As of September 19, 2024, Vivian E. Cook’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Vivian E. Cook has represented the 32nd Assembly District in the New York State Assembly for over 30 years.

Vivian E. Cook is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 32. She was first elected in 2006 and is serving her 9th term.

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Believes the rising cost of living impacts everyone and plans to address it in the 2024-25 budget to provide relief for families.

- Believes the rising cost of living impacts everyone and plans to address it in the 2024-25 budget to provide relief for families.

Economy

As of June 8, 2025, Vivian E. Cook’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports funding for mental health, substance abuse programs, in-home care services for aging adults, expanded access to primary care, Medicaid investments, and assistance for the financially distressed.

Supports eliminating cost-sharing for covered insulin in state-regulated insurance plans.

Supports legislation to mandate renewable long-term care contracts for seniors, address nursing shortages post-COVID-19, and enforce affordable housing corporation grants.

- Supports funding for mental health, substance abuse programs, in-home care services for aging adults, expanded access to primary care, Medicaid investments, and assistance for the financially distressed.
- Supports eliminating cost-sharing for covered insulin in state-regulated insurance plans.
- Supports legislation to mandate renewable long-term care contracts for seniors, address nursing shortages post-COVID-19, and enforce affordable housing corporation grants.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Sponsored bills to enhance public safety, including notifying parents of arrested youths, protecting domestic violence victims' immigration status, establishing a campus safety taskforce, and reviewing security at MTA facilities.

As a state representative, enacted public safety and gun control laws and secured funds for gang violence initiatives.

- Sponsored bills to enhance public safety, including notifying parents of arrested youths, protecting domestic violence victims' immigration status, establishing a campus safety taskforce, and reviewing security at MTA facilities.
- As a state representative, enacted public safety and gun control laws and secured funds for gang violence initiatives.

Public Safety

Supports the Tuition Assistance Program, which awards college students between $500 and $1,000.

Supports funding for child tax credits, hunger prevention, eviction prevention legal services, covering more students with free school meals, and more.

- Supports the Tuition Assistance Program, which awards college students between $500 and $1,000.
- Supports funding for child tax credits, hunger prevention, eviction prevention legal services, covering more students with free school meals, and more.

Education

Believes shelter is a basic need and that high housing costs contribute to homelessness. Supports increased tenant protection and funding to support homeless veterans.

Believes shelter is a basic need and that high housing costs contribute to homelessness; supports increased tenant protection and funding to support homeless veterans.

Supports tax exemptions for building affordable housing and accessory dwelling units.

- Believes shelter is a basic need and that high housing costs contribute to homelessness; supports increased tenant protection and funding to support homeless veterans.
- Supports tax exemptions for building affordable housing and accessory dwelling units.

Housing & Urban Development

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Vivian E. Cook

- Your assembly member is involved in the legislative process at the state level as part of the New York State Assembly, which consists of 150 members and serves as the lower house of the New York State Legislature.  
- Assembly members are responsible for representing your interests and assisting you with navigating state services while bringing resources back to your district.  
- Assembly members draft laws, approve budgets, oversee the state executive branch, and engage in debates and votes on proposed legislation.  
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your assembly member can serve on committees, where many bills may be delayed before reaching a vote.  
- Assembly members are elected for a two-year term with no term limits.  
- Their annual salary is $142,000.  