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David Cook is a Republican politician who was elected to serve in the Arizona House of Representatives from the 7th legislative district. He was first elected to the state House in 2016 and represents central and eastern Pinal County and southern Gila County.

David Cook was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma. As a child, he was involved in 4-H and Future Farmers of America. He moved to Arizona in 1985 and graduated from Miami High School. Cook attended three community colleges: Eastern Arizona College, Rio Salado College, and Central Arizona College. Cook also attended Arizona State University’s Certified Public Manager program. He worked for the Arizona Department of Corrections for 12 years.

In 2000, he and his wife founded the DC Cattle Company. He is a rancher who holds a permit for grazing on federal lands. In the House of Representatives, Cook is a member of the committees on commerce; land, agriculture and rural affairs; military affairs and public safety; and transportation.

In 2020, Cook introduced legislation that would bar the public disclosure of information collected by biologists at public agencies regarding endangered species on private land. The bill was opposed by the Sierra Club; it passed the state House on a 31-29 party-line vote.

On June 7, 2021, Cook was the sole Republican to vote alongside every Democratic member of the House of Representatives against House Bill 2900, which would have established a 2.5% flat tax in Arizona. Cook’s vote created a 30–30 deadlock, defeating the bill.

Following Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election (both nationally and in Arizona), Cook denied the election results and supported Trump’s false claims of election fraud.

In 2016, Cook and incumbent T. J. Shope defeated Democratic Party candidate Carmen Casillas in the Arizona House of Representatives general election in Arizona’s 8th legislative district. In 2020, Cook and Shope were elected over Casillas and fellow Democratic candidate Linda C. Gross. In 2020, Cook and fellow Republican candidate Frank Pratt were elected over Democratic candidates Sharon Girard and Cristefano Lessard.

Cook lives in Globe. He married his wife, Diana in 2000; the couple have two children. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and the Knights of Columbus.