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Amy Cox
Image of Amy Cox
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Wright State University, 2001

Graduate

Indiana University East, 2011

Personal
Birthplace
Kettering, Ohio
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Profession
Scientist
Contact

Amy Cox (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 10th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Cox completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Amy Cox was born in Kettering, Ohio. She pursued her undergraduate education at Miami University and Wright State University and she earned a graduate degree from Indiana University East in 2011. Her career experience includes working as a science teacher and scientist.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Amy Cox and Michael Harbaugh in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Turner
Michael Turner (R)
 
57.6
 
213,695
Image of Amy Cox
Amy Cox (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.2
 
145,420
Image of Michael Harbaugh
Michael Harbaugh (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
11,631

Total votes: 370,746
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Amy Cox defeated David Esrati, Tony Pombo, and Joseph Kuzniar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amy Cox
Amy Cox Candidate Connection
 
63.3
 
22,640
Image of David Esrati
David Esrati Candidate Connection
 
21.7
 
7,767
Image of Tony Pombo
Tony Pombo Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
3,296
Image of Joseph Kuzniar
Joseph Kuzniar Candidate Connection
 
5.7
 
2,046

Total votes: 35,749
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Turner
Michael Turner
 
100.0
 
61,941

Total votes: 61,941
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Rodney Creech defeated Amy Cox in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 40 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rodney Creech
Rodney Creech (R)
 
71.7
 
30,028
Image of Amy Cox
Amy Cox (D)
 
28.3
 
11,877

Total votes: 41,905
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 40

Amy Cox advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 40 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amy Cox
Amy Cox
 
100.0
 
1,221

Total votes: 1,221
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Rodney Creech advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 40 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rodney Creech
Rodney Creech
 
100.0
 
3,165

Total votes: 3,165
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 43

Rodney Creech defeated Amy Cox in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rodney Creech
Rodney Creech (R)
 
54.2
 
31,463
Image of Amy Cox
Amy Cox (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.8
 
26,552

Total votes: 58,015
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 43

Amy Cox advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 43 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amy Cox
Amy Cox Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,664

Total votes: 6,664
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 43

Rodney Creech defeated incumbent Jeffrey Todd Smith (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 43 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rodney Creech
Rodney Creech
 
65.5
 
5,359
Image of Jeffrey Todd Smith
Jeffrey Todd Smith (Unofficially withdrew)
 
34.5
 
2,817

Total votes: 8,176
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Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Amy Cox completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cox's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology (Wright State) and a Master's Degree in Science Education (IU East, 2011). I've worked as a science teacher in both rural and urban schools from 2003 to 2019. Since then, I've used my background in science to become director of operations and co-owner of a local mushroom farm. I'm married to a retired Union Ironworker and have 2 sons, Grant and Lee.

  • We must protect democracy from those who would destroy it.
  • We must establish healthcare as a human right
  • We must strengthen the middle class by ensuring that all jobs pay a living wage.

In addition to healthcare and living wage jobs, I'm very passionate about labor protections and making sure that workers are represented either in unions or on corporate boards. I'm passionate about ensuring sustainable environmental protections. We must push for reform so that the justice system doesn't serve as a way to keep low income and minority populations in a vicious cycle of fees and mass incarceration. Additionally, Ohio just passed two constitutional amendments protecting abortion and recreational marijuana, and it's long overdue that those issues are protected nationwide.

Elected officials must be able to listen to folks and respond to their needs with action and legislation. It's not enough to listen, smile, and take photos. People depend on the function of their federal government and need results from their elected officials, not just squabbles and endless looming shutdowns.

As a former teacher, I'm used to corralling people who behave like children -- a skill I suspect will come in handy in Congress. I also have two degrees in science, which will be a very refreshing change on Capitol Hill. As a former union representative, I know how to fight like hell, ask tough questions, and be an advocate.

In short, you have to be able to meet people where they are in our district and then be a fierce advocate for them in D.C. You have to use your positions on committees to thoroughly investigate and shed light on issues that matter to your district and America as a whole. And you must leave your district better than it was when you took office.

I want to be known as someone who protected democracy and fought for human rights. I want to be remembered for casting my vote and fighting to enshrine healthcare as a human right in the United States.

