Nellie Pou

NELLIE POU, Democrat, of Borough of North Haledon, NJ; born in Paterson, NJ, May 20, 1956; education: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; professional history: staff, city of Paterson, NJ, 1975-97; member, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1997-2011 (assistant minority leader, 2000-01, deputy speaker, 2002-05); member, New Jersey State Senate, 2012-25 (majority caucus chair, 2022-25); election history: elected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.