Toby Ann Stavisky (née Goldhaar, born June 26, 1939)[1] is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate, having held a seat since 1999.

She attended the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University on an academic scholarship, graduating in 1960.

[3] After working in the actuarial department of a major insurance company, Stavisky taught Social Studies in the New York City high schools.

[4] She served as District Manager in Northeast Queens for the Census, where she directed more than 1,000 field and office staff and was cited by the Commerce Department for her outstanding work.

[7] When she first won election, the district was predominantly Jewish, but has shifted drastically over the past two decades to become majority Asian American.