Dwight Cook (December 14, 1951 – January 7, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the

North Dakota Senate The North Dakota State Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives. Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative distri ...

for the 34th district from 1997 to 2020. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was a member of the finance and taxation committee from 2009 until his retirement, and was known for his work on balancing the state's sources of tax revenue. He also worked on the sharing of tax revenue from energy extraction between the state and tribal governments. Cook lived in

Mandan The Mandan () are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains who have lived for centuries primarily in what is now North Dakota. They are enrolled in the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. About half of the Mandan still ...

with his wife Shirley. Cook died on January 7, 2024, at the age of 72.Former State Senator Dwight Cook passes away
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1951 births 2024 deaths Republican Party North Dakota state senators People from Moorhead, Minnesota 21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly {{NorthDakota-politician-stub