Kenny Ray Cox
| Kenny Ray Cox | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 23rd district |
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Assumed office January 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Rick Nowlin |
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| Born |
October 2, 1957 Place of birth missing |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Candie Cox |
| Children | Four children |
| Residence | Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Coushatta High School |
| Occupation | Retired United States Army officer |
| Religion | Christian |
Coushatta High School
Northwestern State University
Kenny Ray Cox (born October 2, 1957) is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel from Mansfield, Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for , Red River, and DeSoto parishes in the northwestern portion of his state.
An African-American, Cox graduated in 1975 from Red River Senior High School, then known as Coushatta High School, in Coushatta, the seat of government for Red River Parish. He received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army Comptroller School. Cox lists his church affiliation as Christian. He and his wife, Candie, have four children and reside in Mansfield in DeSoto Parish.
In the general election held on November 19, 2011, Cox unseated the one-term Republican incumbent, Rick Nowlin of , who subsequently was elected a year later in 2012 as the first administrative President of Natchitoches Parish. Cox polled 5,556 votes (53.4 percent) to Nowlin's 4,847 (46.6 percent). Nowlin carried Natchitoches Parish but lost decisively to Cox in DeSoto and Red River parishes.
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