Zachary J. Cook is an American politician and a former Republican member of the

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representing District 56 from his January 16, 2009 appointment by

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. C. Williams until 2022.

Education

Cook graduated from

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Elections

*2012 Cook was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,882 votes and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 7,721 votes. *2010 Cook was unopposed for both the June 1, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,007 votes and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,620 votes.

Notable legislation

In 2015, Cook introduced H.B 560, a bill to end civil

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, replacing it with criminal asset forfeiture. The bill was signed into law on April 10, 2015.

References

External links

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