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Michelle Cook

Michelle Cook (born January 19, 1970) is an American politician who served the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 65th district from 2009 to 2025.^[1]^[2]

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Michelle Cook

Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 65th district
In office January 7, 2009 – January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Anne Ruwet
Succeeded by	Joseph Canino

Personal details
Born	(1970-01-19) January 19, 1970 (age 55) St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Children	4
Alma mater	Missouri Baptist University (BS) Central Connecticut State University (MS)

In the 2024 Connecticut House of Representatives election, she was unseated by Republican candidate Joseph Canino.^[3]

References

^ "Biography". Housedems.ct.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
^ "65th District Rep. Michelle Cook wants to continue to serve her district". Oneidadispatch.com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
^ Kingsley, Owen; Strothers, Zoe (2024-11-15). "Young, political newcomer who unseated longtime state representative speaks on what's ahead". wfsb.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.

v t e Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Speaker of the House Matthew Ritter (D) Majority Leader Jason Rojas (D) Minority Leader Vincent Candelora (R)
▌Matthew Ritter (D) ▌Raghib Allie-Brennan (D) ▌Minnie Gonzalez (D) ▌Julio Concepcion (D) ▌Maryam Khan (D) ▌James Sánchez (D) ▌Joshua M. Hall (D) ▌Tim Ackert (R) ▌Jason Rojas (D) ▌Henry Genga (D) ▌Jeffrey Currey (D) ▌Geoff Luxenberg (D) ▌Jason Doucette (D) ▌Tom Delnicki (R) ▌Bobby Gibson (D) ▌Melissa Osborne (D) ▌Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D) ▌Jillian Gilchrest (D) ▌Tammy Exum (D) ▌Kate Farrar (D) ▌Mike Demicco (D) ▌Francis Cooley (R) ▌Devin Carney (R) ▌Emmanuel Sanchez (D) ▌Bobby Sanchez (D) ▌Peter Tercyak (D) ▌Gary Turco (D) ▌Amy Morrin Bello (D) ▌Kerry Szeps Wood (D) ▌Donna Veach (R) ▌Jill Barry (D) ▌Christie Carpino (R) ▌Brandon Chafee (D) ▌Irene Haines (R) ▌Chris Aniskovich (R) ▌Christine Palm (D) ▌Holly Cheeseman (R) ▌Kathleen McCarty (R) ▌Anthony Nolan (D) ▌Christine Conley (D) ▌Aundre Bumgardner (D) ▌Keith Denning (D) ▌Greg Howard (R) ▌Anne Dauphinais (R) ▌Brian Lanoue (R) ▌Derell Wilson (D) ▌Doug Dubitsky (R) ▌Mark DeCaprio (R) ▌Susan Johnson (D) ▌Pat Boyd (D) ▌Rick Hayes (R) ▌Kurt Vail (R) ▌Tammy Nuccio (R) ▌Gregory Haddad (D) ▌Steve Weir (R) ▌Kevin Brown (D) ▌Jaime Foster (D) ▌Tom Arnone (D) ▌Carol Hall (R) ▌Jane Garibay (D) ▌Tami Zawistowski (R) ▌Mark Anderson (R) ▌Jay Case (R) ▌Maria Horn (D) ▌Michelle Cook (D) ▌Karen Reddington-Hughes (R) ▌Bill Buckbee (R) ▌Joseph Polletta (R) ▌Cindy Harrison (R) ▌Seth Bronko (R) ▌William Pizzuto (R) ▌Larry Butler (D) ▌Ronald Napoli (D) ▌Michael DiGiovancarlo (D) ▌Geraldo Reyes (D) ▌John Piscopo (R) ▌Cara Pavalock-D'Amato (R) ▌Joe Hoxha (R) ▌Mary Fortier (D) ▌Gale Mastrofrancesco (R) ▌Chris Poulos (D) ▌Michael Quinn (D) ▌Jack Fazzino (D) ▌Hilda Santiago (D) ▌Mary Mushinsky (D) ▌Vincent Candelora (R) ▌Dave Yaccarino (R) ▌Josh Elliott (D) ▌Lezlye Zupkus (R) ▌Craig Fishbein (R) ▌Laurie Sweet (D) ▌Patricia Dillon (D) ▌Toni Walker (D) ▌Robyn Porter (D) ▌Juan Candelaria (D) ▌Roland Lemar (D) ▌Alphonse Paolillo (D) ▌Moira Rader (D) ▌Joseph Zullo (R) ▌Kai Belton (D) ▌John-Michael Parker (D) ▌Robin Comey (D) ▌Liz Linehan (D) ▌Kara Rochelle (D) ▌Nicole Klarides-Ditria (R) ▌Mitch Bolinsky (R) ▌Martin Foncello (R) ▌Patrick Callahan (R) ▌Farley Santos (D) ▌Bob Godfrey (D) ▌Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D) ▌Tony Scott (R) ▌Amy Romano (R) ▌Mary Welander (D) ▌William Heffernan III (D) ▌Treneé McGee (D) ▌Charles Ferraro (R) ▌Frank Smith (D) ▌Kathy Kennedy (R) ▌Laura Dancho (R) ▌Joseph Gresko (D) ▌Ben McGorty (R) ▌David Rutigliano (R) ▌Andre Baker (D) ▌Tom O'Dea (R) ▌Fred Gree (D) ▌Marcus Brown (D) ▌Christopher Rosario (D) ▌Steven Stafstrom (D) ▌Antonio Felipe (D) ▌David Labriola (R) ▌Jennifer Leeper (D) ▌Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D) ▌Sarah Keitt (D) ▌Anne Hughes (D) ▌Jonathan Steinberg (D) ▌Kadeem Roberts (D) ▌Rachel Chaleski (R) ▌Kevin Ryan (D) ▌Travis Simms (D) ▌Tracy Marra (R) ▌Lucy Dathan (D) ▌Dominique Johnson (D) ▌Hubert Douglas Delany (D) ▌Corey Paris (D) ▌David Michel (D) ▌Matt Blumenthal (D) ▌Anabel Figueroa (D) ▌Rachel Khanna (D) ▌Steve Meskers (D) ▌Hector Arzeno (D)
▌Democratic (98) ▌Republican (53) Connecticut General Assembly Connecticut House of Representatives Connecticut State Senate

