Becky White

New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes

Senior Policy and Legislative Director

As the Senior Policy and Legislative Director for New York State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Becky was instrumental in the drafting of the groundbreaking SAFE for Kids Act and New York Child Data Protection Act with the NYS Attorney General, which passed through the NYS legislature last June. Specializing in policy research and bill drafting, Becky has also worked on bills to institute a 2% gross receipts tax on data controllers which profit off of consumer data online as well as a just-introduced bill to require gaming apps such as Roblox to turn off their controversial open chat feature, which several investigations have deemed responsible for helping to turn Roblox into an "X-rated pedophile hellscape" for kids. Beyond working to foster digital well-being, Becky has also worked on bills such as the Working Families Tax Credit, New York's anti-wage theft Freelance Isn't Free Law, and pension protections for COVID first responders, drafting 632 bills and 104 laws over six legislative sessions.

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