Nettie Mayersohn (May 30, 1924 – August 13, 2020) was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 27th District in

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. Her district extended from

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, to

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and the northern edge of Richmond Hill.

Biography

She was born on May 30, 1924. She graduated

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from Queens College in 1978. She was a resident of the Electchester cooperative housing complex in Flushing, Queens. She was married Ronald Mayersohn until his death in 2005. The couple had two children, including Lee, a judge. Mayersohn spent 30 years as a community activist, and was Executive Director of the New York State Crime Victims Board. She is a

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. She was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 2011, sitting in the 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th,

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, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th, 198th, and

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s, where she was a prime sponsor of the Baby AIDS Bill, which requires all newborns to be tested for that disease. The "Black And Latino AIDS Coalition" (BLAC) strongly supported Mayersohn's "Baby AIDS Bill" and the "HIV Surveillance Bill".

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, the HIV+ African American President of the community-based "BLAC", was criticized by New York City AIDS advocates for supporting Mayersohn but the two became close friends. She resigned her seat on April 1, 2011, reportedly to spend more time with her grandchildren. She died on August 13, 2020, in

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, New York at age 96.

References

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