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Seawright delivers remarks to Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s graduating class of 2025. She encourages the graduates, “yes, celebrate, but also remember this moment and know you have what it takes."
Seawright presents Principal Doreen Esposito with a citation saluting her dedication to PS 290. Principal Esposito is retiring after 25 years of service to the school, 11 of them as principal, leading the Manhattan New School to prestigious recognition and during the COVID pandemic.
Assembly Member Seawright commemorates the Stonewall Uprising and LGBTQ+ Rights Movement with Gov. Hochul and state legislators at the Executive Mansion PRIDE Month Celebration.
Legislative Women's Caucus celebrates productive session.
Seawright presents Dhruvika Patel Amin, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), with an Assembly resolution she passed to acknowledge the 50th Anniversary of the inhabitancy of Roosevelt Island. She also presented Judy Berdy with a proclamation for the Roosevelt Island Historical Society.
Assembly Member Seawright meets with Ambassador Mikio Mori, the Consul-General of Japan.
Assembly Member Seawright pays tribute to Francesco, the namesake of Francesco’s Law, to whom she proudly dedicated her vote.
Cosponsors of Francesco's Law on the floor of the Assembly after the bill’s passage on Wednesday, June 11.
Seawright speaks at City Hall press conference calling for reforms to the City’s Rent Freeze and Homeowner Exemption Programs.
Meeting with Upper East Side business owner of Matter of Health Grocery Store at 72nd Street and 1st Avenue to discuss economic development, sustainability, and job creation.
Meeting with Upper East Side business owner of Matter of Health Grocery Store at 72nd Street and 1st Avenue to discuss economic development, sustainability, and job creation.
New York State has a worsening energy affordability crisis. Assembly Member Seawright and her colleagues are fighting for the passage of the NY HEAT Act to prioritize energy affordability and get rising energy bills under control, especially for older adults who may be on a fixed income.
Assembly Member Seawright speaks at a rally engaging supporters of the New York Heat Act (now “The Customer Savings and Reliability Act”).
Assembly Member Seawright, LGBT Network's Dr. David Kilmnick, and Jean Shafiroff advocate for the passage of the NYS LGBT Curriculum Bill.
Seawright speaks at a press conference at the Capitol calling for reforms to the City’s Rent Freeze and Homeowners Exemption Programs.
Aging Chair Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright speaks at Older New Yorkers Day event honoring volunteers statewide.
Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright, Chair of the Assembly Aging Committee, announces the unanimous passage of legislation to elevate the system of care, identify potential cost savings, and advance quality of life for New York’s nearly five million older adults.
Seawright responds to the “ALICE” Report at Capitol press conference: "Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed" seniors leading households living in poverty.
Yenisei Bell, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, and Sandra Wilkin.
Seawright advocates for Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises in New York State, calling for the extension and expansion of Article 15-A on MWBE Advocacy Day at the Capitol.
Professor Gregorio Mayers, member of the CUNY Law Board of Visitors, and Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright.
Jay Hershenson, Vice President for Communications and Marketing and Senior Advisor to the President of Queens College; Natalie Gomez Velez, Interim Dean of CUNY Law; and Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright.
Class of '92 Alumna and Chair of the CUNY Law Board of Visitors Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright congratulates the Class of 2025.
Aging Committee convened by Chair Seawright advances legislation expanding senior programs and services, broadening rent increase exemptions, and creating a financial exploitation awareness campaign.
Chairs of the Assembly and Senate Committees on Aging: Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright and Senator Cordell Cleare.
Chairs of Aging, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and Senator Cordell Cleare, host NY Foundation for Senior Citizens' aging-in-place legislative update.
Seawright speaks to Equality New York advocates about legislation to prohibit the State from banning books in schools and libraries, and to protect sex workers and survivors of sex trafficking.
Seawright passes bill unanimously to reauthorize Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) to advocate for managed care participants.
Assembly Member Seawright welcomed Upper East Side constituent Dr. Peggy J. Lynam of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and her students to the Assembly floor. They are advocating for improved access to physical therapy treatment and limiting copays.
New York State Funeral Directors Association and President of the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel William Villanova.
Assembly Member Seawright's constituent, Dr. Hopland, is an Alzheimer's researcher formerly with the National Institute of Aging.
“I am proud to speak at a press conference with my constituent Dr. Kelsey Hopland and other impacted federal workers against draconian and indiscriminate cuts of thousands of federal employees,” said Assembly Member Seawright. “These jobs are saving the lives of everyday Americans, and in her case, at the National Institute of Health for those living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.”
Ellen Polivy, Assembly Member Seawright, Linda Heimer, and Dr. Katherine T. Grimm joined in support of Roosevelt Island neighbors receiving the Woman of Distinction Award.
Community Board 8 Members joined the awards ceremony. (Left to right): 2025 honoree Sharon Pope-Marshall, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, former honoree Sahar Husain ’24, and John McClement.
