Born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn as the daughter of Haitian immigrants and heir to Haiti’s slave abolitionist Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn is the first Haitian American woman elected in New York City.

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She earned an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, a BS in Electrical Engineering from SUNY Buffalo, a BS in Mathematics in Secondary Education, and a BT in Electrical Engineering both from Buffalo State College. She is an alum of the famed performing arts school, Laguardia School of Music and Performing Arts.

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn lives in Brooklyn where she is happily married to her husband Edu Hermelyn and enjoying motherhood with their son Daniel Jean Jacques Hermelyn. She recently graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2024, earning a Juris Doctorate.

Rodneyse Bichotte is originally from Flatbush, Brooklyn. She earned a BT in electrical engineering and a bachelor's degree in mathematics in secondary education from Buffalo State College, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from SUNY Buffalo, a master's degree in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Edu Hermelyn, and their son.

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn - Assembly District 42

2026 New York General Election

As the Chair of the MWBE Subcommittee, Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn has been instrumental in the passage of laws she sponsored to help MWBEs thrive and succeed. Just some of the Assemblymember's sponsored MWBE-related bills signed into law in 2022 include legislation to: prevent fraud and abuse within the MWBE program (A9259); allow businesses to use MWBE Development and Lending Program funds to refinance existing debts (A6420); and doubling the discretionary spend threshold on state contracts to $1M without a need for competitive bidding (A10459).

In 2022, legislative highlights on those fronts included her introducing and co-sponsoring Sedrick’s Law (A7016), a bill passed into law to require the MTA to maintain cameras on train platforms; sponsoring the enacted Carlos’ Law, which prevents unscrupulous construction firms from taking advantage of the working-class, especially immigrant workers, by increasing the penalties for criminal corporate liability for the death or serious physical injury of an employee, a felony or misdemeanor, by a fine of up to $500,000 while expanding the definition and protections of “employees” (A4947B).

Sponsored laws to prevent fraud in the minority- and women-owned business enterprise program, allow loan refinancing, and raise the threshold for discretionary spending under state contracts.

Sponsored Carlos' Law, which increases corporate criminal penalties for employee deaths or serious injuries and expands the definition and protections of employees.

- Sponsored laws to prevent fraud in the minority- and women-owned business enterprise program, allow loan refinancing, and raise the threshold for discretionary spending under state contracts.
- Sponsored Carlos' Law, which increases corporate criminal penalties for employee deaths or serious injuries and expands the definition and protections of employees.

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As of September 9, 2026, Rodneyse Bichotte did not have a website or any information online.

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As a new mother to a healthy baby boy, who previously lost a son in 2016 after being turned away from a hospital in a high-risk situation, Bichotte Hermelyn is committed to ending the maternal healthcare crisis and addressing maternal mortality disparities disproportionately affecting Black and minority women. The Assemblymember sponsored the Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law (named after her late son), which establishes requirements for treatment when a mother comes to a hospital with concerns about being in pre-term labor.

As a new mother to a healthy baby boy, who previously lost a son in 2016 after being turned away from a hospital in a high-risk situation, Bichotte Hermelyn is committed to ending the maternal healthcare crisis and addressing maternal mortality disparities disproportionately affecting Black and minority women. The Assemblymember sponsored the Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law (named after her late son), which establishes requirements for treatment when a mother comes to a hospital with concerns about being in pre-term labor. She is currently sponsoring/co-sponsoring several bills to ensure all women receive the high-quality maternal healthcare they deserve, including Mickie’s Law (A10659) which would ensure mothers who encounter fetal death get the treatment that they need to remove the dead fetus, especially in the event of an emergency.

She is currently sponsoring/co-sponsoring several bills to ensure all women receive the high-quality maternal healthcare they deserve, including Mickie’s Law (A10659) which would ensure mothers who encounter fetal death get the treatment that they need to remove the dead fetus, especially in the event of an emergency.

Committed to addressing maternal mortality disparities affecting Black and other minority women.

Sponsored the Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law, which establishes hospital-treatment requirements for mothers concerned they are in pre-term labor.

Sponsors or co-sponsors Mickie's Law, which would require treatment for mothers experiencing fetal death, including in emergencies.

- Committed to addressing maternal mortality disparities affecting Black and other minority women.
- Sponsored the Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law, which establishes hospital-treatment requirements for mothers concerned they are in pre-term labor.
- Sponsors or co-sponsors Mickie's Law, which would require treatment for mothers experiencing fetal death, including in emergencies.

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Introduced and co-sponsored Sedrick's Law, which requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to maintain cameras on train platforms.

- Introduced and co-sponsored Sedrick's Law, which requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to maintain cameras on train platforms.

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Additionally, the Assemblymember previously co-sponsored the DREAM Act, a bill that gives undocumented students an opportunity to pursue higher education; the Child Victims Act which provides survivors of child sex abuse the right to seek justice against their abusers or negligent institutions; and rent reform laws providing the strongest tenant protections ever since its passing.

Previously co-sponsored the DREAM Act, which gives undocumented students an opportunity to pursue higher education.

- Previously co-sponsored the DREAM Act, which gives undocumented students an opportunity to pursue higher education.

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Previously co-sponsored rent-reform laws described as providing protections for tenants.

- Previously co-sponsored rent-reform laws described as providing protections for tenants.

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- Sponsored Carlos' Law, which increases corporate criminal penalties for employee deaths or serious injuries and expands the definition and protections of employees.

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