Nily Rozic
Nily Rozic | |
|---|---|
| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rory Lancman |
| Chair of theNew York State AssemblyConsumer Affairs and Protection Committee | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael DenDekker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1986 Jerusalem |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Fresh Meadows,Queens,New York City |
| Education | Syracuse University New York University |
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| Website | Official website |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Nily Rozic(born March 15, 1986) is a legislator fromQueens, New Yorkand a member of theNew York State Assembly.
Rozic representsNew York's 25th State Assembly district,which spans the northeast portions of Queens, including the communities of Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, Bayside, and Douglaston.
Early life and education[edit]
Rozic was born in Jerusalem and raised in the United States. She is a graduate ofTownsend Harris High School,Syracuse University’sMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,andNew York University.[1]
Career[edit]
Prior to her election, Rozic had been chief of staff to AssemblymanBrian Kavanagh.[citation needed]
2012 election[edit]
In 2012,Rory Lancman,[2]the former Democratic representative of the 25th District, decided to vacate his assembly seat. Rozic defeated Jerry Iannece[3]from Bayside in the Democratic Party primary. Rozic received 55.6 percent of the vote to Iannece's 44.4. In the 2012 general election, Rozic went on to defeat Conservative Party nominee William N. Garifal Jr.,[4]and Republican candidate Abe Fuchs[5]in the November general.
2014 election[edit]
In the 2014 Assembly race, Rozic was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[6]Rozic ran as the candidate of the Working Families Party and Independence Party. She was uncontested in the 2014 general election of the 25th Assembly District.[6]
2016 election[edit]
Rozic, running for a third term in 2016, was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[7] Rozic was challenged by Republican candidate Usman Ali Chohan in 2016.[8]In the general election, Rozic won her third term with 76.36 percent of the vote (about 22,000 voters).[9]
Committee appointments[edit]
She was appointed to serve on the Assembly's Children and Families, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, Correction, Environmental Conservation, and Labor Committees.[citation needed]
She was also a member of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus and the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force.[citation needed]
She serves on the Assembly's Ways & Means, Labor, Environmental Conservation, Correction, and Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committees.[citation needed]In 2017, Nily was named as chair of the Task Force on Women's Issues.[6]
Awards and honors[edit]
In 2013, Rozic was named as a Rising Star on City & State's annual list of the Next Generation of Political Leaders for becoming an influential force in New York State politics as a young elected official.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Rozic lives inFresh Meadows,Queens.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ab"New York State Assembly | Nily Rozic".nyassembly.gov.Retrieved2017-05-05.
- ^"Rory Lancman".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Jerry M. Iannece".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"William N. Garifal, Jr".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Abraham M. Fuchs".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^abc"Nily Rozic".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Nily Rozic".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Ballotpedia Usman Ali Chohan".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Ballotpedia Election Results 2016".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"City & State's Rising Star list".CityAndStateNY.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-01-23.RetrievedMay 25,2013.
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Women state legislators in New York (state)
- Politicians from Queens, New York
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Townsend Harris High School alumni
- New York University alumni
- 1986 births
- People from Jerusalem
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni