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COOK, Merrill (1946-2026)

Republican of Utah

2nd congressional district

Served in House 1997-2001

Total roll-call votes cast: 2,142

Biography

Representative from Utah; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 6, 1946; graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1964; B.A. University of Utah, 1969; M.B.A. Harvard University School of Business, 1971; management consultant and budget analyst, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1971-1973; founder and president, Cook Slurry Company, 1973-2015; unsuccessful Independent candidate for Governor of Utah in 1988; unsuccessful Independent candidate for Governor of Utah in 1992; unsuccessful Independent candidate for election to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2001); unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000; unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002; unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006; unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008; unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2010.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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