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New York State Assembly District 88
University at Albany (SUNY)—B.A.; M.A. in Criminal Justice
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Amy Paulin has served New York State Assembly District 88 since 2001 and is a full-time legislator focused on issues including health care, education, reproductive rights, child welfare, domestic violence prevention, government reform, sustainability, animal welfare, and gun control. Before her election to the Assembly, she served as Executive Director of My Sisters’ Place, was a member of the Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees, founded and chaired Westchester Women’s Agenda, and held leadership roles with the Westchester and New York State League of Women Voters.
Committee Assignments: Health · Rules · Education
Amy Paulin, Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 88 and Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, supports expanding healthcare access, addressing workforce shortages, improving Medicaid-covered services, and strengthening preventive and reproductive health care. Her record includes sponsoring healthcare bills that became law and promoting additional measures to improve access, equity, and patient care.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Paulin stated that her 2025 health-related bills demonstrate a commitment to healthcare access, equity, and care that meets people where they are, including measures on preventive oral health, patient confidentiality, naloxone access, and health-care decision-making.
SourceAmy Paulin’s Economy & Jobs record emphasizes workforce expansion in health and dental care, removing licensing barriers, workplace safety, and support for local economic-development accountability. She has also highlighted small businesses as an "economic heartbeat" of her Assembly District 88 community and supported budget funding that includes workforce development and economic development programs.
Amy Paulin, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 88, has supported several pro-immigrant measures, including legal counsel in immigration court, services for unaccompanied minors, limits on state/local disclosure of immigration status, and health coverage access for people excluded because of immigration status.
Amy Paulin, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 88, has a pro-climate and clean-energy record, including backing climate investment, renewable-energy development, fossil-fuel transition planning, and energy-efficiency measures. Her Assembly biography also notes that as former chair of the Assembly Energy Committee she worked to encourage renewable energy and grid reliability.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Paulin stated that she rallied with the New York League of Conservation Voters and the Building Decarbonization Coalition for full funding of Underground Thermal Energy Networks in the state budget.
SourceAmy Paulin, Democratic Assembly Member for New York State Assembly District 88, frames education as a district priority, including school resources, universal pre-K, kindergarten access, and student safety. Her legislative record includes sponsoring bills to expand full-day pre-kindergarten outside New York City, require full-day kindergarten, lower the compulsory instruction age to five, and co-sponsoring anti-bullying protections in nonpublic schools.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Paulin stated that she is working to ensure schools get resources and highlighted discussions with NYSUT and local teachers on educational priorities to strengthen New York's education system.
SourceAmy Paulin, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 88, emphasizes public safety through gun-violence prevention, school emergency preparedness, domestic-violence protections, and accountability for sexual-offense evidence handling. Her recent public-safety record includes sponsoring bills to penalize major firearms trafficking, notify local authorities after firearm-purchase denials, improve school emergency mapping, and strengthen rape-kit tracking procedures.
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/bio/Fetched: biography, location, education, committees
BallotReady
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New York State Assembly Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/bio/Fetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
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Transparency USA
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Sway
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New York League of Conservation Voters
https://nylcv.org/wp-content/uploads/NYLCV_2022_StateScorecard_FINAL_WEB.pdfFetched: ratings
Conservative Party of New York State
https://www.cpnys.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-Assembly-Ratings-Final-Final.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Senate
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/article/attachment/2018-scorecard-final.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Assembly - Amy Paulin member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/amy-paulinFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Three Bills Expanding Healthcare Access and Addressing Workforce Shortages
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/story/112266Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - 2025 health-related bills newsletter
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/story/115032Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A08378 bill summary
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New York State Assembly - A08247 bill summary
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New York State Assembly - A08168 bill summary
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New York State Assembly - A02341 bill summary
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A.2341&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Amy Paulin Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/bio/Fetched: issuePositions
Amy Paulin Campaign Website - District 88 Information
https://amypaulin.com/ad88/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A10753A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10753/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2582Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3506/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov Open Legislation
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A10100
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10100Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6015
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A11645
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6318
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New York State Assembly - Amy Paulin Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/bio/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Amy Paulin Story on Underground Thermal Energy Networks
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/story/113774Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=088&sh=aboutFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A353
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A353Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A323D
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A323/amendment/DFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1144
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1144Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6470
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6470Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Amy Paulin District 88 News
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/story/116985Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Amy Paulin District 88
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Amy-Paulin/bio/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Amy Paulin Sponsored Legislation
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=088&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s Bill Protecting Sexual Offense Victims Signed into Law
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Amy-Paulin/story/117311Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Working To Keep Our Communities Safe
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/member_files/088/20070822/Fetched: issuePositions