Christine Cohen | |
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| Cohen in 2023 | |
| Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Edward M. Kennedy Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25,1976 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rob |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Western Connecticut State University (BBA) |
Christine Hunter Cohen (born January 25,1976) is an American politician. She was a member of the Guilford,Connecticut school board from 2015 to 2019,when she resigned to serve on the Connecticut State Senate from the 12th district.
Cohen was born on 25 January 1976. [1] She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at Western Connecticut State University. [1] [2] Cohen previously worked for Stanley Black &Decker. [3] With her husband Rob,Cohen has co-owned and operated the eponymous Cohen's Bagel's since 2003. [2] [4]
Cohen was a member of the Guilford,Connecticut school board from November 2015. [5] [1] Following Edward M. Kennedy Jr.'s retirement,Cohen contested the Connecticut Senate's 12th district seat in 2018 as a Democratic Party candidate,facing Adam Greenberg and Jerry Mastrangelo. [6] Mastrangelo later ended his campaign, [5] and Cohen defeated Greenberg in the general election. [7] Cohen took office as a state senator on 9 January 2019, [8] which necessitated her resignation from the school board, [9] on which she was replaced by Richard Hersh. [10] Cohen stated in January 2020 that she would run for reelection from Connecticut's 12th Senate district. [11]
Cohen and her husband Rob have three children. [12] [13] The couple moved to Madison in 2001,and since 2007,have lived in Guilford. [1]