or Login to see your representatives.

Access Candidates' and Representatives' Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances

Simply enter your zip code above to get to all of your candidates and representatives, or enter a name. Then, just click on the person you are interested in, and you can navigate to the categories of information we track for them.

Summary

Representative Paul J. Cook

Full Name: Paul J. Cook
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 8, Republican
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jeannie
Home City: Yucca Valley, CA
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

AB 2189 - Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Individuals Ineligible for a Social Security Number
Legislation (Nay)

Aug. 30, 2012 - Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a drivers license to an individual who meets the following requirements (Sec. 2): The individual ...

AB 1447 - Requires Buy-Here-Pay-Here Car Sellers to Provide a Limited Warranty
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

May 29, 2012 - Requires buy-here-pay-here dealers to issue a warranty for used vehicles leased or sold at retail price that includes at minimum the following coverage, whichever ...

More Key Votes

Recent Public Statements

Letter to The Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of Army - M1A2 SEP Tank

May 21, 2013 - The Honorable John McHugh Secretary of the Army 101 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310 - 0101 Dear Mr. McHugh, We are deeply concerned to learn ...

Letter to Secretary LaHood - Preventing Closures of Air Traffic Control Towers

May 2, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

Rep. Cook Presents Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Establishment Act to House Natural Resources Subcommittee

April 26, 2013 - Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) presented his plan for the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) area on Friday morning to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee ...

More Public Statements

Recent Interest Group Ratings

No ratings found for this candidate.

Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $590,514.28
Total Spent $564,481.44
Cash On Hand $26,032.84
Debt $32,323.65
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
More Campaign Finance Data

Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Paul Cook refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

Project Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity including advertising, debates, and speeches.

Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart
We Need Your Help
Become a member today!

Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
https://cook.house.gov/contact/email-me

Capitol Website
https://cook.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RepPaulCook

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/RepPaulCook

Washington, D.C.
1222 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5861

District
14955 Dale Evans Parkway
Apple Valley Town Hall
Apple Valley, CA 92307

Back to top