Voting Ratings for 2017

Note: I was not in the legislature in 2017.  (I will be running in 2018 and hope to be back in 2019)

 Below is what I posted a year ago. As the ratings/rankings come in for 2017 for my current representative, I will be posting them below. See the bottom of this post for additional links. 

Winder 2017 Votes for the General Session are at:

Unlike what I have always done, there are no public postings yet for all votes together, but you can look up each bill vote at le.utah.gov

Cox 2016 Votes for the General Session are at:

 http://www.fredcox4utah.com/2016GenSessionVotes.pdf 

(2011, 2012, 2015 votes are also shown on this blog. Look in March of each year)

Winder 2017 Utah Grassroots, 38%, tied for 39 of 75, Average House 44%)
Winder: 38% lifetime average.
http://www.utahgrassroots.org/annual/

Cox: 2016 Utah Grassroots, 57%, tied for 11th of 75, (Average House 36%)
Cox: 69% lifetime average. 
http://www.utahgrassroots.org/annual/2016/index.html
http://www.utahgrassroots.org/annual/2016/GrassRoots2016.pdf

Winder: Libertas 2016, 59% rating.  

 http://libertasutah.org/resources/legislator-indexes/the-2017-libertas-legislator-index/

 Cox: Libertas 2016 Defenders of Liberty Award, 94% rating.   

Winder 2017 Floor Voting Attendance 14 missed of 727 votes. 1.93%

http://adambrown.info/p/research/utah_legislature/absent?year=2017

Cox 2016 Floor Voting Attendance 2 missed of 657 votes. 0.30%

Winder: 2017 Utah Taxpayers Association, 83.3% rating, tied for 33rd place
http://www.utahtaxpayers.org/?p=7992
 http://www.utahtaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Scorecard-Final.pdf

Cox: 2016 Utah Taxpayers Association, 100% rating, tied for 1st place
http://www.utahtaxpayers.org/?p=7594

Winder: 2017 Heal Utah, 100%, A rating
http://www.healutah.org/2017-legislative-grades/

Cox: 2016 Heal Utah, 92%, A- rating
http://www.healutah.org/2016grades/ 

Winder: 2017 AFP-Utah, 84.48%, B rating, #38 in the House
https://utahscorecard.com/
https://utahscorecard.com/results/?leg[]=UTL000295&dist=30 
(no 2016 rating)

Winder: 2017 Salt Lake Chamber Business Champion. 
Cox: 2016 Salt Lake Chamber Business Champion, 89% rating (Also 2015, 2012 Business Champion.

 Winder: 2016 UEA, 78% rating,
http://www.myuea.org/issues_action/uea_under_the_dome/legislative_voting_records.aspx 
http://www.myuea.org/sites/utahedu/Uploads/files/Politics/2017%20Under%20the%20Dome/2017-HouseVotingRecords.pdf
Cox: 2016 UEA, 50% rating, 
http://www.myuea.org/issues_action/uea_under_the_dome/legislative_voting_records.aspx
http://www.myuea.org/sites/utahedu/Uploads/files/Politics/2016%20Under%20the%20Dome/2016-HouseVotingRecords.pdf
 
 

Winder Number of "No" Votes on the Floor, 28 votes or 3.9% #63 in the House (2017)
Cox: Number of "No" Votes on the Floor, 61 votes or 9.3%  #19 in the House (2016)
http://adambrown.info/p/research/utah_legislature/nay?year=2016

Winder: Party Line Voting 79.6%, 66th in the House (2017)
Cox: Party Line Voting 70% 68th in the House (2016)
http://adambrown.info/p/research/utah_legislature/party_support


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These I am still looking up or they haven't been released

Cox: 2016 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard, 94% rating.
http://sutherlandinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-legislator-scorecard-f.pdf


Cox: Utah School Board Association, 75% rating
http://usba.cc/
12 of 16 votes matching USBA stand on several bills.

Cox: UACC, 62% rating, tied for 12th of 75
http://www.utahnsagainstcommoncore.com/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kOCUhwFq2DX9ZJY49Jq9ieZ56YQ1RHOIPR9Qjk3-kM8/edit#gid=0


Cox: 2016 Utah CLI Index 70% rating. 
http://utleg.blogspot.com/

Cox: Utah Chapter, Sierra Club, 50% rating 
https://utah.sierraclub.org/content/utah-legislative-scorecard 

Links for Cox, 2016 Ratings/Rankings:
http://fredcox4utah.blogspot.com/2016/03/rep-fred-cox-voting-ratings-for-2016_12.html

For 2015 Session Ratings/Rankings and votes for previous years, see:
http://fredcox4utah.blogspot.com/2015/03/rep-fred-cox-voting-ratings-for-2015.html

The Utah Republican Women's Liberty Caucus Q and A

The Utah Republican Women's Liberty Caucus Q and A

What is the proper role of government?

