Gregory Cox

Conflicts of Interest
Fine: $3,000
FPPC No. 16/292

In October 2015, at a public meeting of the Coastal Commission, Cox moved to approve an application by SeaWorld for a permit to replace and expand its existing orca facility with a condition limiting the number of orcas in the facility. The motion was amended to ban captive breeding of orcas at SeaWorld and to restrict orca transfers, and the motion passed 11 to 1. Cox was the dissenting vote. Then, the Coastal Commission unanimously voted to approve the permit with an amendment relating to orcas. When Cox voted on these matters, he held, through his wife, a disqualifying interest in SeaWorld stock.