Amy Paulin

American politician

Amy Paulin


Member of the New York State Assembly from the 88th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2001
Preceded by	Audrey Hochberg
Chair of the New York Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2, 2017
Chair of the New York Assembly Energy Committee
In office January 24, 2013 – October 1, 2017
Preceded by	Kevin Cahill
Succeeded by	Michael Cusick

Personal details
Born	(1955-11-29) November 29, 1955 (age 68) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ira Schuman
Children	Three
Residence	Scarsdale, New York
Alma mater	University of Albany (M.A.)
Signature
Website	Official website

Amy Paulin (born November 29, 1955) was elected to the New York State Assembly in November 2000. She represents the 88th Assembly District. Paulin chairs the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, and serves on the Committees on Rules, Education, and Health.^[1] She previously chaired the Assembly Committee on Energy and before that chaired the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology and the Task Force on People with Disabilities.

In 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Assemblywoman Paulin's bill into law. The law repeals the ban on paid gestational surrogacy. She first introduced the bill in 2012.^[2]

Paulin resides in Scarsdale with her husband, Ira Schuman. They have three children; Beth, Sarah, and Joseph.

References

^ "Amy Paulin - Assembly District 88 |Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly". Assembly.state.ny.us. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "No longer an outlier: New York ends commercial surrogacy ban". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.