Bennie Cook
Missouri State Representative, District 143 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 77 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +56.9
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
- Won
- 4
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Corrections and Public Institutions · vice chair
- Crime and Public Safety
- Government Efficiency
- Health and Mental Health
- Professional Registration and Licensing
- Redistricting Special
- Tourism Special
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Cook was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 143 | Won | R+56.9 | R+68.9 | −12.0 |
| 2024 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 143 | Won | R+71.2 | R+68.9 | +2.3 |
| 2022 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 143 | Won | R+70.0 | R+65.9 | +4.1 |
| 2020 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 142 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Cook has held
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 143 · since 2022
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 142 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cook has run against
- Marsha Snodgrass (D) · 2026 election, won
- Bernadette Holzer (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Cook
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/9c485ac1-4ad5-4466-9392-a9014827ef56
- Wikidata Q113201528
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET