 Cohen also serves or has served on the Boards of Congregation Beth Israel; Faith Trust Institute; American Jewish Committee; American Leadership Forum; Houston Area Adult Protective Services and the National Violence Against Women Advisory Task Force.Cohen is also a former President of Leadership Houston and the board of the Medical Center Hospital.Endorsed by "Houston Chronicle", the Sierra Club, the Texas State Teachers Association, and other local, regional and nationwide organizations, Cohen was elected State Representative District 134, which includes Bellaire, West University Place, River Oaks and parts of Meyerland and Neartown, in 2006.