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{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Kenny Ray Cox
|image=Kenny Ray Cox of LA.jpg
|nationality=[[African American]]
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 23
|term_start=January 9, 2012
|term_end=
|preceded=[[Rick Nowlin]]
|succeeded=
|birth_date=October 2, 1957
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|residence=Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
|death_date=
|death_place=
|resting_place=
|spouse=Candie Cox
|children=Four children
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|religion= [[Christianity|Christian]]
|occupation=Retired [[United States Army]] officer
|alma_mater=Red River Senior High School< br>(Coushatta, Louisiana)
[[Northwestern State University]]<br>
United States Army Command and General Staff College]]
}}
'''Kenny Ray Cox''' (born October 2, 1957)<ref name=pvs/> is a retired [[United States Army]] [[lieutenant colonel]] from Mansfield, [[Louisiana]], who is an [[African--American]] [[Democratic Party |Democrat]]state representative for [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Red River, and DeSoto parishes in the northwestern portion of his state.
==Background==
Cox graduated in 1975 from Red River Senior High School] then known as Coushatta High School, in Coushatta, the seat of government for Red River Parish.<ref name=sabine>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesabineindex.com/index/node/5299|title=Cox runs for State Representative|publisher=''The Sabine Index''|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> He received a bachelor's degree from [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches and graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff Colleg at Fort Leavenworth, [[Kansas]], and the Army Comptroller School. Cox lists his church affiliation as [[Christianity|Christian]]. He and his wife, Candie, have four children.<ref name=pvs/>
==Political life==
In the [[general election]] held on November 19, 2011, Cox unseated the one-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent, [[Rick Nowlin]] of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], who subsequently was elected a year later in 2012 as the first administrative President of Natchitoches Parish. Cox polled 5,556 votes (53.4 percent) to Nowlin's 4,847 (46.6 percent). Nowlin managed to carry Natchitoches Parish but lost decisively to Cox in DeSoto and Red River parishes.<ref>[ouisiana Secretary of State, General election returns, November 19, 2011.</ref>
In the October 22 primary, Nowlin had narrowly led with 5,662 votes (43.6 percent), and Cox trailed with 5,506 votes (42.4 percent). Another Democrat, Ralph Wilson, who also sought the seat in 2007, held the remaining but critical 1,805 ballots (13.9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Nowlin's defeat is attributed in part to his District 23 having become a majority African- American district in the 2011 [[redistricting]] based upon the 2010 [[census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20111023/NEWS01/310230008/Hazel-re-elected-House-District-27-Harris-wins-House-District-25-seat|title=Hazel re-elected in House Distrrict 27; Harris wins House District 25 (Pay article)|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=October 23, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Nowlin later served two terms as the first elected president for Natchitoches Parish.
In 2007, Cox ran unsuccessfully in House District 7 against the Republican [[Richard Burford]] of Stonewall in DeSoto Parish, who was subsequently re-elected in the 2011 primary and became for a time a colleague of Cox. Burford left the House ro run unsuccessfully for the state Senate seat vacated by the term-limited [[Moderate Republican]], Sherri Smith Buffington.
Representative Cox is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the Rural Caucus, and the Democratic Caucus. He sits on these committees: (1) Commerce, (2) Health and Welfare, (3) Labor and Industrial Relations, (4) Military and Veterans Affairs.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93641/kenny-cox#.VTG0OcstEqR|title=Kenny Ray Cox|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>
Though Cox sports ratings under 20 percent from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, he is ranked 100 percent by Louisiana [[Right to Life]]. In 2014, he co-sponsored the requirement that [[abortion]] providers have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics. That same year, he voted to extend the time for implementation of the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. In 2013, he voted to increase judicial pay and for lifetime concealed carry gun permits. In 2012, he voted to prohibit the use of [[cell phone]]s while driving and opposed the use of state tax incentives to recruit a [[National Basketball Association]] team to Louisiana. In 2012, he opposed the requirement for drug testing of welfare recipients and supported a reduction in the number of hours that polling locations remain open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/93641/kenny-cox#.VTG5_MstEqQ|title=Kenny Cox's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:African Americans]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Pro-Life}}
|name= Kenny Ray Cox
|image=Kenny Ray Cox of LA.jpg
|nationality=[[African American]]
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 23
|term_start=January 9, 2012
|term_end=
|preceded=[[Rick Nowlin]]
|succeeded=
|birth_date=October 2, 1957
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|residence=Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
|death_date=
|death_place=
|resting_place=
|spouse=Candie Cox
|children=Four children
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|religion= [[Christianity|Christian]]
|occupation=Retired [[United States Army]] officer
|alma_mater=Red River Senior High School< br>(Coushatta, Louisiana)
[[Northwestern State University]]<br>
United States Army Command and General Staff College]]
}}
'''Kenny Ray Cox''' (born October 2, 1957)<ref name=pvs/> is a retired [[United States Army]] [[lieutenant colonel]] from Mansfield, [[Louisiana]], who is an [[African--American]] [[Democratic Party |Democrat]]state representative for [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Red River, and DeSoto parishes in the northwestern portion of his state.
