Joshua Jackson "Josh" Cohen (born May 31, 1973) is an American Democratic politician and former mayor of Annapolis, Maryland.
[2] A lifelong Annapolitan,[3] Cohen was born on May 31, 1973, in Annapolis, Maryland, and grew up in the Murray Hill neighborhood and graduated from the Key School.
[6] Then in 2006, Cohen won election to represent the Annapolis Neck Peninsula (District 6) on the Anne Arundel County Council, claiming the seat left vacant by two-term Democrat Barbara D. Samorajczyk.
[8] Questions arose suddenly after her election win over Cohen regarding her actual residency and after it was determined that she lived in nearby Bowie to care for an ailing mother, she declined the nomination.
He named Doug Smith, the former president of the Ward One Residents Association who endorsed Cordle in the general election over Cohen, as his chief administrative officer (CAO).
In Cohen's Inaugural Address on Dec. 7, 2009 he set forth a goal of making Annapolis "the best run city in Maryland" and identified three guiding principles for his administration: effective, efficient and transparent governance.