Senator Mayer Appointed Chair of the Senate Education Committee

Today, State Senator Shelley B. Mayer (D-Westchester) was appointed Chair of the State Senate Education Committee. Senator Mayer was elected to the State Senate in April 2018 in a Special Election, and she was re-elected in November to serve a district which runs from the City of Yonkers to the Town of Bedford. The 37th State Senate District includes the Cities of Yonkers, White Plains, Rye and New Rochelle; the Towns of Bedford, Eastchester, Harrison, North Castle, Mamaroneck, and Rye; the Villages of Bronxville, Larchmont, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Rye Brook, and Tuckahoe; and the unincorporated places of Katonah, Bedford Hills, and Armonk.

“I am honored to be appointed Chair of the NYS Senate Education Committee, and I thank State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for placing her confidence in me,” said State Senator Shelley Mayer. “Delivering for our public school children and our public schools has always been one of my top priorities, and serving as the Chair of the Senate Education Committee will allow me to serve schools in the 37th Senate District and throughout New York State. Children and districts throughout the state have a wide array of needs and challenges, and I look forward to working with my colleagues and the Governor’s office to ensure that all public schools have the policies and resources they need to provide a quality education regardless of their zip code.”

Prior to her election to the NYS Senate, Senator Mayer served for six years in the NYS Assembly, representing the City of Yonkers from the 90th Assembly District. During that time, she fought for and delivered critical additional funding for the Yonkers Public Schools, and she was a leader in the effort to support increased public school funding statewide benefiting school districts in cities, suburbs and rural communities throughout New York State.

Senator Mayer has served as the Ranking Member on the Education Committee since her election to the State Senate in April 2018. During her term in the State Assembly, Mayer served on the Assembly Education Committee for four years and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Students with Special Needs.