We specifically limited Government by the US and Utah Constitutions, but there are obvious areas where we need Government. Driving from our home to downtown, wouldn't happen without it. It has to provide basic infrastructure. There needs to be basic security. We have the option of deciding we do or we do not want something, such as a county theater in Taylorsville, or proving basic safety and having enough jail cells available vs a "catch and release" policy. We get to decide and we may not all agree. That is OK.

How do you plan to help candidates?

Candidates need some money and lots of volunteers. Over the years, I have primarily helped by volunteering. The Party organization should be a great source of volunteers and has been in the past, but not as much recently. That needs to change.

What are you going to do to improve the caucus registration and check in system? (Some people believe it takes too long. Many people have to re-register to vote, even if they have already recently registered?)

The Counties and the State Party have not been cooperating re: data. Salt Lake County tried something in 2016 that simply didn't work. I still do not have a list of the attendees for my district.

I was very involved when the SCC set up pre-registration for caucus night, along with Same Day Ballots for Fire Fighters, Police, Mom's with Sick Kids, etc. We can use simple methods and not a one size fits all method.

How can we ensure that party election results are more accurate and mistakes are avoided?

Mistakes can easily be avoided when we make counting simple. I was 2 votes shy of getting out of convention last year for the Utah Legislature Primary, but everyone knew the results at the same time as they were counted in front of us. We were able to find the "extra" delegate prior to the voting and remove their ballot, by simply counting off prior to voting. Jake Parkinson ran my House District election. It worked for 70 delegates. We make things too complicated when we don't have to.

How do you plan to protect the privacy of voting registration records and personally identifiable information?

There has to be a balance between getting information to voters and protecting privacy. Changes have been made in the last few years.

What does party loyalty mean to you?

Party loyalty is based on good principles and should not void voting our conscience. Normally I get to the bottom of the ballot and had voted for all R's, but sometimes a D. This was the first year I had to go for write-ins, unaffiliated candidates, and 3rd party as well as D's to fill up my ballot. Yes, the majority of my votes were for Republicans, but I was not impressed with some of the options. 
I voted for or against thousands of bills for 4 legislative sessions. I didn't vote yes or no because of the sponsor or their party.

Do you support the caucus system? 

Yes. I have been on the front lines for several years for fighting to protect it.

For more info:

http://fairelectionsutah.blogspot.com/

Do you support SB54 in its current legal form?

2014 SB 54 was a bad bill to start with. I was not in the Utah Legislature the year it passed but spoke against it for months prior to passage.

Was the original version of SB114 an acceptable solution to the perceived problems with SB54? 

No! 2017 SB 114 sailed through the Senate and was scheduled to be voted on a Monday morning prior to my writing the House Committee Sunday night. It was off the agenda within hours.

Some problems of the bill passed by the Senate I sent to the House Committee: Under SB 114, the filing deadline will move from March, a week after the end of the legislative session to the 5th working day of January. Obviously there are pros and cons to this change. I believe there will be a public backlash about the change of the filing deadline. It takes away any accountability from the legislature. If members of the House voted to do one thing and the voters didn't like it, the deadline to file to run as a candidate against an officeholder has passed and you will see voters cry foul. Perhaps that is the intent.

No Majority winner. 35% ?  The whole point in dealing with plurality is to get a majority winner that a party could stand behind. This doesn't do that.

Do you believe that the lawsuit should continue until SB54 is repealed in its entirety?

The lawsuit has caused heartburn for those wanting to raise money for the party, but most of that money has been spent and pulling out now would leave us in a worse position. Having an outside group deal with any more costs helps. People forget that one of the main pieces of SB 54 was struck down by the Court and has been repealed. Others are still in the process.

Do you support Our Schools Now?

No. A 17.5% income tax increase is not the answer, especially when there is no limit to what is spent on Higher Education which can be spent by the same Education Fund. If the Legislature doesn't fund Higher Education to the level the Regents want, (and put some more back for K-12 Public Education), the Regents simply raise tuition and blame the legislature. That must change. We also do not spend all the $4.84 Billion in the best way, with much of it not getting to the classroom.

If you have held this (or another) party office in the past, how was your meeting attendance and did you help with the party work?

I have been a member of the SCC since 2011 and have had perfect attendance since 2010. I also have one of the best attendance records for the Utah Legislature in the years I served.

Fred Cox for Utah Republican State Central Committee

Fred Cox for Utah Republican State Central Committee

Salt Lake County Delegates:

Thank you for being involved to help the Salt Lake County Republican Party. Thank You for your willingness to come to the County Party Convention next weekend.

 

There is Meet the Candidate Night Friday, April 21 from 7pm to 9pm at Cottonwood High School, 5715 S 1300 E, Murray, UT 84121.

