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Nellie Pou

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Nellie Pou
Official House portrait of Pou smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a blue jacket with a floral inside, white shirt, and gold bead necklace.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 9th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded byBill Pascrell
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 10, 2012 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byJohn Girgenti
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 35th district
In office
January 29, 1997 – January 10, 2012
Preceded byBill Pascrell
Succeeded byShavonda E. Sumter
Benjie E. Wimberly
Personal details
Born (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 68)
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Richard Freid
EducationKean University
Rutgers University
University of Virginia
WebsiteHouse website

Nelida "Nellie" Avila Pou[1] (/p/ 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]

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  1. "Rep. Nellie Pou - D New Jersey, 9rd - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. 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.'"
  3. "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."

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