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Dwight Cook

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Dwight Cook
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 34th district
In office
1997 – December 1, 2020
Succeeded byDoug Larsen
Personal details
Born(1951-12-14)December 14, 1951
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 72)
Political partyRepublican

Dwight Cook (December 14, 1951 – January 7, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 34th district from 1997 to 2020. He was a member of the Republican Party.[1][2] He was a member of the finance and taxation committee from 2009 until his retirement, and was known for his work on balancing the state's sources of tax revenue. He also worked on the sharing of tax revenue from energy extraction between the state and tribal governments. Cook lived in Mandan with his wife Shirley. Cook died on January 7, 2024, at the age of 72.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dwight Cook". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ https://nd--ala.capwiz.com/ala/nd/bio/id/5819[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Former State Senator Dwight Cook passes away