Stacey Pheffer Amato (born March 19, 1966) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 23rd district, which includes portions of

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. A Democrat, Pheffer Amato was first elected in 2016. Pheffer Amato was born in

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. Prior to holding office, she worked as an education paraprofessional for the

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and as a procurement analyst for the

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and the

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. She holds a bachelor's degree in business economics from the

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. She has been 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

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. In 2016, Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder announced abruptly that he would retire. Pheffer Amato soon after announced that she would seek the Democratic nomination. With support from the Queens County Democratic Party, she was unopposed in the primary. She defeated Republican Alan N. Zwirn in the 2016 general election, 68% to 32%, to take the seat. She was easily re-elected in 2018. In the Assembly, she is the Chair on the Subcommittee on Child Product Safety. 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. Pheffer Amato and her husband, Frank, live in Rockaway Beach with their two children.

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New York State Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato
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