Brooklyn’s Frank Seddio talks politics, life and attending Biden’s State of the Union Address 

In an exclusive one-on-one with Seddio in his Downtown Brooklyn office, and, in a very down-to-earth and unassuming fashion, he spoke candidly and extensively about his background, his involvement in politics, and his most recent experience attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address.

“One of the things on my bucket list was to attend a State of the Union Address,” Seddio said. “I’ve been involved in politics for more than 60 years and done just about everything else —  including attending four Democratic National Conventions, two presidential inaugurations (for Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama) — but I’ve never attended a State of the Union.”

Seddio recalled that he recently had this conversation with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, “and the next thing you know, I get a call from his office, and I was invited to attend.”

Seddio described the experience as “unique” and “democracy at its best.”

“U.S. Senators are all there; the joint chiefs of staff are there; the Supreme Court; the cabinet — probably every important person in America is in that room at one time. 

“My wife and I sat about 10 seats away from President Biden’s wife, Jill. We were in a wonderful spot, looking right down on the president. We got to see him face-to-face as he was looking up.”

Seddio, who has met with Biden several times over the years, said he was “thrilled by his speech. It was the Joe Biden that I’ve gotten to know over the years.”   

Seddio described the president as being “right on target and at his best.”

“We hear all too often about ‘making America great again,’” he noted. “But America is great. And Biden’s speech has made it clear that if we are going to be a greater country, he’s going to be the one to make that happen.” 

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