Laura Cox (politician)

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After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump refused to concede and made baseless claims of fraud. Cox called for delaying the certification of election results in Michigan. [9] Her complaints about the election results focused solely on Wayne County, which includes Detroit, a majority-black city. [10] [11] Cox falsely claimed that Republican poll watchers were prevented from observing the ballot counting in Detroit; in fact, there were more than 134 Republican poll watchers in the TCF Center in Detroit, where ballots were counted. Politico described Cox's comments on Republican poll watchers as egregiously dishonest. [12]

Personal life

Cox is married to Mike Cox, a former Attorney General of Michigan. They have four children. Cox and her family live in Livonia, Michigan. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Cox to lead Michigan Republican Party in runup to 2020 election". Detroit News.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Laura Cox's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Lawler, Emily (February 23, 2019). "Laura Cox named Michigan Republican Party chair". mlive.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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  8. "State GOP Leadership - Laura Cox". gop.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. LeBlanc, Beth. "Michigan, national GOP seek to delay certification of election results". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. "Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results, in latest GOP effort to cast doubt on the vote". The Washington Post. 2020.
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Laura Cox
Chair of the Michigan Republican Party
In office
February 23, 2019 February 6, 2021
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Michigan Republican Party
2019–2021
Succeeded by