Joshua J. Cohen

Joshua Jackson "Josh" Cohen (born May 31, 1973) is an American Democratic politician and former mayor of Annapolis, Maryland. Cohen, a Democrat, gained 46.5 percent of the vote to defeat Republican nominee David Cordle (40.5 percent) and independent candidate Chris Fox (13 percent) in the 2009 mayoral election. Cohen, who served previously on the Anne Arundel County Council (District 6) and the Annapolis City Council (Ward 8), succeeded Ellen Moyer as Annapolis' chief executive on Dec. 7, 2009.

Joshua J. Cohen
Mayor of Annapolis
In office
December 7, 2009  December 2, 2013
Preceded byEllen Moyer
Succeeded byMike Pantelides
Member of the Anne Arundel County Council
In office
December 2006  December 6, 2009
Succeeded byChuck Ferrar
Personal details
Born
Joshua Jackson Cohen

(1973-05-31) May 31, 1973
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLesley Donoho
Children2 daughters
Residence(s)Annapolis, Maryland
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park
ProfessionCriminal Justice
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.