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Richard Cook is the Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 2nd Congressional District (map) of Mississippi. He will face incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) in the general election on November 4, 2008.

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

Cook received the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) in the 2008 congressional elections.^[1][2]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Cook will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Mississippi and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District
2. ↑ Nicklaus Lovelady, "Thompson holds tight to 2nd District seat," The Clarion Ledger, March 11, 2008.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District
• Nicklaus Lovelady, "Thompson holds tight to 2nd District seat," The Clarion Ledger, March 11, 2008.

External articles