Nily Rozic (born March 15, 1986) is an American politician serving as a member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

from the 25th district since 2013. A

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, her district spans the northeast portions of

Queens Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

, including the communities of

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Fresh Meadows Fresh Meadows is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Fresh Meadows used to be part of the broader town of Flushing and is bordered to the north by the Horace Harding Expressway and Auburndale; to ...

, Bayside, and Douglaston.

Early life and education

Rozic was born in

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, to Argentine Jewish parents who immigrated there from

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. She graduated from

Townsend Harris High School Townsend Harris High School (THHS; often also shortened to Townsend Harris or simply Townsend) is a public high school for the humanities in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located on the campus of Queens College, a public college p ...

, before going on to earn degrees from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

, and

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

’s

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Maxwell School) is the professional public policy school of Syracuse University, a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The school is organized in 11 academic departments and 1 ...

Career

Prior to her election, Rozic had been chief of staff to Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh.

2012 election

In 2012, Rory Lancman, the former Democratic representative of the 25th District, decided to vacate his assembly seat. Rozic defeated Jerry Iannece 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., and Republican candidate Abe Fuchs in the November general.

2014 election

In the 2014 Assembly race, Rozic was unopposed in the Democratic primary. 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.

2016 election

Rozic, running for a third term in 2016, was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Rozic was challenged by Republican candidate Usman Ali Chohan in 2016. In the general election, Rozic won her third term with 76.36 percent of the vote (about 22,000 voters).

Committee appointments

She is the Chair of the Assembly'
Consumer Protection
Committee. She is also
member
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.

Legislation and News

In 2021, Rozic and New York State Senator

John Liu John Chun Yah Liu (traditional Chinese: 劉醇逸; born January 8, 1967) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 16th district in northeast Queens. He pr ...

first co-sponsored a bill to address and ease dangerous car driving within parking lots in New York State.

Awards and honors

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.

Personal life

Rozic lives in

. As of 2016, she still held

Israeli citizenship Israel has two primary pieces of legislation governing the requirements for citizenship, the 1950 Law of Return and 1952 Citizenship Law. Every Jew has the unrestricted right to immigrate to Israel and become an Israeli citizen. Individuals ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozic, Nily D. Living people Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Women state legislators in New York (state) Politicians from Queens, New York 21st-century American women politicians Townsend Harris High School alumni New York University alumni 1986 births People from Jerusalem Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature Israeli people of Argentine-Jewish descent American people of Argentine-Jewish descent Israeli emigrants to the United States Jewish state legislators in New York (state)