Cohn (Rebecca) Papers, 2001-2006

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Summary

Title:
Rebecca Cohn Papers
Dates:
2001-2006
Creators:
Rebecca Cohn, California Legislator
Abstract:
Rebecca Cohn was a member of the State Assembly from 2001-2006. The Rebecca Cohn Papers consist of four series: Administrative Files, 2001 to 2004, Bill Files, 2001-2006, Subject Files, 1998-2006, and Hearing Files, 2000-2004. The records document her legislative activity during her term as a member of the California State Legislature.
Extent:
7.75 cubic feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rebecca Cohn papers, LP472:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Rebecca Cohn papers consist of five records series: Administrative Files, 2001 to 2004, Bill Files, 2001-2006, Subject Files, 1998-2006, and Hearing Files, 2000-2004. The records document her legislative activity during her term as a member of the California State Legislature. The bills introduced by Cohn include a wide array of subjects, with a focus on domestic violence. Cohn was particularly concerned with victims of domestic violence, authoring bills that allowed victims of sexual felonies to testify only once in cases that crossed county lines and which enhanced penalties for abusers if children were present. Cohn was also active in early efforts to combat online piracy, and encouraged police and firefighters to live in their communities by offering incentives to landlords who leased to them.

Biographical / historical:

Rebecca Cohn, a Democrat, served as a State Assembly Member from 2001 to 2006. She represented the 24th District, which included the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Monte Soreno, San Jose, Saratoga and Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County. After redistricting in 2002, her 24th District consisted of the cities of Campbell, San Jose, Santa Clara and Saratoga within Santa Clara County.

Cohn was born on March 30th, 1954 in Vallejo, California. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Texas, where she attended University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas in Galveston and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976. After graduation, she practiced as a licensed physical therapist for twenty years before becoming a Management Consultant for Business Design Associates in Alameda, where she stayed for nearly ten years before being elected to the Assembly. Together, she and her husband, Ron, have one son named Andrew.

Prior to her service in the Assembly, Cohn had been a legislative appointee to the California Industrial Medical Council, a former member and chair of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Advisory Panel on Women, and a participant on the Diversity Task Force of Joint Venture Silicon Valley.

Rebecca Cohn was elected to the State Assembly in 2000 and served as the Assistant Minority Floor Leader from 2005 to 2006.

Chronology
Date Event
1954 Born in Vallejo
2000 Elected to California State Assembly
2001 Began term in the State Assembly representing the 24th District
2001-2002 Chair of Standing Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
2001-2006 Chair of Select Committee on Domestic Violence
2001-2002 Chair of Select Committee on the Future of Health Care in California
2001-2002 Chair of Select Committee on Transportation Congestion Relief
2003-2004 Chair of Standing Committee on Health
2003-2004 Chair of Select Committee on Broadband
2003-2004 Chair of Standing Committee on Future of California’s Information and Advanced Technology Infrastructure
2003-2004 Chair of Select Committee on the Future of California’s Health
2006 Ended service in the State Assembly
Acquisition information:
California State Archives acquired the Rebecca Cohn papers, in a single transfer (Accession Number 2006-286), in 2006.
Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Physical location:
California State Archives
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Eric Wagner
Date Prepared:
© 2016
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Eric Wagner. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 01 July 2016.

Access and use

Restrictions:

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Terms of access:

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rebecca Cohn papers, LP472:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 653-2246
reference@sos.ca.gov
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