Steve Englebright

American politician (born 1946)

Steve Englebright


Member of the New York State Assembly from the 4th district
In office February 19, 1992 – December 31, 2022
Preceded by	Robert J. Gaffney
Succeeded by	Edward Flood

Personal details
Born	(1946-08-24) August 24, 1946 (age 77) Queens, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Tennessee (B.A.) Stony Brook University (M.S.)
Website	assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004

Steven C. Englebright (born August 24, 1946^[1]) was the Assembly member for the 4th District of the New York Assembly from 1992 until his defeat in 2022. He is a Democrat.

Englebright was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992. He was the chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation.^[2]

Englebright graduated from Bayside High School in Queens, New York.^[3] He received a B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1969 and an M.S. in Paleontology/Sedimentology from Stony Brook University in 1974.^[4]

He worked as Curator of Geologic Collections at Stony Brook University and was the founding director of the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences. Englebright served as a Suffolk County legislator from 1983 until his election to the New York State Assembly in 1992.^[1]^[5]

Englebright was defeated in the 2022 election by Edward Flood.^[6]

In 2023, Englebright was re-elected to the Suffolk County Legislature in the 5th Legislative District, a seat he previously occupied prior to his tenure in the Assembly.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Assembly Member Steven C. 'Steve' Englebright (NY)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
^ "Editorial: Name LI pol to pivotal state post". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
^ Lederberg, Edith (2017-08-08). "New York City's Plan to Reopen Queens Wells Puts Nassau Residents Up a Creek". The Foggiest Idea. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
^ "New York District 4 State Assembly Results: Steven Englebright Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
^ "Steve Englebright: Biography". New York State Assembly. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
^ Janis, Raymond. "Ed Flood wins Assembly District 4 election, Englebright reacts | TBR News Media". Retrieved 2022-11-28.
^ Grossman, Karl (2023-11-12). "Suffolk Closeup: Election Day was a big win for the environment". Shelter Island Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-16.