Earlene Hill Hooper
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Earlene Hill Hooper represents District 18 in the New York State Assembly
, which includes large portions of Nassau County, New York
.
First chosen in a special election held on March 15, 1988, Hooper is the only female African-American member of the Assembly from Long Island
.
A former social worker, with a B.A. in English from Norfolk State University
and a Master's in Social Work from Adelphi University
, she previously served as an administrator in New York State's Department of Social Services Division of Child and Family Services.
Hooper also served on the Democratic Platform Committee during 1988.
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
, which includes large portions of Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
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First chosen in a special election held on March 15, 1988, Hooper is the only female African-American member of the Assembly from Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
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A former social worker, with a B.A. in English from Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.-Academics:...
and a Master's in Social Work from Adelphi University
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the oldest institution of higher education on Long Island. For the sixth year, Adelphi University has been named a “Best Buy” in higher education by the Fiske Guide to...
, she previously served as an administrator in New York State's Department of Social Services Division of Child and Family Services.
Hooper also served on the Democratic Platform Committee during 1988.