Roosevelt Island honorees with Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. (Left to right): Christina Delfico, Stephanie Herlihy, Sharon Pope-Marshall, Assembly Member Seawright, Verna FitzPatrick, and Beatrice Ajaero.
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Internet Safety Advocates Visit Assembly
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Assembly Enacts 2025-2026 State Budget
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SUNY and CUNY Chancellors Testify During Joint Budget Hearing on Higher Education
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Seawright Calls for Increased Funding for Nursing Homes
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Special Guest Introduction
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Seawright Questions Barbara Baer During Joint Budget Hearing on Human Services
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Mayor of NY Testifies During a Joint Budget Hearing on Local/General Government
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New York State Assembly Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day
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Students with Disabilities Advocacy Day Press Conference
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Votes in Favor of Election Reform
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caption: 'June 19, 2018<br />"In my district on the Upper East Side, we see a lot of electric assisted bicycles delivering food and other items. This bill goes a long way in promoting transparency to the consumer," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, who voted in favor of legislation, which she authored, that would prohibit the sale of electric assisted bicycles unless the packaging contains a notice stating that the operation of such electric assisted bicycle on any public highway, road or sidewalk is unlawful. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A06960&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y\">A.6960-B</a>)<br />Â ',
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Seawright: Protect Electric Bicycle Consumers
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caption: 'June 6, 2018<br />"It's my privilege  to introduce an outstanding community leader, Jill Eisner. She is a member of the community advisory board for Coler Long-Term Care Hospital on Roosevelt Island. She's a Community Board 8 public member for voting reform working group. A community activist fighting for clean air, better garbage alternatives and safer non-toxic products," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright while introducing a constituent from the 76th Assembly District to her colleagues in the Assembly chamber.<br /> ',
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Seawright Introduces Jill Eisner to Assembly Colleagues
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caption: 'June 5, 2018<br />"I am very honored to have a long-time constituent from the 76th Assembly District here today. She is the President of the Unsealed Initiative. She is an outstanding community activist and leader," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright while introducing constituent Joyce Bahr to her colleagues in the Assembly chamber.<br />Â ',
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Seawright Introduces Constituent to Assembly
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caption: 'June 5, 2018<br />"I have my constituent Joyce Bahr, the president of the Unsealed Initiative, and a constituent, for your tireless work and support of this legislation and for the rights of adoptees and biological parents," said Assemblywoman Seawright at a press conference to express her support for unsealing certified birth certificates for adoptees when they reach the age of 18. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A09959&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A9959-B</a>)<br />Â ',
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Assemblywoman Seawright Fights for Adoption Reform
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caption: 'May 30, 2018<br />Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright introduced Sandra Wilkin, the founder and the president of the Bradford Companies, she is on the governor's  MWBE (Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises) task force and the co-founder of the women's builders council, to the Assembly during the legislative proceedings.  <br /> ',
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Seawright Introduces Sandra Wilkin
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caption: 'May 30, 2018<br />"It's my privilege to introduce Dr. Renee Sacks, President and CEO of Sacks Communications, and the firm's Chief Opportunity Creator. She also serves as the Executive Director of The Women's Builders Council. She's devoted her time and energies to advancing the cause of women in the construction trades," said Assemblymember Rebecca A. Seawright, introducing Dr. Renee Sacks, CEO of Sacks Communications, to the Assembly chamber during Assembly legislative session.<br />Â ',
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Seawright Welcomes Dr. Renee Sacks
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Assemblymember Seawright Celebrates LGBTQI Rally Day
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caption: 'May 8, 2018<br />"Today we honor Edie as a champion for people, changing the lives of LGBTQI individuals across the nation," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright in support of a resolution she sponsored honoring the life and legacy of Edith "Edie" Windsor, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court decision, "United States vs. Windsor." <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K01148&term=2017&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.1148</a><br />Â ',
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Seawright Honors Edie Windsor on Assembly Floor
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caption: 'May 8, 2018<br />"We're very excited about the opportunity to pass this legislation today commending and honoring Edie [Windsor] for all that she did and all that she stood for," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, standing with Windsor's wife Judith Kasen, upon passage of a resolution she sponsored honoring the late Edie Windsor's life and legacy. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=K01148&term=2017&Summary=Y&Text=Y\">K.1148</a><br />Â ',
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Edie Windsor
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caption: 'May 1, 2018<br />"As we celebrate and think about women's suffrage and the 100th Anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Movement our mothers would be so proud of this legislation. It's an important step toward promoting equality," said Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, during a press conference on legislation which she sponsored to update language in state law from using "fireman" or "policeman" to gender neutral "police officer" and "firefighter" descriptions (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A08321&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A8321-C</a>).<br /> ',
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Seawright Pushes to Promote Equality
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caption: 'April 30, 2018<br />"It's my pleasure to introduce Dr. David Kilmnick. He's the CEO and founder of the Long Island LGBT and Queens network. He received his PhD. in social welfare from the CUNY Graduate Center and his Masters from Stony Brook, where his thesis encompassed founding the LGBT network," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright who introduced Dr. Kilmnick, who is known for promoting equality and fight for LGBT rights, in the Assembly chamber.<br />Â ',
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Seawright Introduces Dr. David Kilmnick
