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Title: Dave Cox Papers
Dates: 1988-2010
Collection number: LP500
Creator:
Dave Cox, California Legislator
Collection Size:
6.5 cubic feet of textual records and 4 DVDs
Repository:
California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: California legislator Dave Cox served as a State Assembly Member from 1999-2004, and as a State Senator from 2005-2010. The
Dave Cox Papers consist of 6.5 cubic feet of records reflecting the interests and political activities of Cox during his 11
years in the California State Legislature. The records contain three series: bill files, correspondence, and subject files
from 1988 to 2010.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
[Identification of item], Dave Cox Papers, LP500:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State,
Sacramento, California.
Acquisition and Custodial History
California State Archives acquired the Dave Cox papers in a series of two transfers, beginning in 2004 (Accession Numbers:
2004-185 and 2010-189).
Dave E. Cox, Republican, was a Legislator in California, serving in first the Assembly and then the Senate, from 1999-2010.
He served as an Assemblymember from 1999-2004 in the 5th Assembly District, which included Sacramento County. From 2005-2010,
he served as a senator of the 1st Senate District, which included the counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen,
Modoc, Mono, Plumas and Sierra, as well as portions of Nevada, Placer and Sacramento Counties.
Cox was born on February 20, 1938 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He moved to California in 1956 and attended the University of
San Diego where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration in1961 and Golden Gate University where he earned
a Master of Science degree in 1983. Before becoming involved in public service, Cox worked in insurance and his time in that
industry informed the legislation he authored while a legislator. Cox and his wife Maggie had three daughters and six grandchildren
at the time of his death in 2010.
Prior to his election to the state legislature, Cox served on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. He also served on
the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors, was a Senior Warden for St. Francis Episcopal Church of Fair
Oaks, and held memberships on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross, the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce,
Easter Seals, and KVIE-Channel 6, where he served as Chairman in 1982. Cox had an unsuccessful run for the 6th Senate district
against incumbent Senator Leroy Greene in 1994.
Dave Cox was elected to the State Assembly in 1998 where he served three terms. He was the Republican Leader from March 26,
2001 to January 5, 2004. He was elected to two terms in the State Senate in 2004 and 2008. After battling prostate cancer
for thirteen years, Cox died on July 13, 2010 at the age of seventy-two. He was succeeded by Ted Gaines who won a special
election to fill his seat held on January 4, 2011.
During his tenure in the Legislature, Dave Cox was a member of the following committees:
- Standing Committees
- Banking and Finance, 1999-2001, 2004
- *Vice Chair, 1999-2001
- Budget, 1999-2000
- Business and Professions, 2001
- Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development, 1999-2000
- Health, 2000-2001
- Insurance, 1999-2001, 2004
- Public Employment, Retirement, and Social Security, 2001
- Subcommittees
- Budget - Resources, 1999-2000
- Select Committees
- Aging of the Baby Boomers, 2002
- Highway Patrol, 2004
- Workforce Investment, 2002-2004
- Special Committees
- Structural Challenges to budgeting in California, 2003-2004
- *Vice Chair, 2003-2004
- Joint Committees
- Legislative Audit, 2000-2001
- Rules, 2001-2004
In addition, as a member of the Legislature, he served as vice chair of the Assembly Commission on Structural Challenges to
Budgeting in California, 2001-2002, and was Vice Chair of the Speaker's Task Force on the Impact of Terrorism in California,
2002.
- Standing Committees
- Appropriations, 2007-2010
- *Vice Chair, 2007-2010
- Banking, Finance and Insurance, 2005-2010
- *Vice Chair, 2005-2006
- Energy, Utilities and Communications, 2005-2010
- *Vice Chair, 2006
- Environmental Quality, 2005-2006
- Governmental Organization, 2005-2006
- Health, 2005-2010
- Local Government, 2005-2010
- *Vice Chair, 2005-2008
- *Chair, 2009-2010
- Revenue and Taxataion, 1997-2004
- Subcommittees
- Appropriations - Fiscal Oversight and Bonded Indebtedness, 2007-2008
- *Vice Chair, 2007-2008
- Environmental Quality - Toxic Materials, 2006
- Health - Aging and Long-Term Care, 2005-2006
- Select Committees
- Asian and Pacific Rim Economic Development, 2008
- Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, 2009-2010
- California European Trade, 2006, 2008
- California Infrastructure, 2006
- California's Horse Racing Industry, 2005-2006, 2008-2010
- California's Wine Industry, 2005-2010
- The Census, 2009-2010
- West Nile Virus, 2006
- Joint Committees
- Fairs, Allocation and Classification, 2006, 2009-2010
- Legislative Budget, 2009-2010
- Protection of Lake Tahoe, 2009-2010
- Caucuses
- Republican Senate, 2006-2010
- Rural, 2008-2010
The Dave Cox papers consist primarily of Assembly and Senate Bill Files, 1998-2010. The bill files document his legislative
activity during his term as a member of the California State Legislature. The bills introduced by Dave Cox include a wide
array of subjects, particularly: public utilities, infrastructure, and safety; crime and prisons; local governance and state
relations; public health and healthcare; and insurance, small business, and consumer protection.
Correspondence files include communications with Governors Davis and Schwarzenegger in addition to subject-specific correspondence
on topics such as the state budget, energy, and application support for organizations seeking state grants. Copies of constituent
mailings during his time in the state assembly are also in this series.
Subject files are largely concerned with indigenous gaming, a topic on which Cox did not author legislation, and include files
on casinos in Buena Vista and Plymouth. Materials covering his 1988 run for SMUD board are also in this series.
No further accruals are expected.
Related Material at the California State Archives
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Records
Assembly Republican Caucus Records
Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee Records
Senate Local Government Committee Records
Senate Health Committee Records
Senate Subcommittee on Aging and Long Term Care
Senate Appropriations Committee Records
Additional records may be found in:
The California Journal records collection at the Sacramento Special Collections and University Archives, California State
University, Sacramento, California, 95819-6039
The Frank Fat collection at the Sacramento Special Collections and University Archives, California State University, Sacramento,
California, 95819-6039
The Joe Serna, Jr. papers at the Sacramento Special Collections and University Archives, California State University, Sacramento,
California, 95819-6039
The Larry N. Vanderhoef Papers at the University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections, Davis, California,
95616-5292
The Bill Rosendahl-Adelphia Communications Corporation Collection of Public Affairs Television Programs Collection at the
William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045-8200
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Cox, Dave
Insurance law
Local government
Consumer protection
Public health
Infrastructure (Economics)--Government policy
Public utilities