Nily Rozic | |
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| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the25th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rory Lancman |
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| Born | (1986-03-15)March 15, 1986 (age 39) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | New York University (BS) Syracuse University (MPA) |
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| Website | State Assembly website |
Nily Rozic (born March 15, 1986) is an American politician serving as a member of theNew York State Assembly from the25th district since 2013. ADemocrat, her district spans the northeast portions ofQueens, including the communities ofFlushing,Fresh Meadows,Bayside, andDouglaston.
Rozic was born inJerusalem,Israel, toArgentine Jewish parents who immigrated there fromArgentina.[1] She graduated fromTownsend Harris High School, before going on to earn degrees fromNew York University, andSyracuse University’sMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.[2]
Prior to her election, Rozic had been chief of staff to AssemblymanBrian Kavanagh.[citation needed]
In 2012,Rory Lancman,[3] the former Democratic representative of the 25th District, decided to vacate his assembly seat. Rozic defeated Jerry Iannece[4] 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.,[5] and Republican candidate Abe Fuchs[6] in the November general.
In the 2014 Assembly race, Rozic was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[7] 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.[7]
Rozic, running for a third term in 2016, was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[8] Rozic was challenged by Republican candidate Usman Ali Chohan in 2016.[9] In the general election, Rozic won her third term with 76.36 percent of the vote (about 22,000 voters).[10]
She is the Chair of the Assembly'sConsumer Protection Committee. She is also amember of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus and the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force.
She serves on the Assembly's Rules, Ways & Means, Labor, and Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committees.
Previously,she chaired the State-Federal Relations Task Force. In 2017, Nily was named as chair of the Task Force on Women's Issues.[7]
In 2021, Rozic and New York State SenatorJohn Liu first co-sponsored a bill to address and ease dangerous car driving within parking lots in New York State.[11]
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.[12]
Rozic lives inFresh Meadows,Queens.[2]
She is also the first-ever NY State Assembly member born in Israel – she still has Israeli citizenship – with parents who made aliya from Argentina.
