Charlie Cook

Charlie Cook
Cook in 2010
Born	Charles Edward Cook Jr. (1953-11-20) November 20, 1953 (age 70) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	Georgetown University (BA)
Occupation	Political analyst
Known for	The Cook Political Report
Spouse	Lucy Cook ​ (m. 1982)​

Charles Edward Cook Jr. (born November 20, 1953) is an American political analyst who specializes in election forecasts and political trends.

Cook writes election forecasts and rankings in the publication he founded, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, and in other media. He is a political analyst for the National Journal and since 1994 with NBC.^{[citation needed]} Cook writes two columns for National Journal, "The Cook Report" for the main publication and "Off to the Races" for the online National Journal Congress Daily.^{[citation needed]} Since the 1984 US presidential election, Cook has provided election night commentary for various television networks.^{[citation needed]}