Background
Cox was born in Stockton, California, to parents who were Minnesota natives.
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Raymond Cox
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Raymond "Ray" Cox is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 25B, which includes the communities of Belle Plaine, Bridgewater, Cedar Lake, Dundas, Erin, Forest, Helena, Lonsdale, Nerstrand, Northfield, Shieldsville, Webster, Wheatland and Wheeling, as well as several townships in Rice and Scott counties just south of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Education
He grew up in Northfield, where in he graduated from Northfield High School in 1970. He attended Ripon College for two years and received his Bachelor of Arts in biology (with a concentration in plant pathology) from Saint Olaf College in 1974.
Career
The family moved back to Minnesota when he was a young boy. During college, Cox began to work in construction and continued in this field after graduation. Eventually, he joined Northfield Construction Company and has been sole owner of the business since 1996.
Before his election to the Minnesota Legislature in 2002, Cox served on the Northfield City Planning Commission for five years (1978–1983) and on the Northfield Board of Education for 15 years, beginning in 1987.
Cox was elected to the Minnesota State Legislature on November 5, 2002, and served two terms (2003–2007). During that time, his committee assignments included:
Environment & Natural Resources
Higher Education Finance
Transportation.
Politics
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
Membership
Cox is currently a board member of the Northfield Community Action Center and Northfield Area Foundation.
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Political Party
Republican Party of Minnesota