Vivian E. Cook

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.

This article is about the New York State Assembly representative Vivian E. Cook. For other people called Vivian Cook, see Vivian Cook (disambiguation).
Vivian E. Cook
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 32nd district
Assumed office
January 1, 1991
Preceded byEdward Abramson
Personal details
Born (1937-05-23) May 23, 1937[1]
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.[2]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John[1]
Residence(s)Jamaica, Queens, New York
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

In December 2018, a former staffer filed a discrimination lawsuit accusing Cook of being an abusive boss who used profanity and racial slurs.[10]

References
  1. "Assembly Member Vivian E. Cook (NY)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  2. "Vivian E. Cook: Biography". New York State Assembly. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  3. "About - Queens Dems". www.queensdems.com.
  4. Bus, Off The (28 February 2008). "DNC New York Superdelegates". HuffPost.
  5. "New York State Assembly - Vivian E. Cook". assembly.state.ny.us.
  6. "New York State Assembly Leadership - Assembly Leadership". nyassembly.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. "Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2008.
  8. "Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2010.
  9. "New York State pols who won't reveal outside income". New York Daily News. May 25, 2010.
  10. Boniello, Kathianne (16 December 2018). "Ex-aide claims top Queens Democrat was corrupt, spewed racist slurs".
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