==Background==
Cox graduated in 1975 from Red River Senior High School] then known as Coushatta High School, in Coushatta, the seat of government for Red River Parish.<ref name=sabine>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesabineindex.com/index/node/5299|title=Cox runs for State Representative|publisher=''The Sabine Index''|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> He received a bachelor's degree from [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches and graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff Colleg at Fort Leavenworth, [[Kansas]], and the Army Comptroller School. Cox lists his church affiliation as [[Christianity|Christian]]. He and his wife, Candie, have four children.<ref name=pvs/>
==Political life==
In the [[general election]] held on November 19, 2011, Cox unseated the one-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent, [[Rick Nowlin]] of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], who subsequently was elected a year later in 2012 as the first administrative President of Natchitoches Parish. Cox polled 5,556 votes (53.4 percent) to Nowlin's 4,847 (46.6 percent). Nowlin managed to carry Natchitoches Parish but lost decisively to Cox in DeSoto and Red River parishes.<ref>[ouisiana Secretary of State, General election returns, November 19, 2011.</ref>
In the October 22 primary, Nowlin had narrowly led with 5,662 votes (43.6 percent), and Cox trailed with 5,506 votes (42.4 percent). Another Democrat, Ralph Wilson, who also sought the seat in 2007, held the remaining but critical 1,805 ballots (13.9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Nowlin's defeat is attributed in part to his District 23 having become a majority African- American district in the 2011 [[redistricting]] based upon the 2010 [[census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20111023/NEWS01/310230008/Hazel-re-elected-House-District-27-Harris-wins-House-District-25-seat|title=Hazel re-elected in House Distrrict 27; Harris wins House District 25 (Pay article)|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=October 23, 2011|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Nowlin later served two terms as the first elected president for Natchitoches Parish.
In 2007, Cox ran unsuccessfully in House District 7 against the Republican [[Richard Burford]] of Stonewall in DeSoto Parish, who was subsequently re-elected in the 2011 primary and became for a time a colleague of Cox. Burford left the House ro run unsuccessfully for the state Senate seat vacated by the term-limited [[Moderate Republican]], Sherri Smith Buffington.
Representative Cox is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the Rural Caucus, and the Democratic Caucus. He sits on these committees: (1) Commerce, (2) Health and Welfare, (3) Labor and Industrial Relations, (4) Military and Veterans Affairs.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93641/kenny-cox#.VTG0OcstEqR|title=Kenny Ray Cox|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>
Though Cox sports ratings under 20 percent from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, he is ranked 100 percent by Louisiana [[Right to Life]]. In 2014, he co-sponsored the requirement that [[abortion]] providers have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics. That same year, he voted to extend the time for implementation of the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. In 2013, he voted to increase judicial pay and for lifetime concealed carry gun permits. In 2012, he voted to prohibit the use of [[cell phone]]s while driving and opposed the use of state tax incentives to recruit a [[National Basketball Association]] team to Louisiana. In 2012, he opposed the requirement for drug testing of welfare recipients and supported a reduction in the number of hours that polling locations remain open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/93641/kenny-cox#.VTG5_MstEqQ|title=Kenny Cox's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Kenny Ray}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:African Americans]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Pro-Life}}