Christine Cohen | |
---|---|
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 |
Political 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]
Branford is a shoreline town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County,Connecticut,United States,about 6 miles (10 km) east of downtown New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Branford borders East Haven to the west,Guilford to the east,and North Branford to the north. The population was 28,273 in the 2020 census.
Guilford is a town in New Haven County,Connecticut,United States,that borders Madison,Branford,North Branford and Durham,and is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut seacoast. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 22,073 at the 2020 census.
Rosa Luisa DeLauro is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.
Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. He is a partner at Epstein Becker &Green,a firm headquartered in New York City,and previously represented Connecticut's 12th State Senate district in the Connecticut State Senate from 2015 to 2019. He is a son of Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy Sr. from Massachusetts and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Shore Line East (SLE) is a commuter rail service which operates along the Northeast Corridor through southern Connecticut,United States. The rail service is a fully owned subsidiary of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and is operated under the CT Rail brand. SLE provides service seven days a week along the Northeast Corridor between New London and New Haven;limited through service west of New Haven to Bridgeport and Stamford has been suspended since 2020. Cross-platform transfers to Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line trains are available at New Haven for service to southwestern Connecticut and New York City. Pre-COVID,around 2,200 riders used the service on weekdays.
Adam Daniel Greenberg is an American former professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He was hit in the head in his major league debut on the first pitch of his first plate appearance. He suffered a compound skull fracture from the pitch.
Connecticut Route 80 is a 25.9 mile highway that runs through south-central Connecticut. The west end is at CT 17 in Quinnipiac Meadows neighborhood of New Haven,and the east end is at CT 154 in Deep River. Route 80 runs within 5 miles of many town squares- including Downtown New Haven.
Gayle Slossberg is an American politician. A Democrat,Slossberg is a former seven term Connecticut State Senator having served between 2005 and 2019.
J. Edward Meyer III is an American politician. Meyer,a Democrat,is a former member of the Connecticut State Senate,representing the 12th District from 2005 to 2015. Meyer was also a member of the New York State Assembly,serving as a Republican from 1971 to 1973 and a Democrat from 1973 to 1975.
Clinton station is a regional rail station served by the CTrail Shore Line East service located near downtown Clinton,Connecticut. The station has two side platforms connected by a footbridge. Clinton is a commuter-only station;Amtrak's Acela Express and Northeast Regional services run through the station without stopping.
Madison station is a passenger rail station along CTrail's Shore Line East commuter rail line,which runs on the Northeast Corridor between New Haven and New London. Madison station consists of a mid-sized parking lot and one high-level side platform on the southbound side of the tracks.
Guilford station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor,located slightly south of the town center of Guilford,Connecticut. Owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation,it is served by the CTrail Shore Line East service.
Elections for state and federal offices for the 2010 election cycle in Connecticut,US,were held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Any necessary primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday,August 10,2010.
Connecticut's 12th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. The district consists of the towns of Branford,North Branford,Durham,Guilford,Killingworth,and Madison. Its current senator is Christine Cohen.
Len Fasano is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate,representing the 34th District since 2003. Fasano was sworn in as Senate Republican President Pro Tempore in January 2017. Under the new leadership role Senator Fasano will lead a Republican caucus with considerably more control over the Senate's agenda than in previous years as a result of a power sharing agreement negotiated after Republicans gained three seats in the Connecticut Senate,creating a tie for the first time since 1893. Previously,he had served as the Senate Minority Leader since 2015.
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut,concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points.
Eileen Meade Daily was an American politician who served in the Connecticut Senate from 1993 to 2013.
Sean Scanlon is an American politician who is the current Comptroller of Connecticut. Scanlon previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 98th district.
The 2018 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 6,2018,concurrently with the elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives,to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in Democrats expanding control in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,ending the split control in the Senate,that had been in place since the 2016 elections. Primary elections were held on August 14,2018.
John-Michael Parker is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 101st district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.