Trip to Albany

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The J. #LuceFoundation traveled to New York State’s capital Albany yesterday with our Young Global Leaders to meet with Assembly-members such as Rebecca Seawright and Danny O’Donnell (Rosie’s brother!). With us was my son Mathew Tendean Luce and husband Bixbix Pasathorn. Our Executive Director Chloe Khue Hoang did an excellent job coordinating the trip!

REBECCA SEAWRIGHT represents Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side in the N.Y.S. Assembly. She is a longtime advocate for women’s rights and a proponent of the long-awaited (!) Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). She is a brave and determined fighter against discrimination and intolerance at all levels of our society. Rebecca served as the Assistant District Attorney in Kings County and later became a fundraiser for the incredible Texas Governor Ann Richards. Becky and her husband Jay Hershenson, former CUNY vice chancellor, are ardent supporters of the City University of New York.

DANNY O’DONNELL is the first openly gay man elected t…