Vivian E. Cook | |
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Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
Speaker | Carl Heastie |
Preceded by | Phil Ramos |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 32nd district | |
Assumed office January 1,1991 | |
Preceded by | Edward Abramson |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Rock Hill,South Carolina,U.S. [2] | May 23,1937
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John [1] |
Residence(s) | Jamaica,Queens,New York |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Vivian E. Cook (born May 23,1937) [1] represents District 32 in the New York State Assembly,which comprises New York City's Queens borough neighborhoods of Jamaica Estates,Rochdale Village,and Springfield.
A native of Rock Hill,South Carolina,Cook has served as a District Leader in Queens for over 25 years. [2] As of January 2019,Cook is the County Committee Chair of the Queens County Democratic Committee. [3]
Cook was first elected to the State Assembly in 1990. [4] She was appointed Chairwoman of the Task Force on Food and the Farm and Nutrition Policy in 2000. [5] As of June 2019,Cook serves as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Standing Committees. [6] Cook ran uncontested in the 2008 and 2010 general elections. [7] [8]
In 2010,the New York Daily News reported that Cook was among the Assembly members that refused to disclose her outside income. [9]
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