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Ellen Cohen
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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
Texas House of Representatives District 134
Houston City Council District C
Successor: Abbie Kamin
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Ellen Cohen is a former member of the Houston City Council in Texas, representing District C. She was elected to the council in 2011. Ellen Cohen won the general election on November 3, 2015.

Cohen was previously a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 134 from 2007 to 2010.[1]

Biography

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Cohen's professional experience includes serving as executive director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and president and CEO of the Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC). She has served on the boards of the following organizations:

  • American Cancer Society
  • American Leadership Forum Executive Committee
  • City of Houston Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan Advisory Task Force
  • Congregation Beth Israel
  • Faith Trust Institute
  • Police Advisory Board
  • American Jewish Committee
  • Cool Globes Houston Programming Advisory Board
  • Houston Area Adult Protective Services
  • Park Plaza Hospital
  • Former president, Leadership Houston
  • Former president, Medical Center Hospital Board[2]

Committee assignments

  • HB 2070 - Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
  • HB 4476 - Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.
  • HB 4722 - Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 11; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.[3]

Elections

2015

See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015

The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015.[4] In the race for District C, incumbent Ellen Cohen defeated Carl Jarvis and Michael McDonald.[5][6]

Houston City Council District C, General election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ellen Cohen Incumbent 67.9% 25,258
Carl Jarvis 22.0% 8,181
Michael McDonald 10.1% 3,739
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) 37,178
Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Cohen lost re-election in 2010. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and was defeated by Republican Sarah Davis in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Texas House of Representatives, District 134
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png

Sarah Davis (R)

25,955 50.68%
Ellen Cohen (D) 25,254 49.31%

Campaign themes

2015

Cohen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]

Fiscal responsibility

  • Excerpt: "As CEO of the Houston Area Women’s Center, Ellen balanced a 6-million dollar budget, and as a member of the Appropriations Committee in the Texas Legislature, helped craft a $182 billion biennium budget which unanimously passed the House. On Council, she has worked to find cost-effective solutions to Houston’s challenging budget issues."

Neighborhoods

  • Excerpt: "Ellen works to preserve some of Houston’s older and more stable neighborhoods along with some of its historical landmarks. Whether or not a neighborhood should be declared an historical district should be up to the residents of that neighborhood."

Public safety

  • Excerpt: "As a Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee member, Ellen works with the Houston Police Department, Houston Fire Department, Houston Emergency Center, EMS, Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security, and Municipal Courts to ensure that these departments receive the support they need."

Equity

  • Excerpt: "All individuals should be treated with dignity – irrespective of race, ethnicity, age, gender, or sexual orientation and discrimination must not be tolerated. That’s why Ellen has worked her entire career to fight for human rights for all. She has worked with faith and business leaders to promote religious tolerance and advocated for same sex partner benefits at the city. Ellen also worked on legislation to end bullying in schools, to address health care rights of domestic partners, and to prevent employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. She also co-sponsored the bill which established the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission."

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Houston, "District C," accessed December 8, 2014
  2. ↑ Ellen Cohen campaign website, "Ellen's Biography," accessed September 9, 2015
  3. ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Cohen
  4. ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
  5. ↑ City of Houston website, "November 3, 2015 General Election Candidates," accessed August 27, 2015
  6. ↑ Harris County Texas, "Unofficial general election results," accessed November 3, 2015
  7. ↑ Ellen Cohen campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 9, 2015
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2012-Present 		Succeeded by
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