 

The Convention is also at 5715 S 1300 E, Murray, UT 84121, Saturday April 22 from 10am until we are done. Check in starts at 8am.I would suggest coming at least by then.

 

The north main entrance doors are closer to the auditorium. Most of the candidates will be meeting in the gym, which is visible from there.

Come and Vote. At stake is our County Party Officers, plus 29 of 180 members of the Utah Republican State Central Committee.

You can learn about them here

http://www.slcogop.com/uncategorized/2017-party-leadership-candidates/

and here

http://www.slcogop.com/uncategorized/2017-scc-candidates/

Don't worry about any one "Slate" of candidates. There could be several "Slates of candidates". There are at least 45 candidates for the 29 SCC spots to represent our county. Some of the best candidates never make it to any "Slate".

You don't have to vote for all 29 spots, just don't vote for more than the elections chair tells you.

I started attending the SCC meetings in 2010, even before I was elected. Periodically one group tries to run over another group. It isn't always pretty. This year one group that tried to run over another group, and found they didn't quite have the votes, is trying this year to stack the SCC with people that do not fully support our neighborhood election caucus system. You will not be able to tell by their Slate, as they will put some people from the "other side" on the Slate. You are better off to do your own research and consider all information from all sources.

We need to stop trying to bulldoze over people that don't agree with us on one issue and work on the issues we do agree on. We can agree to disagree.

Why vote for Fred Cox for Utah Republican State Central Committee?

I am a current member of the Utah Republican State Central Committee representing Salt Lake County and a former member of the Utah House of Representatives.

I am an active defender of the Neighborhood Caucus Election and Convention System, with knowledge of both the state and county documents along with state election laws. 

I have not missed any of the state central committee meetings (since 2010) and am not afraid to stand up and be heard.   
 

Vote Fred Cox for Utah Republican State Central Committee, to represent you, Salt Lake County, to help strengthen the State Republican Party. 
We agree on many things and should work on those areas first. We don't need one faction of the party running over another. We should work together. 

ABOUT FRED C. COX
Fred served as a member of the Utah State House of Representatives for 2015 and 2016 representing almost 1/3 of West Valley City residents. He also served in the Utah State House for 2011 and 2012. A Utah native, and a lifelong resident of Salt Lake County, Fred graduated from Highland High School, studied at the University of Utah, graduating from what is now called Salt Lake Community College in Architectural Technology. A licensed Utah Architect, Fred started his own architectural firm in 1996, working and living in West Valley City. Fred and his wife Aleta have lived in West Valley City for over 29 years.

Fred specializes in Social Media, using Facebook, Twitter, etc., and online commenting to promote good news to a wider audience, or reduce the impact of negative news.

GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Utah State House of Representatives, January 2015 through December 2016.
• Utah State House of Representatives, January 2011 through December 2012.

• Utah Republican State Central Committee, 2011 to present.
• Utah Republican State Delegate 2002-2003, 2005 to2012, 2013, 2015 to 2016.
• Salt Lake County Republican Delegate, 2010-2012, 2014 to 2016.
• Salt Lake County Republican Bylaws Committee,  2013 to present.
• Salt Lake County Republican Central Committee, 2010-2012, 2014 to 2016.
• Salt Lake County Republican Legislative District Chair, August 2010 to January 2011.

• Valley West Rotary Club, Charter  member, 2014 to present, Currently: President Elect Nominee
• ChamberWest Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2007 through 2016
• Western Growth Coalition, 2010 to present.

• AIA Utah, Government Affairs Committee, January 2008 to January 2011 and January 2013 to present.

• Utah Child Care Center Licensing Committee, 2014. Appointed by Gov. Herbert, confirmed by the Utah Senate

• Campaign Volunteer and/or Consultant for many Federal, State and Local candidates.

• Church Based community service

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout
• Member of the American Institute of Architects since 1991
• Charter Member of Valley West Rotary Club since 2014

• Utah Legislature Clean Air Caucus, 2015, 2016

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• For 2015 and 2016, 100% rating from the Utah Taxpayers Association for voting against tax increases and looking out for the taxpayers.

• Salt Lake Chamber 2012, 2015 and 2016 Business Champion award for working to help Utah businesses grow.

• Libertas 2016 Defenders of Liberty Award,

EDUCATION
• 1984-1985 Associate of Applied Science, Architectural Technology, Utah Technical College. 

  (now Salt Lake Community College).
• 1979,80,82-84 Studies in Computer Science, Architecture, University of Utah

 CONTACT INFORMATION: fred@fredcox4utah.com, http://www.fredcox4utah.com

http://www.slcogop.com/uncategorized/2017-party-leadership-candidates/  

http://www.slcogop.com/uncategorized/2017-scc-candidates/