Bronx Senator Luis Sepúlveda appointed chair of State Senate Judiciary Committee

New York State Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda, who represents parts of the Bronx in New York’s 32nd Senate District, has been appointed Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sepúlveda, who was appointed by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, is the first Latino to hold this position. Stewart-Cousins herself was the first woman and African American to be the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate.