Merrill Cook

A Representative from Utah. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. , May 6, 1946. Graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1964. B. A. University of Utah, 1969. M. B. A. Harvard University School of Business, 1971. Management consultant and budget analyst, Arthur D. Little, Inc. , 1971-1973. Founder and president, Cook Slurry Company, 1973-2015. Unsuccessful Independent candidate for Governor of Utah in 1988. Unsuccessful Independent candidate for Governor of Utah in 1992. Unsuccessful Independent candidate for election to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2001). Unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2010.