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Rebecca Seawright
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 76
New York State Assembly District 76
STH · NY · District 76
New York State Assembly District 76
City University of New York School of Law—J.D.
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Rebecca A. Seawright represents the Upper East Side, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island in New York’s 76th Assembly District and has served since her 2014 election as the first woman to represent the district. She previously worked as an attorney, including as an Assistant District Attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, and has held leadership roles connected to the Feminist Press at CUNY and CUNY Law School.
Committee Assignments: Chair, Committee on Aging · Member, Committee on Codes · Member, Committee on Higher Education · Member, Committee on Judiciary · Member, Committee on Ways and Means · Member, Asian Pacific American Task Force · Member, Legislative Women's Caucus · Member, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force · Member, Task Force on Women's Issues
Rebecca Seawright supports expanding access to health care, insurance coverage, cancer screening, reproductive health services, gender-affirming care, and patient protections against insurance barriers. As a sitting New York Assembly member for District 76, her record includes sponsoring or co-sponsoring health-related bills in the Assembly.
Rebecca Seawright’s economy-and-jobs record emphasizes affordability, worker pay, consumer financial protection, and financial literacy. As the Democratic Assembly Member for New York Assembly District 76, she has sponsored measures to boost direct-support workforce wages, protect borrowers and older adults from financial harm, and expand financial education.
Rebecca Seawright’s record indicates a pro-immigrant position: she has co-sponsored measures to protect undocumented New Yorkers’ access to education and public benefits and to limit collection or disclosure of immigration-status information. She also publicized community resources for constituents seeking to respond to or resist illegal ICE actions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Seawright’s district communication shared Hands Off NYC trainings for constituents seeking information about how to respond to and resist illegal ICE actions in the community.
SourceRebecca Seawright supports aggressive climate action, renewable energy expansion, and environmental protection, including co-sponsoring New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and multiple renewable/public power measures. Her record includes co-sponsorship of bills to speed major renewable-energy construction, expand public renewables transparency, require a 100% clean energy system, and fund climate projects in disadvantaged communities.
Rebecca Seawright supports increased public-school funding, teacher and counselor pay, district capital projects, and inclusive curriculum in New York schools. Her education record includes sponsoring bills on LGBTQ+ curriculum, financial education, culturally responsive instruction, and water-safety instruction, while opposing a 2018 specialized-high-school admissions change that she said lacked adequate public review.
Rebecca Seawright emphasizes gun-violence prevention, enforcement against illegal firearms and unlicensed cannabis shops, and traffic/e-vehicle safety as public-safety priorities for New York Assembly District 76. As a sitting Democratic Assembly member, she has co-sponsored gun-safety bills, proposed tougher penalties for e-vehicle crash hit-and-runs, and supported budget enforcement measures aimed at closing illegal cannabis storefronts.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Seawright called for inspection and closure of unlicensed smoke shops in District 76 and supported measures allowing padlocking, seizures, local enforcement, and penalties for unlawful cannabis storefronts that threaten public safety and health.
SourceNew York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/Fetched: biography, background
New York State Assembly Committee Membership
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=076&sh=commFetched: committees
BallotReady
https://www.ballotready.org/people/rebecca-a-seawrightFetched: education, background, office
AIADA Legislative Action Center
https://app7.vocusgr.com/webpublish/Controller.aspx?Definition=ViewLegislator&LegislatorID=140317&SiteName=AIADAFetched: age, location, education
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/rebecca-seawrightFetched: campaignFinance
New York State Board of Elections Public Reporting
https://publicreporting.elections.ny.gov/Fetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/NY/candidate_Rebecca_Seawright/45727Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide District 76
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_76/51927/830Fetched: endorsements
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/f2/2e/f22e487d-6f40-4cd9-baa7-6801f7979b59/ppesa_2024_assembly_scorecard.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/076/pdfs/20241212_0112470.pdfFetched: endorsements
Environmental Advocates NY Action
https://eaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eaaction_scorecard_2021_final-10-19.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A9103
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9103Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A8642
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8642/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A3789
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3789Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A702
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A702Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A2137
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2137Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation list
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A05268
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A05268&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A01124
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A01124&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill A01182
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A01182&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on open-end loan protections
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/story/114565Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on elder financial exploitation bill
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/story/117212Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A176Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3506/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly PDF
https://www.nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/076/pdfs/20180212_0079555.pdf?v=1664205980Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member News
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/story/82332Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly PDF
https://www.nyassembly.gov/write/upload/member_files/076/pdfs/20260120_0116533.pdfFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Rebecca A. Seawright
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1460
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1460Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A7686A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7686/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A279
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A279Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1787
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1787Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Legislation - A8429
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08429&term=2019Fetched: issuePositions
Rebecca Seawright campaign - K Through 12 Education
https://rebeccaseawright.com/issues/k-through-12-education/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page - Rebecca A. Seawright
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A1230
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1230Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly legislation page - A01124
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A01124&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A6591
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6591Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A7979
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7979Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly statement on A10427A vote
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=76&sh=story&story=81889Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A929Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation PDF
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/a1962aFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09048&term=2023Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/story/110297Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright/story/84759Fetched: issuePositions