Inventory of the Dave Cox Papers

Processed by Stephanie Geller

California State Archives

1020 "O" Street

Sacramento, California 95814

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and#x00A9; 2022

Inventory of the Dave Cox Papers

Collection number: LP384

California State Archives

Office of the Secretary of State

Sacramento, California

Processed by:: Stephanie Geller
Date Completed:: March 2022
Encoded by:: Stephanie Geller

Descriptive Summary

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

Administrative Information

Access

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Publication Rights

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.

Preferred Citation

[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).

Biography

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:

State Assembly, 1999-2004

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.

State Senate, 2005-2010

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

Scope and Content

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.

Box and Folder Index

Appendix A: Box and Folder List

Accruals

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

Other Repositories

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

Indexing Terms

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

LP500:1-119

Series 1 Bill Files 1999-2010

Physical Description: 119 file folders and 4 DVDs

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Bill files created by Dave Cox may include bill analyses, amendments, resolutions, author statements, testimonies, press releases, editorials and newspaper clippings, correspondence, committee statements, and other information. See appendix A for a complete list of files. Audiovisual materials have been removed to cold storage. Separation sheets are included within the file folders to indicate where material has been removed.

1999-2000: AB 11-AB2779, ACR88-ACR166 (26ff) LP500:1-26

2001-2002: AB178-AB2698, AB58X1 (17ff) LP500:27-43

2003-2004: AB99-AB2921, ACR46-ACR151, AB3X5 (12ff) LP500:44-55

2005-2006: SB182-SB1853, SCA6, SCR57-SCR100, SR32 (23ff, 2 DVDs) LP500:56-78

2007-2008: SB155- SB1693, SCR4-SCR84 (23ff) LP500:79-101

2009-2010: SB146-SB1466, SCR50-SCR100, SR42, SB57X8-SB66X8 (17ff, 2 DVDs) LP500:102-118

1999-2010: Cox Author and Co-Author Legis. (1ff) LP500:119

LP500:120-129

Series 2 Correspondence 1998-2010

Physical Description: 10 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent or central subject.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence files created by Dave Cox include memorandum, letters from constituents, and correspondence with other legislators.

Air Resources Board, ARB, 2007-2008, LP500:120

Assembly Mail Pieces, 2001-2006, LP500:121

Budget, 2000-2004, LP500:122

Energy, 2001-2004, LP500:123

Governor Davis, 2002-2003, LP500:124

Governor Schwarzenegger, 2006-2010, LP500:125

Grant Applications, 2001-2008, LP500:126-127

Legislative Counsel of California, 2002-2009, LP500:128

Misc., 1998-2010, LP500:129

LP500:130-137

Series 3 Subject Files 1988-2009

Physical Description: 8 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject title.

Scope and Content Note

Subject files created by Dave Cox may include court opinions, correspondence, legal decisions and orders, memorandum, news clippings, campaign mailings, photographs, handwritten notes, and other information.

Golden Empire Council Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, 2007, LP500:130

Buena Vista Casino, 2005-2009, LP500:131-132

Indian Gaming, 2004-2009, LP500:133

Plymouth Casino, 2005-2009, LP500:134-135

SMUD campaign materials, 1988, LP500:136-137