Kirk Cox

Kirk Cox
55th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 10, 2018 – January 8, 2020
Preceded byBill Howell
Succeeded byEileen Filler-Corn
Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
December 5, 2010 – January 10, 2018
Preceded byMorgan Griffith
Succeeded byTodd Gilbert
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 66th district
In office
January 10, 1990 – January 12, 2022
Preceded byChip Dicks
Succeeded byMike Cherry
Personal details
Born
Marvin Kirkland Cox

(1957-08-17) August 17, 1957 (age 67)
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie Kirkendall
Children4
EducationRichard Bland College (AS)
James Madison University (BS)
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WebsiteCampaign website

Marvin Kirkland Cox (born August 17, 1957) is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022, representing the 66th District. From 2018 to 2020, he served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates.[1][2] Cox served as House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2018 and House Majority Whip from 2004 to 2010.

In October 2020, Cox filed papers to establish a campaign committee preparing to seek the Republican nomination for Governor of Virginia, but said he would not formally announce until after the November presidential election.[3] On November 17, 2020, Cox formally launched his campaign for governor.[4] On May 11, 2021 he conceded to Glenn Youngkin, after finishing fourth in the Republican convention held on May 8, 2021.[5][6]

  1. ^ Report, Contributed. "Delegate Kirk Cox elected as the next Speaker of the House". The Progress. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ^ "Va. House Speaker William Howell, a pragmatic Republican, will not run again". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. ^ "Ex-House Speaker files papers to run for Governor," Virginia Lawyers Weekly Oct. 12, 2020 p. 5
  4. ^ Times-Dispatch, MEL LEONOR Richmond. "Cox formally announces run for governor, pledging to fight 'big-government worldview'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. ^ "Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021 (May 8 Republican convention)".
  6. ^ "Glenn Youngkin is the GOP nominee for governor".