"The Shack" by William P. Young. The character descriptions of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are unforgettable and it's allegorical theme stands the test of time.

"Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man" by the Osborne Brothers

Keeping my rights as a woman. I'm not going away and neither are the rest of us who are fed up with the unsolicited obsession with dismantling our access to reproductive healthcare, otherwise knows as healthcare.

No, it leaves representatives in a constant state of fundraising and that leaves less time to work on issues that matter. I think 4 year terms would be more appropriate.

I think Senator Sherrod Brown has done a fantastic job representing the working class of Ohio through his years in public service. He's always put families and hard workers in the middle class above business interests and corporate agendas. I look forward to joining him in Ohio's delegation to D.C.

When compromise can be a rising tide that lifts all boats, it's desirable. When one side wants to negotiate away human rights for a profit, that's unacceptable. I can and will work with representatives who want to make the country a better place for all - but I do not believe that any of our hard-fought liberties should be bargaining chips to be compromised away.

One of the biggest forms of theft in modern times is wage theft, with millions of workers being paid less than minimum wage, tips being withheld, workers being pressured to work off-the-clock, unpaid overtime, or messy bookkeeping practices. According to the Economic Policy Institute, this results in upwards of $50 billion of theft from hard-working Americans every year. The House must investigate these white-collar crimes to ensure that Americans are paid every dollar they earn.

So far in the primary cycle, I'm proud to have been endorsed by the Ohio Democratic Party and the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. I’m also thrilled to have the support of the hardworking men and women at Ironworkers Locals 44, 172, and 290, the Dayton Building Trades, Lima Building Trades, IUPAT, IBEW Local 82, and UA Local 162.

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Campaign website

Cox’s campaign website stated the following:

Jobs
Actually Doing Something for the Middle Class
Amy grew up middle class. She and her husband are still card carrying members of their unions. She understands that the working-middle class is the backbone of our local economies. When workers are paid fairly, they spend that money in the local economies, benefiting everyone. Small businesses suffer when wages are stagnant and deflated. Amy is sick of Congress coddling billion-dollar corporations and their CEO’s that make millions, while refusing to pay a living wage to workers. Amy will stand with working people, labor unions, and local communities who need a strong middle class to succeed.

Unrig the Economy
It’s insane that Amazon can pay no taxes while we have a spiraling deficit and families choosing to pay the electric bill or buy groceries. Donald Trump and Mike Turner did the bidding of their corporate donors by cutting taxes on billionaires and big companies, while doing nothing for us. Amy believes we need to repeal the Trump tax giveaways to rewrite the tax code to actually make the big guys pay their fair share and give some relieve to the rest of us working hard everyday. Amy knows we need a common sense tax code that allows us to balance the budget and invest in people.

Putting Money Back in Our Pockets
Instead of spending money on tax breaks for billionaires, let’s spend money where it actually works. Amy supports bringing back direct funding to help families pay for childcare, so working parents don’t have to choose between working or child care. Amy will fight to do more to cut costs of prescription drugs so that families aren’t forced to stretch prescriptions out for extra weeks because they can’t afford a refill. Amy also believes that Congress needs to do more to relieve debt from predatory student loans and create a path to debt-free college for middle class students.

Healthcare
Healthcare is a fundamental right for all Americans. Period. Amy is sick of BS from politicians and will not be silenced in fighting for Medicare for All. Too many working families in American and right here in the Dayton-area literally choose between groceries and paying medical bills. It’s unacceptable and it needs to stop.

Abortion
Politicians like Mike Turner think they should make healthcare decisions for women, and it’s absolutely crazy. For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade was the law of the land. One of Amy’s first bills in Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade and leave personal medical decisions between a woman and her doctor. That should not be controversial.

Fentanyl
Opioid abuse and addiction is decimating. our communities. Amy believes that cleaning up the opioid epidemic is the financial responsibility of the pharmaceutical industry that gave it to us, NOT the taxpayers. Families that have been ripped apart from these deadly drugs need to be treated fairly, and Congress has an obligation to make it happen. Republicans have not done enough to take this seriously, and Democrats have not done enough to hold drug dealers and people funneling fentanyl into our country accountable.

Climate
Once-in-a-century floods every year and 100 degree days in October aren’t normal. Climate change is wreaking havoc across our country and right here in the Miami Valley. Amy’s science background frames her understanding of how human health is related to the environment in which we live, work and play.

