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Nellie Pou | |
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 Pou in 2024 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Pascrell |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 35th district | |
| In office January 10, 2012 – January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Girgenti |
| Succeeded by | Benjie Wimberly |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 35th district | |
| In office January 29, 1997 – January 10, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Pascrell |
| Succeeded by | Shavonda Sumter Benjie Wimberly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1956 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Richard Freid |
| Education | Kean University Rutgers University University of Virginia |
| Website | House website |
Nelida "Nellie" Avila Pou[1] (/poʊ/ POH;[2] born May 20, 1956) is an American civil servant and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative from New Jersey’s 9th congressional district. Pou, a Democrat, previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2025 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012, representing the 35th Legislative District. When Pou was sworn into the Assembly on January 29, 1997, to succeed Bill Pascrell, she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district.[3]
Pou served in the Senate as the Majority Caucus Chair.[4] Pou also chaired the bicameral New Jersey Legislative Latino Caucus since 2006.[4] From 2022 to 2023, Pou was also president of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.[5]
On August 29, 2024, Pou was selected to replace Rep. Bill Pascrell on the ballot as the Democratic candidate in New Jersey's 9th congressional district following his death eight days earlier.[6]
- ^ "Rep. Nellie Pou - D New Jersey, 9rd - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Baldwin, Tom. Dag Hammarskjold? Some ask 'Who's he?' Corzine makes reference to late U.N. secretary-general", Courier-Post, February 23, 2007. Accessed January 12, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Odd that a copy of the Corzine address had Hammarskjold's name spelled out phonetically, as was the name of Assemblywoman Nellie Pou, D-Passaic, whose name is pronounced like 'Poe.'"
- ^ "Pou to Take Assembly Oath as First Woman, First Hispanic to Represent the 35th District". The Italian Voice. February 13, 1997. Accessed April 7, 2008. "Nellie Pou took the oath of office Wednesday January 29th for the 35th District Assembly seat vacated by William J. Pascrell Jr., who was elected to Congress in November. Pou is the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th District in the Legislature."
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJLEGwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sen. Nellie Pou, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Accessed April 17, 2024.
- ^ Houlis, Katie (August 30, 2024). "New Jersey Sen. Nellie Pou will replace late Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. on November ballot - CBS New York". CBS News. Retrieved September 1, 2024.