Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

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]

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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.

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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.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

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.

Bichotte Hermelyn's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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.[13]

—Rodneyse Bichotte[14]