New York State Senate
New York State Senate | |
|---|---|
| New York State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Upper house |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 2, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
Lt. Governor | Kathy Hochul (D) since January 1, 2015 |
Majority Leader Temporary President | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) since January 2, 2019 |
Minority Leader | John J. Flanagan (R) since January 2, 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 63 |
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Political groups | Majority caucus (39)
Minority caucus (24)
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Length of term | Two years[1] |
| Authority | Article III, New York Constitution |
| Salary | $110,000/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 6, 2018 |
Next election | November 3, 2020 |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| Senate Chamber at New York State Capitol, Albany | |
| Website | |
| NYSenate.gov | |
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature. There are 63 seats in the Senate, and its members are elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve.
Contents
1 Partisan composition
2 Recent history
2.1 2009–2010: Democrats control Senate; coup occurs
2.2 2011–2012: Republicans return to power; IDC forms
2.3 2013–2014: Coalition government
2.4 2015–2018: Republicans lead again
2.5 2019–present: Large Democratic majority follows 2018 election success
3 Officers
3.1 Democratic Conference leadership
3.2 Republican Conference Leadership
4 Current members
5 Committee leadership
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Partisan composition
| Affiliation | Partisan composition of State Senate (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
Mainline Caucus | IDC[a] | SF[b] | Vacant | ||||
| Begin 2013 session | 28 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 63 | 0 | |
| Begin 2015 session[3][4] | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 63 | 0 |
| July 1, 2016[5][6] | 25 | 31 | 62 | 1 | |||
| End 2016 session | |||||||
| Begin 2017 session | 24 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 63 | 0 | |
| End 2018 session | 31 | ||||||
| Begin 2019 | 39 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 7001619000000000000♠61.9% | 7000160000000000000♠1.6% | 7001365000000000000♠36.5% | ||||
The New York State Senate was dominated by the Republican Party for much of the 20th century. Between World War II and the turn of the 21st century, the Democratic Party only controlled the upper house for one year. Following the 1964 presidential election, the Democrats took control of the Senate in 1965; however, the Republicans quickly regained a Senate majority in special elections later that year.
In April 2018, The Wall Street Journal described the State Senate as the "last bastion of power" of the Republican Party in the State of New York.[7] On Election Day 2018, Democrats gained eight Senate seats, taking control of the chamber from the Republicans.[8][9] The following day, The New York Times wrote that the Democrats had "decisively evict[ed] Republicans from running the State Senate, which they [had] controlled for all but three years since World War II."[10] Senate Democrats won 39 of the chamber's 63 seats in total.[11]
Recent history
2009–2010: Democrats control Senate; coup occurs
Democrats won 32 of 62 seats in New York's upper chamber in the 2008 general election on November 4, capturing the majority for the first time in more than four decades.[12][13] Previously, the Republicans had held the chamber for all but one year from 1939 to 2008, even as New York turned almost solidly Democratic at all levels.
