General Session Speaker Announcement: Political Analyst and Cook Political Report Founder Charlie Cook

The Fibre Box Association is pleased to welcome “The Picasso of election analysis” and founder of the independent, non-partisan Cook Political Report, Charlie Cook to the 2027 FBA Annual Meeting. Cook is widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S. elections and political trends. He’ll present an analysis of the 2026 midterm elections and what to expect in the next Congress.

In 1984, at the age of 30, he started The Cook Political Report, an independent, nonpartisan newsletter that The New York Times once referred to as “being regarded as authoritative by both parties,” while legendary CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer has called it “the bible of the political community.

Cook remains a contributor to the renamed Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and is a sought after political analyst and lecturer. In addition to lecturing, he continues to write his weekly column and serve as a political analyst for National Journal. Cook is also a co-author of multiple editions of The Almanac of American Politics (2020, 2022, 2024, 2026).