Mark B. Cohen
| Mark B. Cohen | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 202nd district |
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In office 1974–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Eugene Gelfand |
| Succeeded by | Jared Solomon |
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Democratic Whip of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
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In office January 5, 1993 – November 30, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Ivan Itkin |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Itkin |
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June 4, 1949 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mona Getzes Cohen |
| Children | Amanda Cohen |
| Residence | Castor Gardens |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, Lebanon Valley College, Widener University School of Law |
| Profession | attorney |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | http://www.pahouse.net/cohen |
Mark B. Cohen (born June 4, 1949) is a Democratic politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has represented District 202 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since June 10, 1974. He is the most senior member in the Pennsylvania General Assembly since the December 27, 2010 death of Sen. Michael O'Pake, one of the most senior state legislators in the United States, one of the longest serving state legislators in Pennsylvania history and the longest serving Democrat in Pennsylvania House history. Jared Solomon defeated Cohen for renomination in the Democratic primary on April 26, 2016.
He was born in New York City the oldest child of Florence and David Cohen.
Cohen attended Central High School of Philadelphia, graduating in 1966, after participating in two projects of the Northern Student Movement: the Philadelphia Tutorial Project and Books for Mississippi, including tutoring "poverty-stricken kids" in North Philadelphia at the Clara Baldwin House, and a student Political Union. A letter he sent on behalf of the Political Union on September 25, 1965 to Martin Luther King, Jr., inviting King to speak at Central High School (Philadelphia)
As a high school student, at age 15, he attended the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
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