Vivian Cook

Infobox State Representative
name = Vivian Cook
office = New York State Assembly, 32nd District
term_start = 1991
party = Democratic
nationality = American
birthdate = Birth date and age|1937|5|23
residence = Jamaica, Queens, New York

Vivian Cook (born 1937) represents District 32 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises New York City's Queens borough neighborhoods of Jamaica Estates, South Jamaica Estates, Rochdale Village, and Springfield.

A native of South Carolina, Cook has served as District Leader of Queens for over 25 years. She is the Chairwoman of the Queens County Democratic Committee, as well as a member of both the Queens County Executive Committee and the Democratic National Committee. In 1988, and again in 1992, she served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

First elected in 1990, in 2000, she was appointed Chairwoman of the Task Force on Food and the Farm and Nutrition Policy. She currently is Chair of the Majority Program Committee. She also serves as Treasurer of the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus.

External links

* [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=032 New York State Assembly Member Website]
* [http://www.nydems.org/html/electedofficials/cook.html Biography: New York State Democratic Committee]