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...

Albany, New York – On June 6, 2018, Assembly Bill 5487, legislation introduced by Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright that would identify how many policy-making positions are held by women in New York State Government passed the Senate and will be...

The following statement was issued by Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright regarding her vote on Assembly Bill A10427A in the Education Committee: "As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, it is with the highest regard for families in my district...

Albany – Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright (76th AD), Senator Brad Hoylman (27th SD), and Gabriel Blau of Equality New York joined Judith Kasen-Windsor and LGBTQ activists to celebrate the life and legacy of Edie Windsor. They...