Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, 3 percent; and the remaining two, Connecticut Sen.
Christopher Dodd and former Sen.
Mike Gravel of Alaska drew less than 1 percent.
Among second-tier Republicans, former Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabee and Rep.
Ron Paul of Texas were tied at 2 percent; Rep.
Tom Tancredo of Colorado and former Wisconsin Gov.
Tommy Thompson each had 1 percent; and Sen.
Sam Brownback of Kansas and Rep.
Duncan Hunter of California had less than 1 percent support.
