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Bill Cobey (William Wilfred Cobey, Jr.) was born on 13 May, 1939 in Washington, D.C., U.S., is an American politician. Discover Bill Cobey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?
| Popular As |
William Wilfred Cobey, Jr. |
| Occupation |
Retired |
| Age |
84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
13 May 1939 |
| Birthday |
13 May |
| Birthplace |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Bill Cobey Height, Weight & Measurements
At 84 years old, Bill Cobey height not available right now. We will update Bill Cobey's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Bill Cobey Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bill Cobey worth at the age of 84 years old? Bill Cobey’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from United States. We have estimated Bill Cobey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
politician |
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Timeline
William Wilfred Cobey Jr. (born May 13, 1939) is an American politician.
His father, William W. Cobey, Sr., was the athletic director for the University of Maryland from 1956 to 1969.
Cobey is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry.
Cobey also earned an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and an M.Ed. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Cobey originally worked as a bank administrative assistant and then as a chemical salesman.
In 1968, he became, like his father, an athletic administrator.
From 1976 to 1980, he was athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Rarely had Helms endorsed any candidate in primaries, other than Ronald W. Reagan for the 1976 presidential nomination.
In the early 1980s, he was the president of his own corporation, Cobey & Associates.
In 1980, Cobey was the Republican nominee for North Carolina Lieutenant Governor.
In 1984, he was elected to represent North Carolina's 4th congressional district in the U.S. Congress.
A member of the Republican Party, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1987.
Cobey was born in Washington, D.C. and reared in the suburb of University Park in Prince George's County, Maryland.
However, he was defeated in a bid for re-election in 1986 by the Democrat David Price.
After serving in Congress, Cobey joined the administration of North Carolina Governor James G. Martin, first as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and then as Secretary of the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources.
After serving as town manager of Morrisville, North Carolina, he did government relations consulting for Capitol Link, Inc.
Cobey served two terms (1999–2003) as the voluntary chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.
Under Cobey's leadership, the state party purchased a new headquarters building.
He was succeeded by Ferrell Blount as party chair.
In July 2003, Cobey received the endorsement of former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms in the Republican primary contest.
Cobey was one of the leading candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to challenge Democratic Governor Mike Easley in the 2004 election.
In the July 2004 Republican primary, Cobey ran a strong third with 26.7% of the vote (97,461 votes), lagging behind nominee Patrick Ballantine (30.3% and 110,726 votes) and Richard Vinroot (29.9% and 109,217 votes).
From 2005-2012, Cobey was a presidential-appointee to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directions, which governs Reagan National and Dulles Airports.
He is a former chairman of the board at Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill, a former board chairman of the Jesse Helms Foundation, and a former president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA.
In 2007-2008, Cobey was the North Carolina campaign chairman for defeated presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas.
From 2013-2018, he was chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education, a board member for the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), a member of the NC Education Workforce Innovation Commission, and a member of the governor's education cabinet.
Cobey resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife, Nancy.
They have two children and five grandchildren.
