Joshua J. Cohen
| Joshua J. Cohen | |
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| Mayor of Annapolis | |
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In office December 7, 2009 – December 2, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ellen Moyer |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pantelides |
| Member of the Anne Arundel County Council | |
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In office December 2006 – December 6, 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Chuck Ferrar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joshua Jackson Cohen May 31, 1973 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lesley Donoho |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Profession | Criminal Justice |
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.
A lifelong Annapolitan, Cohen was born on May 31, 1973 in Annapolis, Maryland, and grew up in the Murray Hill neighborhood and graduated from the Key School. He briefly attended college at the New Mexico campus of St. John's College, transferring to Towson University and then attending the University of Maryland. During college he interned at the Maryland General Assembly for Senator William H. Amoss, and on Capitol Hill for U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski. In 1995 he graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor's degree in economics. He has also completed some graduate studies at the University of Baltimore.
After graduating from college, Cohen returned to the Annapolis neighborhood of Eastport and took an active role in the community. In 1997, he ran unopposed for the Ward 8 seat on the Annapolis Democratic Central Committee, and served from 1997 to 1999 as its chair. In 2001, he was elected to represent Eastport (Ward 8) as an alderman on the city council. He won re-election in 2005 by the largest margin of any candidate that year in Annapolis. Then in 2006, Cohen won election to represent the Annapolis Neck Peninsula (District 6) on the Anne Arundel County Council, claiming the seat left vacant by two-term Democrat Barbara D. Samorajczyk.
Before his election as mayor, Cohen worked in the criminal justice field for eight years. He served as a trainer for the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions, as a Maryland Parole and Probation Agent, and as the Director of Special Grants for the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.
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