Paul Cook
Member of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2020
Preceded by	Robert Lovingood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th district
In office January 3, 2013 – December 7, 2020
Preceded by	Jerry Lewis
Succeeded by	Jay Obernolte
Member of the California State Assembly from the 65th district
In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Preceded by	Russ Bogh
Succeeded by	Sharon Quirk-Silva
Personal details
Born	Paul Joseph Cook (1943-03-03) March 3, 1943 (age 81) Meriden, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Cook
Residence	Apple Valley, California, U.S.
Education	Southern Connecticut State University (BS) California State University, San Bernardino (MPA) University of California, Riverside (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1966–1992[source?]
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Bronze Star Purple Heart (2)

Paul Cook (born March 3, 1943) is an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 until 2020. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a member of the California State Assembly until 2012.

In September 2019, Cook announced that he would not run for re-election to Congress in 2020. He instead ran for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.^[1] He won the election and was sworn in on December 7, 2020.^[2]

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