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caption: 'April 30, 2018<br />"I passed this legislation last year and I've reintroduced again this year, calling on an asthma study to be done in response to the East 91st Street waste transfer station that is being constructed in my district on the Upper East Side. We need to have a baseline air quality study done and an analysis," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, who authored legislation that would conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the borough of Manhattan and prepare a remedial plan. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A07214&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.7214</a>)<br /> ',
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Seawright Calls for Asthma Study in Manhattan
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caption: 'March 29, 2018<br />"We must continue to fight for this. As we pointed out, it's a no brainer. Who would be against this? It's just logical and the facts show that it saves lives. My community office is right across the street from P.S. 158 where we've already seen several fatalities on the corner of 78th Street and York Avenue. I am proud to be standing here today calling for this action in the state budget," said Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright, calling on action for a speed safety camera program to reduce speeding during a press conference.<br />Â ',
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Seawright Advocates for Families of Traffic Crash Victims in New York
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caption: 'March 14, 2018<br />"This is Assembly Bill 7990 I introduced adding Equal Rights Amendment to the New York State Constitution. Women represent over 57 percent of the population in the workforce, and still, historically and traditionally, we're underpaid – making $ .79  for every dollar a man makes," said Assembly Members Rebecca Seawright while explaining her Equal Rights Bill. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A07990&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.7990</a>)<br /> ',
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Seawright Explains Equal Rights Legislation
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Seawright Works to Ensure Equal Rights for Women in NYS
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Assemblywoman Seawright Leads Fight for Ending Discrimination Based on Sex
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Updating NYC School Infrastructure a Matter of Child Safety
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caption: 'June 6, 2017<br />Â "We must level the playing field, eliminating disparities and creating economic opportunity, the driving goals as we craft and pass legislation to promote minority and women business enterprises. We are committed to ensuring that agency and authority goals are set appropriately and attained. We are committed to ensuring that MWBE firms have opportunity to compete and succeed in the state procurement process," said Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, at a press conference held to support the economic empowerment of minority and women-owned businesses.<br />Â ',
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Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Press Conference
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caption: 'May 23, 2017<br />"Regulation of day care providers is necessary to provide a safe, monitored environment…have you received feedback regarding specific regulation as being overly onerous or difficult to comply with," asked Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Fraud Protection, of NYS Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner Sheila Poole at a public hearing to examine the barriers to accessing quality child day care and how such lack of access relates to a variety of issues including child development, family stability and the economy.<br /> ',
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Ensuring Regulation Enables, Doesn't Hinder, Child Care Services
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MWBE Certified Businesswomen
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caption: 'May 3, 2017<br />"As an advocate for consumer protection, I will continue to sponsor legislation that helps keep New Yorkers' hard-earned dollars in their wallets," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, sponsor of legislation that extends, for two years, the statute that allows licensed lenders to charge annual fees on open-end personal loans. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A06284&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A6284</a><br />Â ',
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Annual Fees for Personal Loans
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Parents and Children Join Electeds in Rally for More UPK seats on the Upper East Side
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caption: 'April 4, 2017<br />"The women's team generated nearly $20 million more revenue than the United States men's team. On March 31, 2016, a New York Times article stated: A player on the men's team can get over $17,000 for a win against a top opponent. And $5,000 for a loss. A player on the women's team receives $1,350 for a win and nothing for a loss. The women's team is the most successful international team. They generate more revenue. They are paid less than their counterparts," said Assembly Member Seawright, pointing out the differences in salaries for the U.S. men's and women's soccer teams, while voting in favor for a bill that that enacts the New York State Fair Pay Act. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=4696&term=2017&Summary=Y\">A-4696</a>)<br />Â ',
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Supports NYS Fair Pay Act
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caption: 'March 30, 2017<br />"This legislation will help with early detection, particularly with dense breast tissue in both men and women. Early detection is key in fighting breast cancer," said Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, speaking about legislation that requires 3D breast mammography testing to be covered by insurance companies in New York State. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A05677&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A5677</a><br />Â ',
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Early Detection of Breast Cancer Using 3D Breast Mammograms
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Insurance Coverage for 3D Mammograms
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Full Insurance Coverage for Mammograms
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Women Builders Council Introduction
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Employee Notification of Contraceptive Coverage Legislation
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Rebecca Seawright's Comments at the Riders Alliance Press Conference in Albany
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Special Guest Introduction
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Reproductive Health Act
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Pay Equity Legislation
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Seawright Supports Women's Rights
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Seawright Ensures Seniors Kept Abreast of Verizon's Changes
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First Year in the Assembly
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Deterring Consumer Frauds and Scams
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Assembly Passes Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
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Assembly Passes New York Health Act
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Studying the Impact of the Proposed Waste Transfer Station
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Welcome to the Assembly