Dan Cox | |
|---|---|
 Cox in 2020 | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 4th district | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – January 11, 2023 Serving with Barrie Ciliberti and Jesse Pippy | |
| Preceded by | David E. Vogt III |
| Succeeded by | April Fleming Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Lewis Cox August 9, 1974 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Valerie Cox (m. 1996) |
| Children | 10 |
| Education | |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Campaign website |
Daniel Lewis Cox (born August 9, 1974) is an American far-right[1] politician and lawyer who was a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the fourth district from 2019 to 2023.[2] He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election,[3] which he lost in a landslide, and had been endorsed by former president Donald Trump.[4] 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.[5][6]
Cox is an election denier, who has continuously espoused the disproven conspiracy theory that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was marred by fraud.[3][7][8]
- ^ Janesch, Sam (June 21, 2022). "Pennsylvania's far-right, Trump-endorsed candidate was nominated for governor. Is Maryland's next?". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Daniel L. Cox, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 26, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Gomez, Henry (July 19, 2022). "Trump-backed election denier Dan Cox wins Maryland's GOP primary for governor". NBC News. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Trump endorses Maryland gubernatorial candidate who called Pence 'a traitor' during Jan. 6 riot; rips Hogan". FOX 5 DC. November 22, 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Cox2024was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shepherd, Katie; Asbury, Nicole; Portnoy, Jenna (May 14, 2024). "April McClain Delaney to face Neil Parrott in Md. 6th District in Nov". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris (July 20, 2022). "Another election denier just won a big GOP primary". CNN. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Janesch, Sam (September 6, 2022). "Maryland Senate GOP leader declines to endorse gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox during election push". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
Those nominees include Cox, a 2020 election denier who won his primary largely because of his support from former President Donald Trump.