# Steve Englebright

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{{short description|American politician (born 1946)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name           = Steve Englebright
| image          = Steve Englebright 2022.jpg
| alt            = Steve Englebright smiling
| state_assembly = New York
| district       = 4th
| term_start     = February 19, 1992
| term_end       = December 31, 2022
| predecessor    = [Robert J. Gaffney](/source/Robert_J._Gaffney)
| successor      = [Edward Flood](/source/Ed_Flood)
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1946|8|24|mf=yes}}
| birth_place    = [Queens, New York](/source/Queens%2C_New_York), U.S.
| death_date     =
| death_place    = 
| party          = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse         = <!-- Leave blank if there are None; Must cite published reliable source(s) to verify any spouse or former spouse. -->
| children       = <!-- number of children (e.g., 3); only list names of independently notable or particularly relevant children. Must cite published reliable source(s) to verify -->
| education      = {{Ubl
  | [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) (B.A.)
  | [Stony Brook University](/source/Stony_Brook_University) (M.S.)
  }}
| website        = {{URL|1=assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004}} 
}}

'''Steven C. Englebright''' (born August 24, 1946<ref name="Vote Smart">{{cite web |url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=4310 |title= Assembly Member Steven C. 'Steve' Englebright (NY) |publisher= [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart) |access-date= March 4, 2011}}</ref>) is a former New York State Assembly member for the 4th District from 1992 until his defeat in 2022. He ran for Suffolk County Legislature in 2023 and won. In 2025, he ran for re-election and won. He is a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_of_New_York).

==Education==
Englebright graduated from [Bayside High School](/source/Bayside_High_School_(New_York_City)) in [Queens, New York](/source/Queens%2C_New_York).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefoggiestidea.org/2017/08/08/new-york-citys-plan-to-reopen-queens-wells-puts-nassau-residents-up-a-creek/|title=New York City's Plan to Reopen Queens Wells Puts Nassau Residents Up a Creek|last=Lederberg|first=Edith|date=2017-08-08|website=The Foggiest Idea|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> He received a [B.S.](/source/B.S.) degree from the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee) in 1969 and an [M.S.](/source/M.S.) in [Paleontology](/source/Paleontology)/[Sedimentology](/source/Sedimentology) from [Stony Brook University](/source/Stony_Brook_University) in 1974.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/new-york-state-house-district-4|title=New York District 4 State Assembly Results: Steven Englebright Wins|date=2017-08-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-02-06|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Non-political career==
He worked as Curator of Geologic Collections at Stony Brook University and was the founding director of the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences. Englebright served as a [Suffolk County](/source/Suffolk_County%2C_New_York) legislator from 1983 until his election to the New York State Assembly in 1992.<ref name="Vote Smart"/><ref name="Official Bio">{{cite web |url= http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004&sh=bio |title= Steve Englebright: Biography |publisher= [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) |access-date= March 4, 2011}}</ref>

Steve has been working as a professor in the Department of Geology at Stony Brook University for the past three decades.

==Political career==
Englebright was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992. He was the chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorials/put-steve-englebright-at-helm-of-assembly-environment-panel-editorial-o94631|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707175351/http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial/put-steve-englebright-at-helm-of-assembly-environment-panel-editorial-1.9799560|url-status=live|archive-date=July 7, 2015|title=Editorial: Name LI pol to pivotal state post|website=Newsday|language=en|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref> He was defeated in the [2022 election](/source/2022_New_York_State_Assembly_election) by [Edward Flood](/source/Edward_Flood_(New_York_politician)).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janis |first=Raymond |title=Ed Flood wins Assembly District 4 election, Englebright reacts {{!}} TBR News Media |url=https://tbrnewsmedia.com/breaking-news-ed-flood-declared-winner-in-assembly-district-4-election/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Englebright was re-elected to the [Suffolk County](/source/Suffolk_County%2C_New_York) Legislature in the 5th Legislative District, a seat he previously occupied prior to his tenure in the Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grossman |first=Karl |date=2023-11-12 |title=Suffolk Closeup: Election Day was a big win for the environment |url=https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2023/11/12/suffolk-closeup-election-day-was-a-big-win-for-the-environment/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Shelter Island Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2025, Steve officially announced his re-election campaign to the Suffolk County Legislature. Steve Englebright was re-elected to the Legislature in 2025 with a 62.6% vote win.

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|1=https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=004}} – New York State Assembly, 4th District: Steve Englebright
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{{s-bef|before=[Robert J. Gaffney](/source/Robert_J._Gaffney)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[New York Assembly<br>4th District](/source/New_York_State_Assembly)|years=1992–2022}}
{{s-aft|after=[Edward Flood](/source/Ed_Flood)}}
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Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Stony Brook University alumni
Category:University of Tennessee alumni
Category:People from Setauket, New York
Category:Bayside High School (Queens) alumni
Category:21st-century members of the New York State Legislature
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature

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