Indian American NY State Senators Jeremy Cooney, Kevin Thomas Named to Committee Posts in State Legislature
Indian American officials Jeremy Cooney and Kevin Thomas, who recently won seats in the New York state Senate in November, were named Jan. 5 to state committee posts along with several Senate Democrats for the 2021-2022 legislative term. Cooney will serve as the committee chair of the newly-created Cities Committee, which overseas cities outside of New York City as the Democratic Party holds multiple seats in upstate cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse for the first time in decades. Cooney is an attorney with professional experience ranging from public affairs to philanthropy to corpo...