Albany, New York – Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright announced that her election reform bill A1641 was signed by the governor on Monday, October 28, 2019. The bill passed the Assembly on March 25, 2019 and passed the Senate on May 20, 2019. This...

Albany, New York – On June 20, 2019, legislation sponsored by Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and Senator Liz Krueger to enact a “Women on Corporate Boards Study” passed both houses of the legislature. The bill will require the Department...

Albany, New York – On June 18, 2019, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright’s legislation to ensure that all persons legally responsible for a minor child, regardless of gender or status as a parent or legal guardian, receive equal notice of that...

Albany, New York—A Roosevelt Island bill introduced by Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright regarding the management and organizational structure of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), sponsored by Senator José Serrano, passed the...

Albany, New York – Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright announced that her election reform bill A1641 passed the Senate on Monday, May 20, 2019. The bill passed the Assembly on March 25, 2019 and will be delivered to the governor. This legislation...

Albany, New York – Assembly Member Seawright (D-Manhattan) announced that the resolution calling on the 116th United States Congress to pass the federal Equal Rights Amendment has passed the Assembly with bipartisan support. “The time is now...

Albany, New York – On March 25, 2019, Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright announced that the New York State Assembly passed legislation (A1641/S3903 Myrie), that will streamline the filing of campaign financial disclosure reports by eliminating...

Rebecca Seawright is the first woman to represent the 76th District in the Assembly, where she acts on behalf of the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island. In 2014, when the National Organization for Women asked her to run, four men had already declared...

New York, NY – On March 20, 2019, Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright announced that the New York State Assembly passed legislation (A.1740/S.3134), which would allow candidates to satisfy both local and state requirements when running for NYC office...

Albany —On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 the New York State Assembly passed Seawright’s Equal Rights Amendment Bill (A.271/S.3249), to guarantee equal rights for women in New York State’s Constitution. While New York State is one of the most...

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Rebecca A. Seawright today announced that the Assembly passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would guarantee equal rights for women in New York State (A.271, Seawright). “The Assembly Majority is committed...

Albany, New York—A Roosevelt Island bill introduced by Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright regarding the management and organizational structure of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) was passed by the Assembly on Tuesday, February...

Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright (D- Manhattan) announced that she cosponsored and helped to pass legislation to prevent and reduce gun violence in New York.    "As a Member of New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, I am hopeful for...

Six women in Tudor City have come forward to report unwanted lewd pictures from their doorman in June and July. The NYPD had closed all of their cases because the doorman’s actions were offensive but not technically an arrestable offense. Assembly...

New York- Assembly Member Seawright announced her continued support of residents following an agreement that will preserve 55% of Roosevelt Island Westview’s 361-apartment affordable housing development, for middle-class residents on Roosevelt Island...