The time for debate is over, and it’s time to act. A broken political system has protected polluters for years, refusing to hold them accountable for their messes in exchange for campaign contributions. Amy will be a fighter in Congress for action, not just words. Fines are nice and all, but Amy feels that businesses who violate clean water protections should be liable through a tax system. When companies don’t pay up, and many times when they do, the fines are nowhere near the bill on the clean-up: Tax payers are then stuck with the bill. Rather than putting a one-and-done piddly fine on violators of environmental protections, those companies should be taxed at higher rates until they can operate with the public’s health in mind, and not their profits.

Congress must do more to ensure that workers in industries impacted by the transition to renewables are protected. In Congress, Amy will sponsor legislation that actually creates new jobs in the green economy that have strong living wages, labor protections, and safe working conditions. And Amy believes we must use the tax code to incentivize creating those jobs in places that have been hit hard from the decline of manufacturing jobs, like the Miami Valley.

Protecting America
Amy supports common-sense policies to keep America strong. This means supporting democracies around the world and standing up to extremism. Instead of being in endless wars that tear families apart, and funding wars on a credit card, Amy believes in investing in innovative military technology that keeps America safe without putting our sons and daughters at risk.

Amy wants to keep making Wright Patterson AFB the hub of research and innovation for the US military, and she will always fight to protect the base and the civilians who help keep the base and its communities strong.

Amy believes Vladimir Putin is a bully and supports smart investments in Ukraine’s defense. She also believes Congress needs to do more to repair the harm Trump did to America’s reputation with NATO, Israel, and other key allies across the world.

Finally, Amy also supports a bipartisan fix to the southern border that secures our safety, but allows for legal immigration and compassion for asylum seekers and children.

Public Safety
Politicians love using fear to divide us. Amy believes that public safety is too important to play political games with. She supports police and believes police should have the resources they need to solve crimes, prevent violent crime, and keep our communities safe. Amy also supports increasing funding in social workers and other first responders so that we respond to situations with the right personnel and put our first responders in a position to succeed.

Protecting Democracy
If America is going to stand up for democracy across the world, we need to stand up for democracy at home. Mike Turner has enabled Donald Trump and election denial extremists who want to tell us our votes don’t count and just create chaos. Amy supports Congress taking action to secure elections from anyone, at home or abroad, who wants to undermine our democracy and creates harsh penalties for those who try to overturn elections.[3]

—Amy Cox’s campaign website (2024)[4]

2022

Amy Cox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Candidate Connection

Amy Cox completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cox's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Amy Cox has a BS in Biology and a Master Degree in Science Education. Amy has worked in public schools in the area since 2003. Amy taught in both urban and rural districts. Amy is married to a Union Ironworker and has 2 sons, Grant and Lee.

In addition to healthcare, education and living wage jobs, Amy is passionate about ensuring our environment is protected, our workers have representation wether it be by a union or representation on corporate boards and ensuring the justice system doesn't serve as a system to keep poor and or minority populations in a vicious cycle of fees and mass incarceration. She is also passionate about sustainable, localized Agriculture.

They need to listen to people and respond legislatively.

Honesty, integrity, and 2 degrees deeply rooted in science.

I would like to be one who helped make healthcare a human right, quality education accessible to all Ohioans, Right to Work completely illegals in Ohio.

The LA riots that stemmed from the Rodney King beating. I was in middle school going into high school at the time.

I worked as a dietary aid at a local nursing home. I had that job for a year or so.

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. This book that I first read in high school is about ordinary people of a small town.

Remaining a member of the middle class as someone with a masters degree in a highly demanded field of work.

Healthcare, quality education, and living wage jobs for all Ohioans.

Absolutely. It takes a majority to pass legislation so professional relationships are essential for that to happen.

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Amy Cox campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Ohio District 10Lost general$205,054 $205,054
2022Ohio House of Representatives District 40Lost general$17,427 $22,091
2020Ohio House of Representatives District 43Lost general$312,031 N/A**
Grand total$534,512 $227,145
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 3, 2020
  2. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 4, 2024
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. Amy Cox for United States Congress, “Amy Cox on the Issues,” accessed February 28, 2024


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