David Cook Sr.

Republican · House · LD7

David Cook Sr. is a Globe cattle rancher and former Arizona Department of Corrections sergeant who served eight years in the state House, from 2017 to 2025, before losing a 2024 Senate primary to Wendy Rogers. He often defied his caucus: he voted with Democrats against the 2.5% flat tax in 2021, opposed punishing a Democratic colleague over a Bible prank in 2023, and voted with Democrats 10 times in one day to kill Jake Hoffman's bills. He finished second in the 2026 primary.