# Rebecca Seawright

Rebecca Seawright is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 76.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 76
- Serving since: 2015-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/78e9f465-ad6d-4067-a2df-1e2ddb34c860

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78e9f465-ad6d-4067-a2df-1e2ddb34c860 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Seawright talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Seawright says (NY 2025–26 session)

697 classified statements: 697 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Seawright | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.4% | 10.4% | 579 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.2% | 39.2% | 179 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 458 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 22.8% | 14.4% | 184 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.0% | 316 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Families 12% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Education 10.0% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 7.0% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.02), from 692 donors and 1,136 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 86% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 100% (92.9%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 61 bills: 61 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 845. 21.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 57 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- K 1465: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Roosevelt Island Tramway (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/K1465/
- A 11235: Relates to requiring insurers participating in the NY state of health marketplace to offer at least one dental plan for individuals age 65 and older (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A11235/
- A 10927: Relates to permitting other qualifying members of a household to qualify for the disability rent increase exemption (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10927/
- A 10875: Relates to directing the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a city university of New York student fare program (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10875/
- A 10873: Relates to peripheral artery disease (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10873/
- A 10300: Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10300/
- A 10295: Requires employers to provide a leave of absence for an employee to use for preventative health care measures (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10295/
- A 10296: Requires employers to provide a leave of absence for an employee to use for menopause (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10296/
- A 10269: Establishes the interagency council on kinship care (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10269/
- A 10274: Establishes the adult care facility voucher demonstration program (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10274/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $150.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2114833757014241281
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2114357058732802094
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2114457416947372476
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2113967997249282246
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2114028014715666628
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2114039108301455850
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2114042264519323790
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2113726560326807749
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2113021441197432867
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SeawrightForNY Rebecca76AD/status/2112649314631627077

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Rebecca-A-Seawright
- Campaign site: https://rebeccaseawright.com/
- X: https://x.com/SeawrightForNY
- X: https://x.com/Rebecca76AD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaASeawright
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seawrightforny/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-seawright-811943137/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78e9f465-ad6d-4067-a2df-1e2ddb34c860