Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic Party) (formerly Rodneyse Bichotte) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 42. She assumed office on January 1, 2015. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic Party) (formerly Rodneyse Bichotte) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 42. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the State University of New York Buffalo, both a B.S. in mathematics in secondary education and a B.T. in electrical engineering from Buffalo State College, an M.S. in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. In 2017, she was named as an MIT Fellow as part of the Mel King Co-Lab Project. Bichotte was nominated as the chair of the Kings County Democratic County Committee in January 2020.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Bichotte Hermelyn was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Committee
- Governmental Operations Committee
- Health Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Housing Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Bichotte Hermelyn was assigned to the following committees:
- Banks Committee
- Education Committee
- Governmental Operations Committee
- Health Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Housing Committee
2019-2020
Bichotte Hermelyn was assigned to the following committees:
- Banks Committee
- Governmental Operations Committee
- Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
- Housing Committee
- Health Committee
- Higher Education Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Banks |
| • Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry |
| • Governmental Operations |
| • Housing |
| • Small Business |
| • Social Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bichotte Hermelyn served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Banks |
| • Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry |
| • Housing |
| • Mental Health |
| • Small Business |
| • Social Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 42
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 42 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D) | 98.6 | 31,636 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 448 | ||
| Total votes: 32,084 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 42.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 42
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D) | 98.6 | 22,255 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 326 | ||
| Total votes: 22,581 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 42.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victor Jordan (D)
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 42
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D) | 99.4 | 39,649 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 235 | ||
| Total votes: 39,884 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 42.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victor Jordan (D)
2018
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018
Bichotte Hermelyn also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 42
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn defeated Matthew Williams and Anthony Beckford in the general election for New York State Assembly District 42 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D) | 90.6 | 28,612 | |
 | Matthew Williams (R) | 7.2 | 2,264 | |
| Anthony Beckford (G) | 2.2 | 689 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 31,587 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 42
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn defeated Victor Jordan in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 42 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | 71.9 | 10,821 | |
| Victor Jordan | 28.1 | 4,233 | ||
| Total votes: 15,054 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 42
Matthew Williams advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 42 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Williams |
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Green primary election
Green primary for New York State Assembly District 42
Anthony Beckford advanced from the Green primary for New York State Assembly District 42 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Beckford | |
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2016
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte defeated Matthew Williams in the New York State Assembly District 42 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Assembly, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rodneyse Bichotte Incumbent |
90.61% | 34,379 | |
| Republican | Matthew Williams | 9.39% | 3,562 | |
| Total Votes | 37,941 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Rodneyse Bichotte defeated Victor Jordan in the New York State Assembly District 42 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte Incumbent |
78.77% | 2,471 | |
| Democratic | Victor Jordan | 21.23% | 666 | |
| Total Votes | 3,137 | |||
Matthew Williams ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 42 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Matthew Williams (unopposed) | |
Williams also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.
2014
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Rodneyse Bichotte defeated L. Rickie Tulloch, Michele Adolphe and Victor Jordan in the Democratic primary, while Matthew Williams was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brian Kelly ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Mark Lieberman was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Bichotte also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Bichotte defeated Williams and Kelly in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rodneyse Bichotte |
90.3% | 12,716 | |
| Republican | Matthew Williams | 5.9% | 837 | |
| Conservative | Brian Kelly | 3.8% | 536 | |
| Total Votes | 14,089 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Rodneyse Bichotte |
48.9% | 2,758 |
| L. Rickie Tulloch | 30.1% | 1,696 |
| Michele Adolphe | 15% | 843 |
| Victor Jordan | 6% | 340 |
| Total Votes | 5,637 | |
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Bichotte Hermelyn ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 42. Bichotte Hermelyn was defeated by incumbent Rhoda S. Jacobs in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012.[9][10][11]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Rhoda Jacobs Incumbent |
67.6% | 3,923 |
| Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | 32.4% | 1,882 |
| Total Votes | 5,805 | |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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Rodneyse Bichotte is the Assemblymember and State Committee Woman/District Leader for New York State's 42nd Assembly District representing Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood and Ditmas Park in Brooklyn. In January of this year, Assemblymember Bichotte became the first Black woman to lead a county party in New York City when she was nominated as Chair of the Kings County Democratic County Committee, one of the largest county parties in the nation. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte is the first Haitian-American woman elected in New York City and the first engineer elected to the New York State Legislature.
Her legislative accomplishments include sponsoring bills that make it easier for voters to participate in the electoral process; ease Black maternal health disparities by requiring that hospitals provide treatment to women experiencing preterm labor; promote police reform; and give undocumented students an opportunity to pursue higher education; among others. She also chairs the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) Subcommittee.
Bichotte holds an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management; an MS in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology; a BS in electrical engineering from SUNY Buffalo, a BS in mathematics in secondary education and a BT in electrical engineering both from Buffalo State College. In 2017, she was named as an MIT Fellow as part of the Mel King Co-Lab Project.
- Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte believes that no American should be denied quality healthcare. She supports Health Care for All and has been an outspoken advocate for Black maternal health care. In 2018, she introduced the Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law bill, dedicated to her own late son. The law, which passed both houses in 2020, requires hospitals to provide preterm labor care to high-risk patients. Bichotte also sponsored a bill to ban flavored tobacco products. She is a supporter of the Women's Reproductive Act.
- The New York City education system is one of the most segregated in the nation. Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte supports equity in education. She has supported funding initiatives for CUNY & SUNY; believes community college should be free; sponsored STEM legislation; advocated for reforming the school admission process for specialized high schools; and supported universal pre-k for three year olds.
- Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte believes that housing should be affordable. She has supported some of the most progressive tenant reforms in state history since assuming office.
As a Haitian-American, I am passionate about immigration issues. I advocated for the DREAM Act so that undocumented students and children of immigrants have a chance to obtain a higher education.
Education is also one of my greatest passions. I was a student in the NYC public school system and now I have five degrees, two of them advanced. I believe everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed in school, follow their dreams and go to college if they wish.
As a Black woman, I am an advocate of police reform. I supported over a dozen police reform bills in the Assembly this year alone and sponsored legislation to ban racial profiling and require police officers to identify themselves.
In my role as Chair of the Kings County Democratic County Committee, I have championed election reforms. I want voters to feel enfranchised at the polls (and when voting early or by mail) and that means making laws that improve our electoral process and increase voter participation. I have sponsored legislation in Albany that reflects those goals and have been at the forefront of efforts to improve voter accessibility and transparency in Brooklyn.
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2016
Bichotte Hermelyn's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Education The schools in our district are a work in progress. If our children are important to us, we will dedicate more resources to making sure they can work and function at a high level. As Assemblywoman, Rodneyse Bichotte is committed to see that every school in our district has the resources it needs to provide quality education to each child. Our office pledges to work to bring more afterschool initiatives to our schools and even community centers. Affordable Housing For too long rental and management companies have thought that they can get over on the tenants of the 42nd Assembly District. Our office is committed to alerting tenants as to who they are, and, if need be, pursue legal action against them. We will work with management companies who abide by the law to create more affordable housing opportunities for our residents. Jobs/unemployment Our office will work at the state level and with elected officials, businesses, non-profits and community based organizations, across this city to provide educational, and job training seminars, especially for our young people, who are eager to work, but need a little bit more help and resources in landing a job. We must be committed to more than landing jobs. Businesses must pay their workers a fair and livable wage. Immigration Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte is committed to working towards passing sensible immigration reform that gives young immigrant dreamers the possibility of life in the United States without fear of deportation. When we welcome immigrants into our communities we strengthen the cultural fabric of our nation. Our office is committed to connecting immigrant residents to the resources they need to survive and thrive. Policing We will work to facilitate a healing process between the NYPD and residents to establish a mutual relationship based on trust to initiate a healing process. Our office will work with local police precincts to ensure that they are pursuing a community based and sensitive approach.[12] |
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| —Rodneyse Bichotte[13] | ||
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.
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In 2016, the 201st New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 6 through June 18.
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In 2015, the 201st New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 7 through June 25.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Bichotte Hermelyn's endorsements included the following:[14]
- 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
- United Automobile Workers
- Citizen Action of New York
- Assemblyman Keith Wright
- Assemblyman N. Nick Perry
- Assemblywoman Annette Robinson
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages
- Assemblyman Karim Camara
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Rodneyse Bichotte," October 15, 2020
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rodneyse Bichotte, "Issues," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Rodneyse Bichotte for Assembly, "Latest News," August 20, 2014
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| Preceded by Rhoda Jacobs (D) |
New York State Assembly District 42 2015-Present |
Succeeded by - |
