Anthony Brent Cook, June 12, 1980 (Brunswick, Ga.) -
VP candidate for Independent (2000)
Running mate with nominee: Lamar Echols III
Popular vote: ? (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
Lamar Echols III of Georgia tossed his hat into the Presidential race and nominated his fishing pal Brent "Snag" Cook as his VP. Brent's brother John "Rad" Cook was promised the Attorney General position.
It was repeated in several sources that: "Independent Lamar Echols III proposes reducing school violence by having parents 'take a vital part out of their children's car' every night so that children won't be able to stay out all night and therefore won't fall under the influences of violence."
In the summer of 1999 Echols ended his campaign and endorsed the independent ticket of Fred Cook and Emmett Ezell. Fred Cook was Brent's father and Ezell was his grandfather.
There were two blockades to the Echols/Cook ticket taking office in the event of their victory. Cook (and probably Echols as well) was much too young at age 20 to legally assume office. Plus, both candidates were residents of the same state which is verboten according to the Constitution.
Election history: ?
Other occupations: ?
Notes:
I imagine there were some lively political discussions at the Cook family dinners.
