Tan, Rested & Ready...

Not quite the former President, but his grandson, Christopher Nixon Cox had declared his candidacy for the Republican primary for US Congress, New York's 1st CD (eastern Long Island). The junior Cox will face a field of 6 other candidates, but is already considered to be in the lead pack given his famous lineage.

Nixon Cox would face incumbent Democrat Rep. Tim Bishop. The District has a history of swinging back and forth from Democrat to Republican.

Of note, Cox is also the son of current NY Republican Party Chair Ed Cox. He's a graduate of Princeton, and received his law degree from NYU. He also served as McCain for President E.D. for New York in 2008.

His bio states that he: "is a fiscal conservative who will fight for limited government and lower taxes and is committed to defending the values and liberties in our constitution."

Frank Seabrook of the libertarian-leaning (Goldwater/Reagan/Ron Paul) Suffolk County Liberty Report wrote that Cox: "is a formidable candidate and has hit the ground running." Seabrook, who has highlighed the Libertarian-Republican campaign of Warren Redlich for Governor, has also been featuring Cox's campaign on his blog.

There's also video footage of Cox being a featured speaker at a Tea Party-like rally in Haupage, NY last July.

Nixon family photo above of young Christopher Nixon Cox - lower right.