Steve Englebright
Steve Englebright smiling
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 4th district
In office
February 19, 1992 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byRobert J. Gaffney
Succeeded byEdward Flood
Personal details
Born (1946-08-24) August 24, 1946 (age 77)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Education
Websiteassembly.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.

Englebright was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992. He was the chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation.[2]

Englebright graduated from Bayside High School in Queens, New York.[3] 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.[4]

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][5]

Englebright 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Assembly Member Steven C. 'Steve' Englebright (NY)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Editorial: Name LI pol to pivotal state post". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "New York District 4 State Assembly Results: Steven Englebright Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. ^ "Steve Englebright: Biography". New York State Assembly. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  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.

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