'''John H. CoxCocks''' is a [[conservative]] talk show host and businessman from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] running for [[President of the United States]]. He was the first Republican to formally announce his candidacy.<ref>http://students.uis.edu/araut01s/john-cox-announces.html</ref>
A [[millionaire]], Cox is president of the Cox Financial Group in [[Chicago]], a privately held business. He has previously run for political office several times, for the [[U.S. Congress]], [[U.S. Senate]], and Cook County Recorder of Deeds. He lost the Republican primaries for both the Congress and Senate races, and lost the Cook County Recorder of Deeds race where he carried 41% of the vote against the Democratic Party incumbent. He has served as president of the Cook County Republican Party and on the boards of several charities including the [[USO]].