v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children
1990s	Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales – Virginia Hamilton (1995) No Award (1996) No Award (1997) Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color – Patricia McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. (1998) No Award If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks – Faith Ringgold (1999)
2000s	Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children – Sandra Pinkney (2000) Just the Two of Us – Will Smith (2001) Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales – Nelson Mandela (2002) My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Christine King Farris (2003) The 1963 Civil Rights March – Sabrina Crewe (2004) Girls Hold Up This World – Jada Pinkett Smith (2005) Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom – Carole Boston Weatherford (2006) Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson – Sue Stauffacher (2007) Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope – Nikki Grimes (2008) Our Children Can Soar – Michelle Cook (2009)
2010s	My Brother Charlie – Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete (2010) You Can Be a Friend – Tony and Lauren Dungy (2011) What Color is My World – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Raymond Obstfeld (2012) Nelson Mandela – Kadir Nelson (2013) Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After – Rachel Renée Russell (2014) Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America – Carole Boston Weatherford (2015) Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas – Gwendolyn Hooks (2016) Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History – Vashti Harrison (2017) Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race – Margot Lee Shetterly (2018) Sulwe – Lupita Nyong'o (2019)
2020s	She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm – Katheryn Russell-Brown (2020) Stacey’s Extraordinary Words – Stacey Abrams (2021) Stacey’s Remarkable Books – Stacey Abrams (2022) Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora – Kahran Bethencourt (2023) You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book – Taraji P. Henson and Paul Kellam (2024)

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