Stacey Pheffer Amato

Stacey Pheffer Amato
Member of the New York Assembly from the 23rd District
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded by Phillip Goldfeder
Personal details
Born March 19, 1966
Far Rockaway, Queens
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Frank Amato
Children 2
Residence Rockaway, Queens
Alma mater SUNY Oneonta (B.S.)
Website Official website

Stacey Pheffer Amato represents the New York State Assembly's 23rd District, encompassing the Queens neighborhoods of Broad Channel, Hamilton Beach, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Ozone Park and Rockaway. Her mother, Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer, previously held this Assembly seat. Upon Pheffer Amato's election, they became the first mother-daughter team to hold the same seat in the New York State Legislature.

Personal life

Born in Rockaway, Pheffer Amato hasb een an active member of the Rockaway Beach Civic Association for years and is a committee member of the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program, which is tasked with overseeing the state's recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy.[1]

Pheffer Amato has served as president of the parent associations at her children's schools, including when the entire school was displaced to Brooklyn after Superstorm Sandy.

Pheffer Amato and her husband, Frank, live in Rockaway Beach with their two children, Sam and Isabella.[2]

Career

Prior to holding office, she worked as an education paraprofessional for the New York City Department of Education and as a procurement analyst for the FDNY and the New York City Department of Sanitation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from SUNY Oneonta.

New York State Assembly

In 2016, Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder announced abruptly that he would retire.[3] Pheffer Amato, whose mother held the seat for more than two decades, announced soon after that she would seek the Democratic nomination. With support from the Queens County Democratic Party, she was unopposed in the primary.[4]

She defeated Republican Alan N. Zwim in the 2016 general election, 68% to 32%, to take the seat.[5] She was sworn in on January 1, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Whoa, we're more than halfway there - Queens Chronicle". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Meet The Candidate: Stacey Pheffer Amato". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Addabbo joins calls for familial DNA testing - TimesLedger". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Katz Endorses Stacy Pheffer Amato For Assembly". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 23 Race - Nov 08, 2016". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
Political offices
Preceded by
Phillip Goldfeder		 New York Assembly, 23rd District
2017–present		 Incumbent
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