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Nettie Mayersohn

American politician (1924–2020)

Field	Value
name	Nettie Mayersohn
state_assembly	New York
district	27th
term_start	January 1, 1983
term_end	April 1, 2011
predecessor	David L. Cohen
successor	Michael Simanowitz
birth_date
birth_place	Queens, New York City, New York
death_date
death_place	Queens, New York City, New York
party	Democratic
spouse
children	2
residence	Flushing, Queens
alma_mater	Queens College (CUNY)
profession	Politician

Nettie Mayersohn (May 30, 1924 – August 13, 2020) was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 27th District in Flushing, Queens. Her district extended from Kew Gardens Hills, to Kew Gardens and the northern edge of Richmond Hill.

Biography

She was born on May 30, 1924. She graduated B.A. from Queens College in 1978. She was a resident of the Electchester cooperative housing complex in Flushing, Queens. She was married Ronald Mayersohn until his death in 2005. The couple had two children, including Lee, a judge.

Mayersohn spent 30 years as a community activist, and was Executive Director of the New York State Crime Victims Board. She is a Democrat. She was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 2011, sitting in the 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th, 196th, 197th, 198th, and 199th New York State Legislatures, where she was a prime sponsor of the Baby AIDS Bill, which requires all newborns to be tested for that disease. The "Black And Latino AIDS Coalition" (BLAC) strongly supported Mayersohn's "Baby AIDS Bill" and the "HIV Surveillance Bill". Dennis Levy, the HIV+ African American President of the community-based "BLAC", was criticized by New York City AIDS advocates for supporting Mayersohn but the two became close friends. She resigned her seat on April 1, 2011, reportedly to spend more time with her grandchildren.

She died on August 13, 2020, in Queens, New York City, New York at age 96.

References

James Dao. (March 9, 1994). "Bill Offered On Requiring AIDS Report". [[New York Times]].
Corey Kilgannon. (April 8, 2011). "Chronicle of a Changing City". New York Times.
Donlevy, Katherine. (2020-08-17). "Trailblazing Assembly member dies at age 96". qchron.com.
"Nettie Mayersohn: Biography". [[New York State Assembly]].
"Assembly Member Nettie Mayersohn (NY)". [[Project Vote Smart]].
(April 29, 2015). "Asm. Nettie Mayersohn (D-NY 27th District)". Congress.org.

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