Amanda Cook (politician)
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Amanda Cook | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Brockman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1982 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Greensboro (BA) Gardner–Webb University (MA) |
| Website | Campaign website Legislature website |
Amanda Parsons Cook (born November 2, 1982) is an American politician and former educator serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 60th district. A Democrat, she was appointed to the seat following Cecil Brockman's resignation after being charged with child sexual assault and previously served on the High Point City Council.
Cook earned a Bachelor of Arts in dance education with a minor in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2008 and a Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Leadership from Gardner-Webb University in July 2021.[1] She worked as a dance teacher at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools from 2008 to 2017 and at Southwest Guilford High School from 2017 to 2021, then founded the nonprofit Teachers' Edge.[2]
In 2022, Cook ran for a seat on the Guilford County Schools board and was defeated by Republican nominee Chrissy Pratt in the general election.[3]
In November 2023, Cook was elected to the High Point City Council from one of two at-large seats, placing second with 26.3% of the vote.[4]