Christopher Cox
Bio | Charles Christopher Cox is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for multiple districts in the state of California from 1989 to 2005. Cox has also served as the Chair of the House Republican Committee, Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, and most recently as the 28th Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission under President George W. Bush. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | No campaign funding information is known. |
Voting Rights | Cox supported legislation that made voting more accessible. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/3113/8555/26773/christopher-cox-voted-yea-conference-report-vote-hr-3295-help-america-vote-act-of-2002#8555 |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Cox opposed LGBT rights. Cox voted against allowing same-sex couples to adopt children in Washington, D.C. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Christopher_Cox_Civil_Rights.htm |
| Taxes | Against | Cox opposed taxes. Cox voted in favor of cutting multiple taxes, including the estate tax, campital gains tax, and income tax. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Christopher_Cox_Tax_Reform.htm |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Cox voted in favor of cutting multiple taxes, including the estate tax, campital gains tax, and income tax. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Christopher_Cox_Tax_Reform.htm |
| Abortion | Against | Cox opposed abortion. Cox voted against several bills that would have provided federal funding to organizations that perform abortions. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/3593/8863/26773/christopher-cox-voted-nay-amendment-vote-h-amdt-1017-abortion-funding-amendment#8863 |
| Gun Control | Against | Cox opposes gun control. Cox wants to focus on mental health reform instead of limiting access to firearms. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-meets-nra-top-lobbyist-chris-cox-white-house-n852566 |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Cox wants to focus on mental health reform instead of limiting access to firearms. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-meets-nra-top-lobbyist-chris-cox-white-house-n852566 |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | For | Cox supported the death penalty, Cox voted against a bill that would require courts to sentence people to life imprisonment rather than the death penalty if there was any doubt about their guilt. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/3533/8893/26773/christopher-cox-voted-nay-amendment-vote-h-amdt-497-death-sentence-amendment#8893 |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Cox supported the war on terrorism. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Christopher_Cox_Homeland_Security.htm |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Nuance | Cox voted in favor of a bill that would limit funding of the United Nations if reforms weren't made by 2007. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/7391/20687/26773/christopher-cox-voted-yea-passage-hr-2745-united-nations-reform-act-of-2005#20687 |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | For | Cox supported free markets. Cox authored an article in the Wall Street Journal in which he wrote the following: "Let's not forget that free markets made America strong." Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122895345612296365 |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Against | Cox voted in favor of ending affirmative action in higher education admissions. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Christopher_Cox_Civil_Rights.htm |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | For | Cox supported border control. As the chair of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, Cox supported border control. Source: https://www.heritage.org/homeland-security/commentary/cox-had-dhs-the-right-track |
| Passenger Profiling | For | Cox chaired the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which authorized TSA to engage in passenger profiling. Source: https://www.epic.org/privacy/airtravel/capps_letter_032503.html |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |