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Christine Cohen
Towns represented: Branford, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Middlefield, North Branford

Christine Cohen, of Guilford, assumed office in 2019. Cohen graduated from Western Connecticut State University in 1998 with a B.B.A. in marketing, and later graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Business in 2004 with an M.B.A. She became owner of Cohen’s Bagel Company in 2003. In addition, she has served as an inventory analyst with Georgia-Pacific Limited Liability Company, an account manager with Marketing Drive Worldwide, and manager and sales planner with The Stanley Works.
TENURE INFO
- Tenure: 2019 – Present
- Term ends: 2027
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Committee on Children , Vice Chair
- Environment Committee
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
- Transportation Committee , Co-Chair
2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Senate District 12 — at a glance
Population
| Total population | 97,553 |
| Foreign-born population | 6,915 |
| Population under age 18 | 17,479 |
| Population ages 65+ | 24,013 |
Ethnicity
| Percent Latino | 5% |
| Percent white | 88% |
| Percent Black | 1% |
| Percent other race | 6% |
Housing
| Total households | 40,624 |
| Owner-occupied households | 32,849 |
| Homeownership rate | 81% |
| Cost-burdened households | 12,573 |
| Cost-burden rate | 31% |
Income
| Poverty status known | 96,951 |
| Population in poverty | 4,146 |
| Poverty rate | 4% |
| Low-income population | 11,921 |
| Low-income rate | 12% |
District data used with permission of DataHaven 2024 Connecticut State Legislative District Profiles. Legislator data used with permission of Ballotpedia. Have a correction or addition to report about this data? Email us.
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