Jeffrey David Cox
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Jeffrey David Cox (born March 9, 1951) is the former National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO who resigned in February 2020, amid allegations of misusing union funds and sexual harassment.
Summary
Jeffrey David Cox Sr. was elected National President at American Federation of Government Employees' 39th National Convention in Las Vegas in 2012. He was elected to a second term at the 40th National AFGE Convention in 2015. On February 28, 2020, Cox resigned his office effective at the close of business.
Cox had been on a leave of absence since Oct. 27, after current and former employees alleged he had sexually harassed them. One former communications director said that on a business trip in April 2017, Cox had stuck his tongue in his ear and told him he loved him. Another former assistant said that Cox told him he should be more open to sex with men.
Early career
Cox began his career in healthcare in 1970.
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