Vivian E. Cook (born May 23, 1937)
represents District 32 in the
New York State Assembly, which comprises New York City's
Queens borough neighborhoods of
Jamaica Estates
Jamaica Estates is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Jamaica Estates is part of Queens Community District 8 and located in the northern portion of Jamaica. It is bounded by Union Turnpike to the north, Hillside Avenue to t ...
,
Rochdale Village, and
Springfield.
A native of
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fifth-largest city in the state. It is also the fourth-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia (all located in North Carolina, ...
, Cook has served as a District Leader in
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
for over 25 years.
As of January 2019, Cook is the County Committee Chair of the Queens County
Democratic Committee.
Cook was first elected to the State Assembly in 1990. She was appointed Chairwoman of the Task Force on Food and the Farm and Nutrition Policy in 2000. As of June 2019, Cook serves as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Standing Committees. Cook ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010
general elections.
In 2010, the New York Daily News reported that Cook was among the
Assembly members that refused to disclose her outside income.
References
External links
New York State Assembly Member Website
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1937 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
African-American state legislators in New York (state)
African-American women in politics
Women state legislators in New York (state)
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women