Steve Englebright

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Steve Englebright
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Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 4th district
In office
February 19, 1992 December 31, 2022
Website assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004

Steven C. Englebright (born August 24, 1946 [1] ) was the Assembly member for the 4th District of the New York Assembly from 1992 until his defeat in 2022. He is a Democrat.

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Education

Englebright graduated from Bayside High School in Queens, New York. [2] He received a B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1969 and an M.S. in Paleontology/Sedimentology from Stony Brook University in 1974. [3]

Non-political career

He worked as Curator of Geologic Collections at Stony Brook University and was the founding director of the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences. Englebright served as a Suffolk County legislator from 1983 until his election to the New York State Assembly in 1992. [1] [4]

Political career

Englebright was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992. He was the chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation. [5] He was defeated in the 2022 election by Edward Flood. [6]

In 2023, Englebright was re-elected to the Suffolk County Legislature in the 5th Legislative District, a seat he previously occupied prior to his tenure in the Assembly. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Assembly Member Steven C. 'Steve' Englebright (NY)". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. Lederberg, Edith (2017-08-08). "New York City's Plan to Reopen Queens Wells Puts Nassau Residents Up a Creek". The Foggiest Idea. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  3. "New York District 4 State Assembly Results: Steven Englebright Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. "Steve Englebright: Biography". New York State Assembly . Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  5. "Editorial: Name LI pol to pivotal state post". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  6. Janis, Raymond. "Ed Flood wins Assembly District 4 election, Englebright reacts | TBR News Media" . Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  7. Grossman, Karl (2023-11-12). "Suffolk Closeup: Election Day was a big win for the environment". Shelter Island Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York Assembly
4th District

1992–present
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