Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright Named Chair of People With Disabilities Assembly Committee
Jan 4, 2023
Albany, NY – Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright today was named Chair of the People With Disabilities Committee of the New York State Assembly. The standing committee is critically important, impacting New Yorkers with intellectual, developmental, mental...
Statement by Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright
Jan 3, 2023
"I am sickened by the recent targeted anti-Semitism attack on the Chabad Israel Center's ice carved menorah which was senselessly smashed by cowardice vandals. While families gathered together and celebrated the miracles of Hanukkah, cowards gathered...
Assembly Member Seawright Issued the Following Statement
Sep 13, 2022
"I commend the state Board of Regents for approving new rules to compel failing non-public schools to meet minimum academic standards. The Regents actions follow legislation I have sponsored to ensure that every student in New York State receives the...
Seawright to Host Rat Academy Training and Calling on Taxi Commission to Stop Upper East Side Serial Pigeon Feeder
Sep 9, 2022
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright will convene a “Rat Academy” in conjunction with the New York City Department of Health for residents and building superintendents in the ongoing war to fight rat infestation. Joining forces as co-sponsors of the...
Op-Ed: Equality Amendment
Jul 13, 2022
Stunned, devastated, fearful, and outraged were just some of the reactions shared with me on that Friday in June when the final decision came down from our highest court to overturn Roe v. Wade. New Yorkers flooded the streets around Foley Square and...
Lead Sponsor Assemblymember Seawright Hails Passage of Equal Rights Amendment to Enshrine Reproductive Rights into the New York State Constitution
Jul 1, 2022
Albany, NY – Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright, the lead sponsor of a landmark equal rights amendment to enshrine reproductive rights into the New York State Constitution, hailed its historic passage today in the state Legislature. “When we began...
Rally for Abortion Rights
Jun 25, 2022
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, outraged by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down every woman's fundamental reproductive right to an abortion, is gathering local Upper East Side, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island residents for a rally in Carl Schurz...
Statement by Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright:
Jun 24, 2022
"I am outraged by the Supreme Court's decision today to strike down every woman's fundamental reproductive right to an abortion. Let's be clear: Abortion is health care. Today's erroneous and misguided Supreme Court ruling will not stop women from having...
Seawright Announces Highly Specialized Cancer Care for Low Income, Vulnerable Patients
May 11, 2022
Highly specialized cancer care, including access to cutting-edge diagnostics, therapeutics, and clinical trials, will now be available to medically underserved communities starting in January 2023, Assembly member Rebecca Seawright announced today. Seawright,...
Seawright Wins Battle for Residents’ Control on Roosevelt Island Governing Board
May 11, 2022
The New York State Legislature this week approved Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright's legislation giving residents a majority vote on the governing board of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. The measure is part of a series of reforms to bring...
