Brandon Cox | |
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![]() Cox in 2024 | |
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 92nd district | |
Assumed office November 14, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Daning |
Personal details | |
Born | Fayetteville,North Carolina |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Goose Creek,South Carolina |
Brandon L. Cox is an American Republican from South Carolina. Since 2022,he has been a member of the South Carolina House of Representative for the 92nd district. [1] He previously served on the Goose Creek,South Carolina city council. [1]
In 2023,Cox co-sponsored legislation with Rep. Jermaine Johnson to place a monument on the South Carolina State House grounds honoring Robert Smalls. [2] In 2024,Cox was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the Robert Smalls Monument Commission. [3]
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