John Cook Joins El Paso News

Former mayor of El Paso John Cook has joined El Paso News. Cook brings his institutional knowledge and historical perspective to the issues facing El Paso today. Cook served as mayor for two terms, from to He was termed out in Previously Cook was the city representative for the Northeast from to Cook ran for county judge in He also ran for Texas Land Commissioner in

From to , Cook was in the U.S. Army serving in military intelligence.

While Cook was mayor, city council began working on the Paso del Norte Group (PDNG) downtown redevelopment efforts. Cook was also a member of the PDNG. The city’s city hall was demolished to make way for the Chihuahuas stadium while Cook was mayor. Also, as mayor, Cook faced a recall attempt after breaking the city council’s tie vote over domestic health benefits for unmarried couples. Cook voted to keep health benefits for gay and lesbian couples against strong community opposition in

Cook will be writing about politics, public policy and the history behind the events in downtown El Paso today and the politics behind them in his column, Truth Matters. Cook brings a wealth of institutional knowledge abou

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John F. Cook is an American teacher, businessman, veteran, civic leader, and member of the Paso Delegate Norte Group.

Education

Cook graduated from New York City&#;s Immaculata High School in He attended the University of Texas at El Paso and earned a degree in business in

Career

Cook was Mayor of El Paso, Texas since defeating incumbent Joe Wardy in June , and was reelected in to a second four-year term. Due to the City Charter&#;s term limits clause Cook was not eligible for a third term in Mayor Cook has lived for most of his life in Northeast El Paso, where his family has owned and operated several businesses.

He served in the United States Army from to , seeing service as a special agent in military intelligence.

He served as the City Council Representative of the 4th District of El Paso from to June prior to being elected Mayor. Since becoming Mayor of El Paso, Cook has overseen the adoption of the Paso Delegate Norte Group&#;s Downtown Redevelopment Plan.

On January 22, his year-old mother died after a long battle with leukemia. The mayor and two city representatives were

John Cook was born in Brooklyn, New York and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked in the telephone industry and was involved in various businesses before retiring and entering public service.

He was elected to City Council in and served as Mayor from to We were impressed that he prevailed in the election with a budget of only $60,, while the incumbent Joe Wardy had about $,

Cook was the longest continuously serving City leader in El Paso history and witnessed the transition to a city manager form of government in

We discussed his career in the private and public sectors, the City budget, non-voter-approved debt, the Ballpark, the MPC, and other issues.

Cook describes himself as a fiscal conservative and, in fact, we found ourselves agreeing on most issues in spite of our disagreements in the past.

We hope you enjoy this interview, the fourth in our series:

John F. Cook (born February 27, ) is an American businessman, veteran, civic leader, and member of the Paso Del Norte Group. Cook was Mayor of El Paso, Texas for two terms from to [1] Due to the City Charter's term limits clause Cook was not eligible for a third term in [2]

Life and career

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Cook graduated from New York City's Immaculata High School in [3] He attended the University of Texas at El Paso and earned a degree in business in [3] In , Cook married his wife Tram Cook, with whom he has six children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[citation needed]

Cook has lived for most of his life in Northeast El Paso, where his family has owned and operated several businesses.[citation needed] He served in the United States Army from to , seeing service as a special agent in military intelligence.[citation needed] He served as the City Council Representative of the 4th District of El Paso from to June prior to being elected Mayor. He has been deeply involved in El Paso's community affairs, as a businessman, a teacher, coach, founder and member of the board of many civic and veterans' organizations.[citation needed]

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