Josh Cockroft

{{short description|American politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Josh Cockroft

|image = Josh Cockcroft (2012).jpg

|caption = Cockcroft's official Oklahoma House of Representatives portrait from 2012

|office = Secretary of State of Oklahoma

|governor = Kevin Stitt

|term_start = September 13, 2023

|term_end =

|predecessor = Brian Bingman

|successor =

|state_house2 = Oklahoma

|district2 = 27th

|term_start2 = November 16, 2010

|term_end2 = November 15, 2018

|predecessor2 = Shane Jett

|successor2 = Danny Sterling

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|6}}

|birth_place = Tecumseh, Oklahoma, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Calvary Chapel Bible College

}}

Josh Cockroft (born February 6, 1989) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 27th district from 2010 to 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428173242/https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=27 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-04-28 |title=Representative Josh Cockroft |publisher=Okhouse.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-04-08}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news-star.com/news/20180411/rep-josh-cockroft-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election |title=Rep. Josh Cockroft announces he will not seek re-election |publisher=News-star.com |date=2018-04-11 |accessdate=2019-04-08}} He was the political director of Kevin Stitt's 2022 re-election campaign. In December 2022, he was appointed as the deputy chief of staff of the Governor of Oklahoma.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Political notebook: Lawmakers begin filing 2023 legislation |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/political-notebook-lawmakers-begin-filing-2023-legislation/article_b2d1f1d2-71bf-11ed-870c-33b12037745d.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=December 4, 2022}} On September 13, 2023 he was appointed Oklahoma Secretary of State by Governor Kevin Stitt.{{cite web |title=Governor Stitt Taps Josh Cockroft to Serve as Secretary of State and Chief Policy Advisor, Thanks Secretary Bingman for his Service |url=https://oklahoma.gov/governor/newsroom/newsroom/2023/september2023/governor-stitt-taps-josh-cockroft-to-serve-as-secretary-of-state.html |website=oklahoma.gov |publisher=Governor of Oklahoma |access-date=14 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Ben |title=Former State Rep. Josh Cockroft appointed as Oklahoma Secretary of State |url=https://www.krmg.com/news/local/former-state-rep-josh-cockroft-appointed-oklahoma-secretary-state/SM4UYLUD6JBB5NJQE2YCGWBOCU/?taid=6502e7c1a1f91400018d77c7 |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=KRMG |date=September 14, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Stitt appoints aide secretary of state |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/stitt-appoints-aide-secretary-of-state/article_9db7ac52-532c-11ee-852a-63cda8da705f.html |access-date=17 September 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=September 15, 2023}}