Rebecca Seawright

American politician

Rebecca Seawright


Member of the New York State Assembly from the 76th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2015
Preceded by	Micah Kellner

Personal details
Born	(1962-04-24) April 24, 1962 (age 61) Texas
Political party	Democratic
Education	City University of New York
Website	Official website Campaign website

Rebecca Seawright is the Assembly member for the 76th District of the New York State Assembly. The district includes portions of the Upper East Side, Roosevelt Island and Yorkville in Manhattan.

Life and career

Seawright formerly served as the New York State Director of the National Women's Political Caucus and a staffer in the New York State Assembly.^[1] She also worked in Washington, D.C., including for United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen.^[2]

Seawright serves on the boards of The Feminist Press at CUNY^[3] and the CUNY School of Law Board of Visitors.^[4]

New York Assembly

Assemblyman Micah Kellner decided not to seek re-election in 2014, and Seawright entered the race to succeed him.^[5] She defeated three other candidates to receive the Democratic nomination.^[6] Seawright would go on to win the general election with nearly 67% of the vote.^[7]

Seawright was sworn into office on January 1, 2015. She is a member of the Banking, Consumer Affairs and Protection, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, Judiciary, and Tourism, Parks, Arts, and Sports Development Committees. She is the Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Fraud Protection and also sits on the Assembly's Work group on operations.^[8] She is a member of the Legislative Women's Caucus and Bipartisan Pro-Choice Legislative Caucus.

2020 office vandalism

In August 2020, Seawright's electoral office was vandalized with paint and an anti-Semitic note. Seawright is not Jewish, but was targeted for supposedly mentioning a synagogue in a fundraising letter. The suspect was later caught.^[9] The incident led to a collaboration with Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie to create the Museum of Tolerance in New York City.^[10]

References

^ "WEDDINGS; Becky Seawright and Jay Hershenson". New York Times. 1993-10-18. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ "Rebecca Seawright Started Young in Politics". Main Street Wire. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ "Board of Directors". Feminist Press. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Board of Visitors - CUNY School of LawCUNY School of Law". CUNY School of Law - #1 Law School for Public Interest Advocates. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Rebecca Seawright Garners Support in Bid to Replace Micah Kellner". The Observer. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ "PTA Mom Wins Primary for Assembly Seat on the Upper East Side". DNAinfo. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ "Upper East Side Mom Wins Assembly Seat". DNAinfo. 2014-11-05. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ "New York State Assembly | Rebecca A. Seawright". nyassembly.gov. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
^ "Man arrested, charged for antisemitic vandalism of NY politician's office". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved Oct 22, 2020.
^ "Seawright Announces Mobile Museum of Tolerance". Retrieved 2022-07-04.