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Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Democratic PartySTH · NY · District 42
New York State Assembly District 42
STH · NY · District 42
New York State Assembly District 42
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management—MBA; Illinois Institute of Technology—MS in Electrical Engineering; SUNY Buffalo—BS in Electrical Engineering; Buffalo State College—BS in Mathematics in Secondary Education and BT in Electrical Engineering; Brooklyn Law School—Juris Doctorate
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn represents New York State Assembly District 42 in Brooklyn, encompassing Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Midwood. Professionally, she has worked as a public school math teacher, a telecommunications engineer with assignments in Japan and China, and an investment banker structuring corporate finance deals. She has served in the Assembly since 2015 and is currently the New York State Assembly Majority Whip.
Committee Assignments: Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) · Housing · Education · Governmental Operations · Health · Higher Education · Ways & Means
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn emphasizes expanding healthcare access, with a particular focus on maternal health, reproductive/fertility coverage, infants, nurses, and safety-net care. As the Assemblymember for New York State Assembly District 42, she serves on the Assembly Health Committee and has sponsored multiple healthcare-related bills.
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn emphasizes economic development through small-business growth, MWBE contracting opportunities, financial literacy, and worker protections. As Assembly District 42's incumbent Assemblymember and MWBE Subcommittee chair, her economy-and-jobs record is especially focused on expanding public-contract access and enforcement for minority- and women-owned businesses.
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn supports immigrant protections and inclusion, including access to education, language access, and limits on immigration-status inquiries by law enforcement. She has opposed federal policies she characterizes as anti-immigrant, including rescinding Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, separating migrant families, and adding a citizenship question to the Census.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Supported continuing Temporary Protected Status for Haitians as part of an immigration deal with DACA after meeting with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and the Haitian-American Legislative Caucus.
SourceOpposed the Trump administration's proposed Census citizenship question, saying it would reduce participation by immigrant communities and serve an anti-immigrant agenda.
SourceRodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s climate and energy record emphasizes energy affordability, microgrids, renewable-energy storage, and a transition away from older fossil-fuel generation. As Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 42, she has sponsored or co-sponsored bills involving NYSERDA, energy storage incentives, NYCHA microgrids, and a just energy transition.
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn supports expanding educational access and affordability, including state financial aid for immigrant students and additional funding mechanisms for tuition assistance. As the Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 42, she has also proposed education-related bills addressing child caregivers' educational outcomes and suicide prevention policies in higher education.
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn supports a public-safety agenda focused on gun-violence prevention, police accountability, regulated use of surveillance technology, and improving trust between law enforcement and communities. Her official Assembly biography also describes her advocacy as including public safety initiatives and better relationships with law enforcement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Publicly supported a package of gun-safety bills addressing undetectable weapons, bump stocks, school-ground firearm possession, gun buybacks, safe storage, extreme-risk protection orders, and firearm waiting periods.
SourceNew York State Assembly
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-BichotteFetched: biography, education, professional background, hometown, committee assignments
MyRepTracker
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Blue Voter Guide
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Vote Smart
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BallotReady
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New York League of Conservation Voters
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New York League of Conservation Voters
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Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
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New York State Assembly biography page
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New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
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LegiScan Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn bills page
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New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-HermelynFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory biography
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New York State Assembly legislation page for Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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New York State Assembly bill page A08194
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New York State Assembly bill page A07134
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New York State Assembly DREAM Act press release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-Hermelyn/story/61830Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly TPS and DACA press release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-Hermelyn/story/80754Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Census citizenship question statement
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-Hermelyn/story/80753Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-BichotteFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A11645
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11645Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A313
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A313/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A3595A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3595/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page for A4913
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New York State Senate legislation page for A4921
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New York State Assembly DREAM Act statement
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-Hermelyn/story/61830Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-BichotteFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A7139
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New York State Senate Open Legislation - A7172
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7172Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A8194
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8194Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A1962
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1962Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release on Gun Reform
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Rodneyse-Bichotte-Hermelyn/story/85552Fetched: issuePositions