Roxanne J. Persaud
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Senate (63 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve the governor's picks for top jobs and for judges on the state's highest court. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 19 (since November 2015)
- Occupation
- State Senator
Background
- Member of the New York State Senate, District 19, since November 2015. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Member of the New York State Assembly, 59th District, in 2015 before moving to the Senate. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked as a school administrator at Pace University and St. Francis College, and was involved with Brooklyn Community Board 18 in Canarsie. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.S. and M.S. in education administration from Pace University; born in British Guiana (now Guyana). source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Equal pay and employment status for workers at city hospitals, airports and facilities source: branch.vote
- The New York Health Act (single-payer health coverage) source: branch.vote
- Access to contraception and abortion source: branch.vote
- A SUNY-based Firearm Violence Research Institute source: branch.vote
- More school funding source: branch.vote
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