Alan Cohn

Alan Michael Cohn is a journalist who twice was the Democratic nominee for Congress in Florida's 15th congressional district.

Alan Cohn
Personal details
Born
Alan Michael Cohn

1962/1963 (age 57–58)[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Patricia
Children2
EducationHofstra University (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Personal life and education

Cohn has two children with his wife, Patricia. Cohn graduated from Hofstra University.[2] While at Hofstra, Cohn anchored Hofstra news broadcasts and interned at CBS. Cohn considers fellow reporter Charles Osgood to be his mentor.[3]

Career

Alan Cohn won the 2020 Democratic nomination for Congress in the Florida 15th and went on to raise over 2.3 million dollars, was named to the DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program, was endorsed by President-Elect Joe Biden, and former President Barack Obama.

Cohn is the recipient of the 2007 George Foster Peabody Award, one of journalism's highest honors, for uncovering that defective parts were being installed on Black Hawk helicopters built by Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft. He was the anchor and managing editor of ABC7 at 7 in Sarasota, where he interviewed people including Donald Trump and Jerry Springer.[4] Cohn also worked for WFTS-Channel 28 and ABC.[5] Cohn won the Peabody Award for a multi-year investigation of quality control issues at Sikorsky Aircraft.[6] While at WTNH, Cohn uncovered a scandal involving DMV employees illegally selling driver's licenses, as well as security gaps in Metro North.[3] Cohn has also worked for NBC, New England Cable News (where he won an Emmy Award for uncovering a convicted killer's attempt to become a Boston Police officer), the Boston Globe, WTIC-TV, WGGB-TV, and WAMI-TV in Miami, Florida (where he won an Emmy Award for winning back benefits for a forgotten Vietnam veteran).[2][3]

Cohn ran in the 15th district in the 2020 election. In the Democratic primary election, Cohn defeated state representative Adam Hattersley and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jesse Philippe, earning 41% of the vote.[7] In the general election, Cohn faced Republican Scott Franklin, a Lakeland city commissioner who had previously defeated incumbent Ross Spano in the Republican primary. Ultimately, Franklin defeated Cohn, 55%-45%.[8]

References
  1. White, Gary (August 7, 2020). "3 Dems in Race to Flip US House-15 Seat". The Ledger. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. "Alan Cohn". WTNH. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. "Alan Cohn Q and A". Hofstra. August 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  4. Rufty, Bill (August 29, 2013). "Alan Cohn Announces Candidacy for Congress". The Ledger. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  5. Perry, Mitch (August 29, 2013). "Investigative news reporter Alan Cohn to take on Dennis Ross in Fla. CD-15 race". Creative Loafing. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  6. Kaufman, Debra (June 4, 2007). "WTNH-TV: Defective Parts In Sikorsky Helicopters". TelevisionWeek. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  7. Nuñez, Gabriella (August 19, 2020). "Alan Cohn wins Democratic primary for US House District 15". WKMG.
  8. Hall, Madison; Panetta, Grace; Choi, Inyoung. "Republican Scott Franklin is projected to win Florida's 15th Congressional District". Business Insider.
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