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Nellie Pou

Senator Nellie Pou's Biography

Full Name: Nellie Pou
Office: State Senate (NJ) - District 35, Democratic
First Elected: 11/08/2011
Next Election: 2015
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate - District 35
General Nov. 5, 2013
Primary June 4, 2013
Gender: Female
Home City: Paterson, NJ

Attended, Business Administration, University of Virginia
Attended, Kean College
Attended, Rutgers University

Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 2012-present
Assembly Member, New Jersey State Assembly, 1997-2011
Deputy Speaker, New Jersey State Assembly, 2002-2005
Assistant Minority Leader, New Jersey State Assembly, 2000-2001

Member, New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1997-present
Member, Passaic County-Bergen County HIV Health Services Advisory Council, 1993-1997
Chair, Mayor's Health Planning Task Force, 1988-1997
Chair, City of Paterson Department of Human Resources, 1983-1997
Member, Passaic County Human Services Advisory Council, 1991-1995
Member, New Jersey Department of Health, Professional Advisory Committee, 1991-1992
Chair, Legislative Latino Caucus
Member, New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting
Member, Passaic County Planning and Policy Partnership Committee
Member, Women’s Democratic Caucus

Assistant Business Administrator, City of Paterson, present
Chair, City of Paterson, Department of Human Resources, 1983-1997

Commissioner, Paterson Public Library Board of Trustees, 1983-1984
Member, National Foundation of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
Member, National Foundation of Women Legislators
Member, National Order of Women Legislators
Member, Women in Government

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail

Capitol Website

District Email
SenPou@njleg.org

General Website

Campaign
Post Office Box 2696
Paterson, NJ 07509

Capitol
Senate Democratic Office
Post Office Box 099

Trenton, NJ 08625-0099

Phone: 609-292-5215
Fax: 609-633-7254
Toll Free: 800-792-8630

District
100 Hamilton Plaza
Suite 1405

Paterson, NJ 07505

Phone: 973-247-1555

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