Charlie Cook
| Charlie Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charles Edward Cook, Jr. November 20, 1953 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Residence | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Political analyst |
| Known for | Cook Political Report |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Cook |
Charles Edward Cook, Jr., known as Charlie Cook (born Shreveport, Louisiana November 20, 1953), is an American political analyst who specializes in election forecasts and political trends.
Cook writes election forecasts and rankings in his own publication, The Cook Political Report, and in other media. He is a political analyst for the National Journal and since 1994 with NBC. Cook writes two columns for National Journal, the "The Cook Report" for the main publication and "Off to the Races" for the online National Journal Congress Daily. Since the 1984 US presidential election, Cook has provided election night commentary for various television networks.
Cook graduated in 1972 from Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport and attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Cook worked on Capitol Hill for then-Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., a Democrat from Shreveport who served from 1972 to 1997. Cook also worked for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Policy Committee. In addition, he worked as a pollster and campaign consultant and on the staff of BUILD-PAC, the political action committee of the trade association, the National Association of Home Builders.
In 1984, he founded the newsletter The Cook Political Report, which publishes analyses of the primaries and general elections for federal political offices and state governorships. The Report's predictions are accorded high credibility among journalists and politicians.CBS News' Bob Schieffer called the Cook Political Report "the bible of the political community."
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