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Ty Cobb: Serving A New
Nevada
Dedicated to public service, Tyrus O.
Cobb has experience at both the federal and local levels
of government.
Mr. Cobb served as Aide to the Deputy
Secretary of Defense. His area of responsibility
included the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Commission, the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), and
the Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Task
Force. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, Mr. Cobb worked as a defense analyst for the
United States Marine Corps Headquarters located inside
the Pentagon.
Mr. Cobb’s commitment to national security issues and
democracy is best demonstrated by his time spent with
the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq. Based
in Baghdad from December 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Cobb
served dual roles as the National Regions Coordinator
for Democratic Initiatives and as head of the Baghdad
Region Civic Education Program. This significant work,
contributing to the fledgling democracy’s political
process, led to the eventual success of the first free
elections in Iraqi history.
Prior to serving in Iraq, Mr. Cobb was law clerk to
Second Judicial District Judge Steven Elliott at the
Washoe County Courthouse. While in Reno, Mr. Cobb was
active both politically and within the community. He
co-founded and worked as Executive Director of United
Nevada, a diverse group of community leaders dedicated
to positive change within the Truckee Meadows. He is a
strong advocate of animal welfare and worked to pass an
initiative for a new shelter for the Washoe County
Regional Animal Services.
Hailing from a long line of Nevadans, Mr. Cobb’s family
first arrived in Northern Nevada during the mid-1800s.
His great-grandfather, Sam Cobb, was a Civil War veteran
who settled in Virginia City in 1864. Sam’s son, Will
Cobb, served as sheriff of Storey County and later
became a State Assemblyman and State Senator. On Mr.
Cobb’s mother’s side, his great-grandfather, Fred Small,
served as the head of the Board of Education for
Churchill County and later became a State Assemblyman.
Mr. Cobb’s namesake, Tyrus Richard Cobb, was a 60-year
employee of the Reno Gazette-Journal most notably
serving as Editor-in-Chief and author of the popular
editorial column, “Cobbwebs.” His father, Tyrus William
Cobb, served 26-years in the United States Army and
worked as Special Assistant for National Security
Affairs for President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Cobb and his
wife, Emily Wofford Cobb, both live in Northwest Reno
and their parents reside within Washoe County in Sparks
and Reno.
Mr. Cobb holds a Juris Doctor from the University of
Pacific McGeorge School of Law located in Sacramento,
California. He is admitted to federal practice and has
passed the Bar Exam in both Nevada and California. Mr.
Cobb earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political
Science from James Madison University located in
Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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