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Nellie Pou | |
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| 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 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Girgenti |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| 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 E. Sumter Benjie E. Wimberly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1956 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | 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 Democratic politician. She is the U.S. Representative from New Jersey’s 9th congressional district since 2025. Pou was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2025 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012.[3]
- ↑ "Rep. Nellie Pou - D New Jersey, 9rd - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ↑ 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."