Josh F.W. Cook

Josh Cook has over 30 years of experience in government, serving in key roles such as Chief of Staff and Minority Caucus Chief of Staff in the California Legislature. He has worked with several federally recognized Indian Tribes and held appointments from the U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior. 

Currently, he is an Associate Professor and lecturer at the USC Price School of Public Policy and a Chaplain with the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. A veteran of the California State Guard, Cook served for nine years attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6). He holds degrees from Butte College, Charter Oak State College, and a Master’s from California State University, East Bay. 

His wife Robin serves on the Silver Dollar Fair Board and works as a staff assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. They are the parents of five children. 

Cook has also been an advisor to the Mooretown Rancheria of Concow Maidu Indians for 26 years, contributing to the establishment of their Forestry and Natural Resources Agency under Tribal Law.