COOK, MERRILL ALONZO
R Β· house Β· bioguide C000722
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- FEC candidate id
H4UT02106- Internal id
eabc1197-8df6-40a9-8c90-cb39b0932119- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), UT-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 852,435 |
| People | Median age | 34 |
| Income | Median household income | $86,300 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,787 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.426 |
| Race | White alone | 74.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 19.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 10.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 80.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 13.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.1% |
| Household | Family households | 69.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.85 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.3% |
| Housing | Median home value | $456,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,446 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.7% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.7% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $34,404 | $34,405 | $0 | $0 | $26,109 |
| 2006 | $28,728 | $28,727 | $1 | $1,466 | $23,728 |
| 2004 | $0 | $233 | $1 | $634,692 | $0 |
| 2002 | $567,266 | $570,042 | $234 | $634,692 | $6,486 |
| 2000 | $515,076 | $522,186 | $3,009 | $84,647 | $89,075 |
| 1998 | $656,985 | $647,249 | $10,129 | $72,700 | $199,870 |
| 1996 | $1,061,730 | $1,061,793 | $395 | $192,518 | $63,920 |
| 1994 | $878,987 | $878,528 | $459 | $0 | $22,539 |
Elections
- 1994 general house Β· UT-2 β won
- 1996 general house Β· UT-2 β won
- 1998 general house Β· UT-2 β won
- 2000 general house Β· UT-2 β lost_general
- 2002 general house Β· UT-2 β lost_general
- 2006 general house Β· UT-3 β lost_general
- 2008 general house Β· UT-2 β lost_general
Committees
- MERRILL COOK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- MERRILL COOK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2186 β To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
- cosponsor β HR 2267 β Willing Seller Amendments of 2000 to the National Trails System Act
- cosponsor β HR 3830 β Utah Schools and Lands Exchange Act of 1998
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 2283 β Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997
- cosponsor β HR 1127 β National Monument Fairness Act of 1997
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (8)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1127 β National Monument Fairness Act of 1997 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2186 β To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2267 β Willing Seller Amendments of 2000 to the National Trails System Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2283 β Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3830 β Utah Schools and Lands Exchange Act of 1998 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | MERRILL COOK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | MERRILL COOK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |