Neil M. Cohen

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Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen
Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen

Neil M. Cohen (born February 11, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1994 (and also from 1990-1991), where he represents the 20th legislative district.

Cohen has served in the Assembly as Deputy Majority Leader since 2002, was the Deputy Minority Leader from 1996-2001 and was Minority Whip from 1994-1995.[1]

Cohen serves in the Assembly on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (as Chair) and the Labor Committee.[1]

Assemblyman Cohen sponsored measures establishing Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day and Holocaust Remembrance Day programs in New Jersey.[2] He was the co-sponsor of a ban on semi-automatic firearms enacted by the Administration of Governor of New Jersey James Florio, and was one of only three Democrats to oppose the Florio Administration's income tax increase.[3]

Cohen served on the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders 1988-1990. He is an attorney with the firm of Gill & Cohen, P.C. together with fellow Assemblywoman Nia Gill of the 34th Legislative District.[1] Cohen was an aide in 1976 to the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. From 1979—1981, he was a trial attorney in the Office of the Public Defender.[2]

Cohen received a B.A. from Athens College in History and was awarded a J.D. from the Howard University.[1] he was born in Newark, and currently resides in Roselle.[4]

[edit] District 20

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 20th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Assemblyman Cohen's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 18, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Assemblyman Neil Cohen, njcommunityfirst.com. Accessed May 17, 2007.
  3. ^ Kerr, Peter. "Florio Tax Plan Clears Hurdle in Assembly Vote", The New York Times, June 19, 1990. Accessed April 18, 2008. "But other Democrats, Joseph A. Mecca of Clifton, Neil M. Cohen of Union and Cyril Yannarelli of Paterson, opposed the income tax rise."
  4. ^ Assembly Member Neil M. Cohen, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 12, 2007.

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly
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1: Albano (D), Milam (D)
2: Amodeo (R), Polistina (R)
3: Burzichelli (D), Fisher (D)
4: Love (D), Moriarty (D)
5: Cruz-Perez (D), Roberts (D)
6: Greenwald (D), Lampitt (D)
7: Conaway (D), Conners (D)
8: Addiego (R), Rudder (R)
9: Rumpf (R), Van Pelt (R)
10: Holzapfel (R), Wolfe (R)

11: Angelini (R), Rible (R)
12: Casagrande (R), O'Scanlon (R)
13: Handlin (R), Thompson (R)
14: DeAngelo (D), Greenstein (D)
15: Gusciora (D), Watson Coleman (D)
16: Biondi (R), Coyle (R)
17: Chivukula (D), Egan (D)
18: Barnes (D), Diegnan (D)
19: Vas (D), Wisniewski (D)
20: Cohen (D), Cryan (D)

21: Bramnick (R), Munoz (R)
22: Green (D), Stender (D)
23: Doherty (R), Karrow (R)
24: Chiusano (R), McHose (R)
25: Carroll (R), Merkt (R)
26: DeCroce (R), Webber (R)
27: Jasey (D), McKeon (D)
28: Caputo (D), Tucker (D)
29: Coutinho (D), Spencer (D)
30: Dancer (R), Malone (R)

31: Chiappone (D), Smith (D)
32: Prieto (D), Quigley (D)
33: Ramos (D), Rodriguez (D)
34: Giblin (D), Oliver (D)
35: Evans (D), Pou (D)
36: Scalera (D), Schaer (D)
37: Huttle (D), Johnson (D)
38: Voss (D), Wagner (D)
39: Rooney (R), Vandervalk (R)
40: Rumana (R), Russo (R)
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