Cook, Michelle L.

First took office January 2009
Term ends January 2013

State Rep. Michelle L. Cook

D, 65th District

Cook, Michelle L.

Contact:

Michelle.Cook@cga.ct.gov
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860-240-8585

Education:

B.S., Missouri Baptist University, Central Connecticut State University.

Committees:

Aging, Education, Human Services

District Town(s):

Torrington

Occupation:

Legislator

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2010 Election

Campaign Expenditures:

Cook participated in the state's public campaign financing program.

General Election Results:

Wendy A. Traub (R)3,066(47%)
Michelle L. Cook (D)3,285(50.3%)
Michelle L. Cook (WF)178(2.7%)

Primary Election Results:

0(0%)

Election History

Endorsed by Democrats and cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party, Cook broke Republican Anne L. Ruwet's shaky grasp on this seat with a convincing 1,092-vote win in 2008. Ruwet won the seat by a single vote in 2002 and was re-elected by only 62 votes in 2006. Cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party in 2010, Cook carried 53 percent of the vote in her win over Republican Wendy Traub.

Background

A founder of the Torrington High School Parent Teacher Organization and still a member of the PTO council, Cook also is involved with the Torrington Early Childhood Collaborative, an advocacy group for early education for children. She and her husband, Christopher, have four children.

Cook is working toward a master's degree in special education at Central Connecticut State University.

She and other members of the Children in the Recession Task Force crafted and won approval of legislation that mandates formation of a state planning team to protect children's programs when the state unemployment rate tops 8 percent.

Financial Disclosure

Cook reported outside income in 2010 from the Torrington Child Care Center and RQA. Her husband Christopher H. Cook is employed by Connecticut Junior Republic. They own their home in Torrington.They own no securities worth more than $5,000.They voluntarily disclosed debts exceeding $10,000 to Bank of America and the Torrington Municipal and Teachers Credit Union.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000. They also are required to file an addendum in which they report any debt of more than $10,000; this may by law be kept confidential. 

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