Bud Cook (politician)

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Donald "Bud" Cook
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 3, 2017 [1]
2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 49th District [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Daley (incumbent) 8,557 56.4
Republican Donald Cook6,60843.6
2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican primary election, 49th District [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Cook 2,672 53.8
Republican Melanie S. Patterson2,25746.2
2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 49th District [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Cook 13,749 54.1
Democratic Alan D. Benyak11,66745.9
2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 49th District [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Cook (incumbent) 9,945 50.03
Democratic Steven Toprani 9,93449.97
2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican primary election, 49th District [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Cook (incumbent) 3,353 60.9
Republican Anthony James Bottino, Jr.2,15539.1
2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 49th District [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Cook (incumbent) 17,926 63.6
Democratic Randy J. Barli10,27836.4
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 50th District [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Cook 15,003 61.9
Democratic Doug Mason9,21638.1

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 49th district

2017–2023
Succeeded by
Ismail Smith-Wade-El
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 50th district

2023–present
Incumbent