Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and former Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, recently received special recognition from Gov. Kathy Hochul during her Women’s History Month Celebration for their work in promoting women in government. Pheffer and Pheffer Amato are the only mother and daughter duo to be elected in State history.
Audrey Pheffer served as the Assemblywoman for the 23rd District, representing much of the same area her daughter now represents, for 25 years and was responsible for spearheading some of the largest consumer protections throughout New York. She retired from the Assembly in 2011 after being appointed Queens County Clerk and the Commissioner of Jurors. Stacey Pheffer Amato has been in office since 2017 and serves as the chairwoman of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees. She holds the recent distinction of having more bills signed into law than any other elected official in NYC.
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato
