John H. Cox: Difference between revisions

 

== Political career ==

Originally a Democrat, Cox ran unsuccessfully to be elected as a delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Huffstutter |first1=P. J. |title=Excuse Me, Who Are You? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-05-na-cox5-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=26 March 2023 |date=5 October 2006}}</ref><ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/John_Cox_(California)#cite_note-88 John Cox Biography], ''[[Ballotpedia]]''. Retrieved October 13, 2018.</ref> Cox became a Republican later on, serving on [[Jack Kemp]]'s steering committee in 1987. He later served as president of the Cook County Republican Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OT0w3pE0vc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8OT0w3pE0vc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Travis Allen and John Cox debate conservatism|last=CBS47 KSEE24|date=April 30, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-jenkins-johncox-20171130-story.html|title=Local candidate for governor hopes to carry GOP flag|first=Logan|last=Jenkins|date=November 30, 2017}}</ref> Cox hosted ''The Progressive Conservative'', a twice-weekly [[brokered programming|bought-time]] [[Talk radio|radio talk show]] on low-wattage [[WCKG|WJJG]] 1530 AM in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ilsenate.com/cache.asp?LinkID=62 |title=Talk show hosts aim for U.S. Senate |author=Feder, Robert |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=July 22, 2003 |access-date=November 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208103509/http://www.ilsenate.com/cache.asp?LinkID=62 |archive-date=December 8, 2007}}</ref> Featuring guests like [[Michael Moriarty]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmuuuhp.com/oldnews.htm |title=Michael Moriarty Unofficial, Unauthorized, Unsanctioned Home Page |date=September 21, 2005 |access-date=November 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022085507/http://mmuuuhp.com/oldnews.htm |archive-date=October 22, 2007}}</ref> its themes included criticism of [[trial lawyers]] and creation of a website in March 2003 that nominated public figures (such as [[Janeane Garofalo]], [[Martin Sheen]], and [[Jacques Chirac]]) as "Friends of Saddam".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_March_3/ai_98264695 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709094124/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_March_3/ai_98264695 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |title=Progressive Conservative Radio Program Launches ''Friends of Saddam'' Website |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |date=March 23, 2003 |access-date=November 21, 2007 }}</ref>

 

On March 9, 2006, Cox announced his candidacy for the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008|Republican nomination]] for [[President of the United States]] in [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], becoming the first Republican to formally enter the 2008 presidential race.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tabor, Nathan, and Kouri, Jim|url=http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/tabor/060505|title=Election 2008: First Republican Announces Presidential Run|work=Renew America|date=May 4, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2008}}</ref> He dropped out of the race later in the year, but did appear on several primary ballots. Cox became a part-time resident of California in 2007, and in 2011 he became a full-time resident of [[Rancho Santa Fe, California|Rancho Santa Fe]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Marinucci |first=Carla |date=March 7, 2017 |title=GOP businessman John Cox enters CA governor's race, but stays mum on Trump |url=https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2017/03/with-1-million-donation-wealthy-gop-businessman-john-cox-formally-enters-ca-governors-race-110150 |work=Politico.com |location=Washington, DC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tash |first=Joe |date=May 8, 2018 |title=RSF businessman's fortunes rise in governor's race |url=http://www.ranchosantafereview.com/news/local-news/sd-cm-rsf-john-cox-20180508-story.html |work=Rancho Santa Fe Review |location=Rancho Santa Fe, CA}}</ref>

 

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