Debbie Cook
| Deborah Cook | |
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| 99th Mayor of Huntington Beach | |
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In office 2007–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Gil Coerper |
| Succeeded by | Keith Bohr |
| Huntington Beach City Council Member | |
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In office December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Devin Dwyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 22, 1954 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | John Fisher |
| Alma mater |
California State University, Long Beach Western State University College of Law |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Deborah "Debbie" Cook (born January 22, 1954) is the former mayor of Huntington Beach, California, and was the Democratic candidate for California's 46th congressional district in 2008. Cook was elected to the Huntington Beach City Council in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. She is president of the board of directors of the Post Carbon Institute.
Cook was born on January 22, 1954, in Corpus Christi, Texas, where her father was stationed with the United States Navy. Her father served in both World War II and the Korean War. Debbie was baptized into the Episcopal Church by her grandfather, an Episcopal minister, who also baptized her four brothers. Upon her father’s retirement from the Navy, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1966, she and her family moved to California, where Debbie attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California. During high school Debbie was a runner-up in the Miss Newport Beach contest, earned a student pilot’s license, completed an Outward Bound course and successfully climbed Mount Whitney.
Cook attended California State University, Long Beach where she studied earth science. Cook also has a J.D from Western State University College of Law. Debbie worked part-time during college and excelled on both the women’s volleyball and swim teams. Cook met her husband, John Fisher, in a co-ed volleyball class during 1975 and they were married shortly later.
Cook and her husband settled in Westminster, California. Cook coached and taught volleyball in Huntington Beach, and served as Parent Teacher Association president for Vista View School in Fountain Valley. In 1978 Debbie and John purchased a small office-equipment business which they ran for 14 years. During those years Cook obtained a patent for the business’s shelving system.
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