Dan Cox

Dan Cox and his wife, Valerie, have 10 children and five grandchildren, and their family businesses have included a farm.¹ Before becoming an attorney, Cox spent a decade teaching high school at Walkersville Christian Family Schools, from 1995 to 2005.²

He earned a government and politics degree from University of Maryland University College in 2002 and a law degree from Regent University in 2006.² Admitted to the Maryland bar in 2006, he established a solo practice at Cox Law Center the following year.²

Cox served as president of the Town Commission in Secretary, Dorchester County, from 2007 to 2009.² He represented District 4 in the House of Delegates from 2019 to 2023, serving on the Judiciary Committee and a task force studying criminal classifications and penalties.² His committee work included family law, public safety and civil procedure.² His later work included serving as chief of staff to Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano.²

Challenging Democratic Governor Wes Moore again after their 2022 race, Cox proposes personal and business income tax rates of 4.9 percent.¹ He also calls for more power plants, lower vehicle registration fees, limits on property tax assessments and agency audits, offering voters a different approach to energy costs, taxation and government spending.¹