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Amy PaulinDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 88
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Amy Paulin (born November 29, 1955) was elected to the New York State Assembly in November 2000. She represents the 88th Assembly District. Paulin chairs the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, and serves on the Committees on Rules, Education, and Health. She previously chaired the Assembly Committee on Energy and before that chaired the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology and the Task Force on People with Disabilities. In 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Assemblywoman Paulin's bill into law. The law repeals the ban on paid gestational surrogacy. She first introduced the bill in 2012.Paulin resides in Scarsdale with her husband, Ira Schuman. They have three children; Beth, Sarah, and Joseph.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
State University of New York at Albany
MA Criminal Justice
1977 - 1978
State University of New York at Albany
BA
1973 - 1977
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
2001 - Current
Member
Scarsdale Village Board of Trustees
1995 - 1999
Executive Director
My Sisters' Place
1999 - 2001
Other Experience1 - 24 of 24
Vice President
New York State League of Women Voters
1999 - 2000
Founder
Westchester Women's Agenda
1996 - 1999
Member
Child Abuse Commission, Westchester County
1996 - 1997
Member
Campaign Finance Reform Commission
1996 - 1997
President
Westchester League of Women Voters
1992 - 1995
Advisory Associate
Westchester Community Foundation
Board Member
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
Former Board Member
Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion
Former Chair
Communities for a Tobacco Free Westchester
Former Member
Commission on Hate Crimes, Westchester County
Former Member
Special Committee on Families, Westchester County Board of Legislators
Former Vice President
Westchester Children's Association
Founder
Westchester Domestic Violence Council
Honorary Board Member
Congressional Youth Leadership Council, New York State Legislators
Member
Advisory Board, Westchester Women and Girls Fund
Member
Advisory Council, Junior League of Central Westchester
Member
Advisory Board, Scarsdale Community Center
Former Chair
Libraries Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Task Force on People With Disabilities, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Energy Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Children and Families Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Oversight, Analysis & Investigation Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Higher Education Committee, New York State Assembly