Steve Cohn
Steve Cohn is a lawyer and a Democratic District Leader in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] He is a Democratic Committeeman in Brooklyn's 50th Assembly District.[2][3] Cohn said in 2010 that he would not seek reelection as Democratic District Leader, after 27 years in the position.[2][4][5]
Background and family
[edit | edit source]Cohn, an Orthodox Jew, grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, son of a judge who was also a Greenpoint and Williamsburg assemblyman from 1959 to 1968.[1][6][7] His mother Lillian died in 1995.[8]
Career
[edit | edit source]Cohn was a law clerk for a Brooklyn judge, counsel to the two Brooklyn district council members from the district, and a part-time staff member on two Brooklyn Assembly subcommittees.[9] Cohn has strong ties with the Williamsburg Hasidic community.[6]
Cohn was a Democratic state committeeman for nearly 20 years, and an executive secretary of the Kings County Democratic Party, the oldest Democratic organization in the U.S.[6][8][9] He is also a former president of the Brooklyn Bar Association.[1][6][9]
In 2002, Cohn came in second in both the Democratic primary vote and the general election (as a Liberal) for Councilman for District 33 in Brooklyn, which runs from Brooklyn Heights to Greenpoint.[1][10] Cohn raised $311,059 for his run for the seat.[11]
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