Tremaine Wright is an attorney, entrepreneur, small business owner, activist and second-generation Bedford-Stuyvesant resident who still lives on the same block where her grandparents raised their family. She is committed to preserving the rich legacy of our community and building a strong foundation for the future.

• Elected to the State Assembly in 2016, serving the residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Northern Crown Heights

• Chair of the 60-member NYS Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus

• Chair of the Assembly Subcommittee on Foster Care

• Graduate of Duke University and the University of Chicago Law School who has practiced law at Brooklyn Legal Services

• Volunteer for the City Bar Association's Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP), helping small business owners

• Organizer of the Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association (TAMA)

• Owned and operated Common Grounds, a neighborhood coffee house