Bennie Cook

Republican Party

Candidate, Missouri House of Representatives District 143

Missouri House of Representatives District 143

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Ron Copeland (R)

Prior offices:

Missouri House of Representatives District 142

Years in office: 2021 - 2023

Predecessor:Robert Ross (R)

Successor:Jeff Knight (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$41,770/year

Per diem

$142.40/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 4, 2026

Education

Associates

Columbia College

Bachelor's

Columbia College

Personal

Religion

Christian

Profession

Police officer

Contact

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Bennie Cook (Republican Party) is a member of theMissouri House of Representatives, representingDistrict 143. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Cook (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theMissouri House of Representatives to representDistrict 143. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 4, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Bennie Cook lives inHouston, Missouri. Cook earned an associate degree in human services and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Columbia College. His career experience includes working in law enforcement as the deputy sheriff for Texas County; for departments in Texas County, Columbia, and Belle, Missouri; as the director of the Texas County Food Pantry, and as a field representative for Congressman Jason Smith.^[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Cook was assigned to the following committees:

• Corrections and Public Institutions Committee,Vice chair
• Professional Registration and Licensing Committee

2023-2024

Cook was assigned to the following committees:

• Public Safety Committee,Vice Chair
• Health and Mental Health Policy Committee
• Professional Registration and Licensing Committee

2021-2022

Cook was assigned to the following committees:

• Health and Mental Health Policy Committee
• Professional Registration and Licensing Committee
• Public Safety Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

IncumbentBennie Cook is running in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bennie Cook

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

IncumbentBennie Cook defeatedBernadette Holzer in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Cook (R)	85.6	16,299
		Bernadette Holzer (D)	14.4	2,742

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,041
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

Bernadette Holzer advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernadette Holzer	100.0	736

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 736
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

IncumbentBennie Cook defeatedPhilip Lohmann in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Cook	77.4	5,707
		Philip Lohmann	22.6	1,668

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,375
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

IncumbentBennie Cook defeatedBernadette Holzer in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Cook (R)	85.0	11,866
		Bernadette Holzer (D)	15.0	2,090

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,956
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

Bernadette Holzer advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernadette Holzer	100.0	761

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 761
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143

IncumbentBennie Cook defeatedChristopher Davis andPhilip Lohmann in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 143 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Cook	71.5	4,041
		Christopher Davis	15.5	877
		Philip Lohmann	12.9	731

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,649
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2020

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 142

Bennie Cook won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 142 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Cook (R)	100.0	13,282

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,282
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 142

Bennie Cook defeatedTerry Brown andDavid Giarratano in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 142 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Cook	49.9	3,102
	Submit photo	Terry Brown	45.4	2,821
	Submit photo	David Giarratano	4.8	297

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,220
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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