Issues - Rebecca Seawright

Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright In Action

Protecting and Enhancing Reproductive and Women’s Rights

Rebecca has taken a lead role in protecting and enhancing reproductive and women’s rights in New York State.

Animal Rights

Animal rights are vitally important to ensure that animals are free of suffering and torture in a humane and moral society.

Criminal Justice Reform

Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright has provided strong and consistent leadership to get the job done in Albany for our community.

Election Reform

Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright is at the forefront of election reform of the antiquated electoral system.

Environmental

Rebecca has fought to protect our community through major environmental and sustainability initiatives.

Gun Reform

We need to build on the strong gun laws that now exist to further protect our community.

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Health and Safety during COVID-19

Assemblymember Seawright has persistently aided members of our community in numerous ways to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Higher Education

Rebecca believes that state support for higher education is a wise investment that must be supported in order to assure an educated workforce and the leaders of tomorrow.

Homelessness

Adequate housing and support services are directly linked to reducing inequality in our city and key to addressing the homelessness crisis.

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Housing

Rebecca has been a leading advocate and champion on maintaining affordable housing for the Upper East Side, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island.

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K-12 Education

Rebecca championed education as a PTA activist and is now a member of the Assembly Education Committee fighting for K-12 and advocating for increased support for our public schools.

LGBTQ+

Rebecca joins Attorney General Tish James in standing for equal rights, not special rights, for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Senior Citizen Rights

Rebecca has fought for senior citizen rights in every conceivable way in our community, our borough, and in the state Capitol.

Small Businesses

Rebecca has been a champion of small businesses in our community which are critical to both the economy and the livelihood of so many of our neighborhood families.