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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
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| name = Jim Cox<br />
| caption = Jim Cox PA 129<br />
| state_house = Pennsylvania<br />
| district = [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 129|129th]]<br />
| term_start = January 2, 2007<ref>{{cite web | title = SESSION OF 2007 191ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 1 | work = LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL | publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives | date = 2007-01-02 | url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2007/0/20070102.PDF | access-date =2009-01-09}}</ref><br />
| term_end = November 30, 2022<br />
| predecessor = [[Sheila Miller]]<br />
| successor = [[Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|5}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[U.S.]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />
| alma_mater = Marquette Manor Baptist Academy<br />
|education = [[Pensacola Christian College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])<br/>[[Regent University School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])<br />
| occupation =<br />
| spouse = Kelly<br />
| children = 5<br />
| residence =<br />
| website = <br />
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'''James A. Cox, Jr.'''<ref name=arc /> (born October 5, 1969) is an American politician. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] from the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 129|129th District]] from 2007 until 2022.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Cox was born on October 5, 1969, in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He graduated from Marquette Manor Baptist Academy in 1987. Cox earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in pre-law from [[Pensacola Christian College]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Regent University School of Law]] in 1992 and 1996, respectively. Following graduation from law school, Cox worked as Government Affairs Coordinator for the [[Rutherford Institute]].<ref name=arc>{{cite web |title=James A. Cox, JR. |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=1114 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> From 1998 to 2006, he served as Chief of Staff for Pennsylvania State Representative [[Sam Rohrer]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=About Jim |url=http://www.repjimcox.com/about |website=PA State Rep. Jim Cox |publisher=PA House Republican Caucus |access-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016025410/http://www.repjimcox.com/about |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Cox was first elected to represent the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 129|129th District]] in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in [[2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election|2006]]. He was re-elected to seven more consecutive terms.<ref name= arc /><br />
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Cox served as chair of the House Labor and Industry Committee for the 2019–20 and the 2021-22 legislative sessions.<ref name=bio /><ref name=":2022" /><br />
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In 2020, Cox was among 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of [[Joe Biden]]'s certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the [[2020 United States presidential election]], citing [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|false claims of election irregularities]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jan |author1-link=Jan Murphy |title=26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors |url=https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/11/26-pa-house-republicans-call-for-withdrawing-certification-of-presidential-electors.html |work=[[The Patriot-News|PennLIVE Patriot-News]] |date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2022, Cox announced he would not seek re-election.<ref name=":2022">{{cite news |title=Cox Won't Seek Another Term in State House |url=https://pahousegop.com/News/27499/Latest-News/Cox-Won%E2%80%99t-Seek-Another-Term-in-State-House- |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus |date=March 23, 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Cox has five children with his wife, Kelly.<ref name=bio /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Pennsylvania House of Representatives}}<br />
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[[Category:1969 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Politicians from Chicago]]<br />
[[Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Berks County, Pennsylvania]]<br />
[[Category:Regent University School of Law alumni]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly]]<br />
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