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Rebecca Kassay
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 4
New York State Assembly District 4
STH · NY · District 4
New York State Assembly District 4
SUNY New Paltz—degree in Environmental Studies and Communications
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Rebecca Kassay serves as the Assemblywoman for New York's 4th district in Suffolk County. Before taking office, she created and directed a youth environmental volunteer program at Avalon Nature Preserve in Stony Brook, co-founded and operated a bed-and-breakfast, led a pandemic-era PPE and supplies initiative, and served as a Port Jefferson Village Trustee and Deputy Mayor.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Governmental Operations · Committee on Local Governments · Committee on Small Business · Asian Pacific American Task Force · Legislative Women's Caucus
Rebecca Kassay says healthcare access is a fundamental right and is prioritizing more affordable physical and mental healthcare, preventive care, cancer screenings, inhaler coverage, rare-disease support, veterans' healthcare, and provider/workforce capacity. As a sitting New York Assemblymember for District 4, she has also introduced, co-sponsored, or advocated for healthcare-related legislation and budget actions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kassay supported legislation, later signed by the governor, requiring state-regulated health plans to cover at least one rescue inhaler and one maintenance inhaler for asthma with no deductible, co-pay, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing.
SourceKassay advocated for an additional $330,000 in state budget funding for a nurse-training program at the Long Island State Veterans' Home, tying workforce development to veteran care.
SourceKassay publicly urged passage of S6227/A7557, saying the legislation and funding for modernized health education would help students recognize endometriosis and other menstrual disorders earlier and seek support sooner.
SourceRebecca Kassay emphasizes lowering costs for small businesses, investing in infrastructure and transit, and connecting residents to public-sector job opportunities. Her Economy & Jobs record includes support for paying down unemployment insurance debt, reducing payroll mobility tax burdens for small businesses, sponsoring legislation tied to municipal job postings, and advancing rail/infrastructure projects with stated economic benefits.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kassay says she worked from the Assembly Small Business and Economic Development committees to secure $8 billion to pay down New York's unemployment insurance debt, reducing cost pressure on small businesses and helping prevent further unemployment insurance cost increases.
SourceKassay states that she helped secure a reduction in the MTA Payroll Mobility Tax for roughly 10,000 local small businesses as part of her small-business affordability agenda.
SourceKassay requested and helped secure an increased $6.5 million state commitment for Harbor Road and Mill Pond restoration, an infrastructure project tied to reopening a local road and revitalizing historic Stony Brook Village.
SourceRebecca Kassay's public record on immigration is limited, but available official materials show concern for refugees, asylum seekers, and lawfully present immigrants. As Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 4, she signed an Assembly letter opposing federal SNAP cuts affecting immigrants with humanitarian protections and circulated a constituent survey asking whether New York should explore allowing refugees and asylum seekers to participate in the workforce while their immigration cases proceed.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kassay signed an Assembly letter criticizing federal SNAP cuts that would deny food assistance to immigrants lawfully living in the U.S., including refugees, asylees, certain domestic-violence survivors, and trafficking victims.
SourceRebecca Kassay frames Climate & Energy around environmental protection, climate resilience, clean transit, open-space conservation, clean water infrastructure, and controlling utility impacts from high-energy uses. As an incumbent Assembly member for New York Assembly District 4, she has sponsored or supported measures on rail electrification, conservation easements, septic pollution reduction, data-center energy impacts, waste reduction, invasive species, pesticides, and solar infrastructure.
Rebecca Kassay supports expanding access to public education from universal pre-kindergarten and free school meals through college affordability programs such as SUNY Reconnect, Excelsior Scholarship expansion, TAP eligibility expansion, BOCES/CTE, and apprenticeships. As the sitting Assemblywoman for New York Assembly District 4, she has also prime-sponsored education-related bills on school health curriculum, college affordability, zero-emission school bus infrastructure aid, veteran student-loan forgiveness, and lead mitigation planning in schools.
Rebecca Kassay frames public safety as a mix of support for first responders, prevention, and targeted legal updates, including drugged-driving enforcement, ghost-gun/3D-printed firearm restrictions, AI-generated child sexual-abuse-material penalties, doxxing remedies, and bail-law changes. Her official Assembly and campaign materials identify her as Assemblywoman for New York Assembly District 4 and describe public-safety actions and positions tied to that district.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Kassay partnered with the American Red Cross to install nearly 100 smoke detectors and conduct fire safety checks at 74 homes in Assembly District 4, calling the effort a way to keep families safe at home.
SourceKassay states that she is advocating to modernize drug impairment and intoxication definitions and field-testing procedures so law enforcement can better address impaired driving.
SourceNew York State Assembly biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=004&sh=bioFetched: biography, location, education, background
New York State Assembly committee membership
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=004&sh=commFetched: committees
MyRepTracker
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Rebecca For Assembly - Endorsements
https://www.kassayforassembly.com/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - New York State Assembly District 4
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_4/51856/830Fetched: endorsements
Vote Smart - Rebecca Kassay
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/216735/rebecca-kassayFetched: identity verification, ratings search
StreetsPAC - 2026 NYS Post-Primary Endorsements
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Sierra Club Long Island Group - Endorsements
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Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts - 2024 Assembly Scorecard
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Turning Point Action Scorecard - Rebecca Kassay
https://www.tpaction.com/scorecard/legislators/rebeccakassayFetched: ratings
New York State Assembly bill page for A07557
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?bn=A07557&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A01195
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A01195&term=Fetched: issuePositions
Governor Kathy Hochul asthma inhaler legislation announcement
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-eliminate-cost-sharing-asthma-inhalersFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly District 4 budget mailer
https://assembly.state.ny.us/write/upload/member_files/004/pdfs/20250626_0114512.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate press release on menstrual disorder curriculum legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/monica-r-martinez/advocates-and-lawmakers-urge-albany-approve-updatedFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Rebecca Kassay Sponsor Page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search - A09434
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09434&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Furthering Rail Transit in Suffolk County Act Press Release
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Rebecca-Kassay/story/114525Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Speaker Press Release on Unemployment Trust Fund Debt
https://www.nyassembly.gov/Press/?sec=story&story=113949Fetched: issuePositions
LI Parks News - Harbor Road and Mill Pond Restoration Funding
https://liparks.com/news/harbor-road-mill-pond-restoration-funding-stony-brookFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly PDF - SNAP cuts letter
https://assembly.ny.gov/write/upload/member_files/028/pdfs/20250813_0114969.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly PDF - Rebecca Kassay 2025 constituent survey
https://www.nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/004/pdfs/20250430_0113850.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Rebecca Kassay
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Rebecca-KassayFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26978635Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004&sh=spoFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Sponsored Legislation
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Rebecca-Kassay/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A11560
https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&bn=A11560&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Rebecca Kassay Sponsored Legislation
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New York State Assembly - Rebecca Kassay Biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Rebecca-KassayFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Rebecca Kassay Sponsored Legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-Kassay/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A05079
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A05079&term=Fetched: issuePositions
AMGOA - Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A01208
https://amgoa.amgoa.org/Proposed-New-York-Firearm-Legislation-A01208/State-Firearm-Legislation/84586Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Rebecca Kassay Red Cross Fire Safety Press Release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-Kassay/story/116384Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - S09005 Floor Vote
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&bn=S09005&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions