Vivian E. Cook

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
Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
SpeakerCarl Heastie
Preceded byPhil Ramos
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 1991
Preceded byEdward Abramson
Personal details
Born (1937-05-23) May 23, 1937 (age 87)[1]
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.[2]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJohn[1]
Residence(s)Jamaica, Queens, New York
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Vivian E. Cook (born May 23, 1937)[1] is an American politician currently representing District 32 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises 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]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Vote Smart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Official bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "About - Queens Dems". www.queensdems.com.
  4. ^ Michel, Amanda (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.