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'''Maurice Cox''' is an architect on the faculty of the [[University of Virginia]]. Cox is a former design director at the National Endowment for the Arts and a two-term [[City Council]]or. | |||
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Cox | ==City Council== | ||
Cox served as [[Mayor of Charlottesville|Mayor]] of [[Charlottesville]] from 2002 to 2004. | |||
Cox was widely credited for encouraging the City to change its comprehensive plan in order to encourage more density and mixed uses. He presided over the City's new zoning code, which was adopted in 2003. He was an opponent of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway]]<ref name=hookmayor>{{cite-hook|url=http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2006/08/10/COVER-Amalg.doc.aspx|title=Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor|publishdate=10 Aug. 2006|author=Lisa Provence|accessdate=2 May 2009}}</ref>. | |||
==[[2000 election]] for City Council== | ===Election history=== | ||
Cox ran for City Council in two elections, both as a Democrat. | |||
====[[2000 election]] for City Council==== | |||
{{2000 election/CityCouncil}} | {{2000 election/CityCouncil}} | ||
==[[1996 election]] for City Council== | ====[[1996 election]] for City Council==== | ||
{{1996 election/CityCouncil}} | {{1996 election/CityCouncil}} | ||
==NEA== | |||
Cox took a two-year sabbatical from the University of Virginia's school of architecture to serve as design director at the National Endowment for the Arts<ref name=cvilleNEAstint>{{cite-cville|author=Harding, Cathy|title="Following NEA stint, Cox returns to architecture faculty." |publishdate=22 Dec. 2009|accessdate=22 Dec. 2009|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064432695&ShowArticle_ID=11802112093217503|pageno=9|printno=v.21 no. 51|printdate=Dec 22-28, 2009}}</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== |
Revision as of 21:25, 15 January 2010
Maurice Cox | ||
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Electoral District | At-large | |
Term Start | 1996 | |
Term End | 2004 | |
Mayor
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Electoral District | Charlottesville | |
Term Start | 2002 | |
Term End | 2004 | |
Preceded by | Blake Caravati | |
Biographical Information
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Contributions $ | VPAP database |
Maurice Cox is an architect on the faculty of the University of Virginia. Cox is a former design director at the National Endowment for the Arts and a two-term City Councilor.
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City Council
Cox served as Mayor of Charlottesville from 2002 to 2004.
Cox was widely credited for encouraging the City to change its comprehensive plan in order to encourage more density and mixed uses. He presided over the City's new zoning code, which was adopted in 2003. He was an opponent of the Meadowcreek Parkway[1].
Election history
Cox ran for City Council in two elections, both as a Democrat.
2000 election for City Council
Candidates | Votes | % |
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Maurice Cox (D) incumbent | 2,931 | 56.15 |
Meredith Richards (D) incumbent | 2,734 | 52.38 |
Kevin Lynch (D) | 2,723 | 52.16 |
Jon Bright (R) | 1,946 | 37.28 |
Elizabeth Fortune (R) | 1,793 | 34.35 |
John Pfaltz (R) | 1,701 | 32.59 |
Kevin Cox (I) | 740 | 14.18 |
Stratton Salidis (I) | 317 | 6.07 |
Source: City of Charlottesville[2] |
Voters could cast three votes, one for each of the three seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%.
1996 election for City Council
Candidates | Votes | % |
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Maurice Cox (D) | 2,733 | 65.40 |
Meredith Richards (D) | 2,625 | 62.81 |
Virginia Daugherty (D) incumbent | 2,571 | 61.52 |
Michael Crafaik (R) | 1,852 | 44.32 |
Voters could cast three votes, one for each of the three seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%.
NEA
Cox took a two-year sabbatical from the University of Virginia's school of architecture to serve as design director at the National Endowment for the Arts[3]
Notes
- ↑ Web. Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 10 Aug. 2006, retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ Web. Official Results May 2, 2000 City Council Election, city website, City of Charlottesville, retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ↑ Web. "Following NEA stint, Cox returns to architecture faculty.", Harding, Cathy, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, 22 Dec. 2009, retrieved 22 Dec. 2009. Print. Dec 22-28, 2009 , v.21 no. 51, page 9.