However, a power struggle emerged before the new term began. Four Democratic senators—Rubén Díaz Sr. (Bronx), Carl Kruger (Brooklyn), Pedro Espada, Jr. (Bronx), and Hiram Monserrate (Queens)—immediately refused to caucus with their party.[14] The self-named "Gang of Four" refused to back Malcolm Smith (Queens) as the chamber's majority leader and sought concessions.[15] Monserrate soon rejoined the caucus after reaching an agreement with Smith that reportedly included the chairmanship of the Consumer Affairs Committee.[16] The remaining "Gang of Three" reached an initial compromise in early December that collapsed within a week,[17] but was ultimately resolved[18] with Smith becoming majority leader.[19]
At the beginning of the 2009–2010 legislative session, there were 32 Democrats and 30 Republicans in the Senate. On June 8, 2009, then-Senators Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada, Jr.--both Democrats—voted with the 30 Republican members to install Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) as the new majority leader of the Senate, replacing Democratic Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith.[20][21] The Associated Press described the vote as a "parliamentary coup". The move came after Republican whip Tom Libous introduced a surprise resolution to vacate the chair and replace Smith as temporary president and majority leader. In an effort to stop the vote, Democratic whip Jeff Klein (Bronx) unilaterally moved to recess, and Smith had the lights and Internet cut off; however, they were unable to prevent the vote from being held. In accordance with a prearranged deal, Espada was elected temporary president and acting lieutenant governor while Skelos was elected majority leader.[22]
Following the coup, Senate Democrats voted for John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) to replace Smith as Democratic Leader. On June 14, Monserrate declared that he would once again caucus with the Democrats. This development meant that the Senate was evenly split, 31–31, between the Republican Conference and the Democratic Conference. Due to a vacancy in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, there was no way to break the deadlock.[23]
Between June 8 and the end of the coup on July 9, the Senate did not conduct any official business.[24] According to The New York Times, Espada's power play "threw the Senate into turmoil and hobbled the state government, making the body a national laughingstock as the feuding factions shouted and gaveled over each other in simultaneous legislative sessions."[25] The coup also led to litigation.[26]
On July 9, 2009, the coup ended. Espada rejoined the Senate Democratic Conference after reaching a deal in which he would be named Senate Majority Leader,[25] Sampson would remain Senate Democratic Leader, and Smith would be Temporary President of the Senate during a "transition period" after which Sampson would ascend to the Temporary Presidency.[27] On February 9, 2010, the Senate voted to expel Monserrate from the Senate following a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction.[28] Espada was defeated in a September 2010 primary election[29] in which the Democratic Party backed his challenger, Gustavo Rivera.
2011–2012: Republicans return to power; IDC forms
The Republicans made a net gain of two seats in the 2010 elections to claim a 32–30 majority at the commencement of the January 2011 legislative session.[30] One Republican Senate incumbent (Sen. Frank Padavan of Queens) was defeated on Election Day,[31] while Democratic candidate David Carlucci was elected to an open seat in Senate District 38[32] that had been vacated due to the death of Republican Senator Thomas Morahan.[33]
Four Democratic incumbents lost their seats to Republicans in the 2010 elections; Sen. Brian Foley was defeated by Lee Zeldin,[34] Sen. Antoine Thompson was defeated by Mark Grisanti,[35] Sen. Darrel Aubertine was defeated by Patty Ritchie,[36] and Craig Johnson[30] was defeated by Jack Martins.[37][38]
Just before the new legislative session convened in January 2011, four Democrats, led by former Democratic whip Jeff Klein, broke away from the main Democratic Conference to form an Independent Democratic Conference (IDC). Klein said that he and his three colleagues, Diane Savino, David Carlucci and David Valesky could no longer support the leadership of Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson.[39]
In March 2011, "Gang of Four" member Senator Carl Kruger surrendered to bribery charges. He later pleaded guilty to those charges in December 2011.[40]
2013–2014: Coalition government
Following the 2010 census, the Senate underwent redistricting and was expanded from 62 to 63 seats effective in January 2013. When all election night results were tabulated on November 6, 2012, Democrats held a total of 33 seats for a three-seat majority. Democrats gained seats in Senate Districts 17 (where Democrat Simcha Felder defeated Republican incumbent David Storobin), 41 (where Terry Gipson defeated Republican incumbent Stephen Saland), and 55 (where Ted O'Brien defeated Sean Hanna), and won an election in the newly-created Senate District 46.[41][42][43] However, on December 4, 2012, it was announced that Senate Republicans had reached a power-sharing deal with the four-member Independent Democratic Conference (IDC). Under their power-sharing arrangement, the IDC and the Senate Republicans to "jointly decide what bills [would] reach the Senate floor each day of the session", would "dole out committee assignments", would "have the power to make appointments to state and local boards", and would "share negotiations over the state budget".[44] Sens. Klein and Skelos also agreed that the title of Senate President would shift back and forth between the two of them every two weeks.[44]
Together, the Senate Republicans and the IDC held enough seats to form a governing majority; that majority was augmented when freshman Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, a Democrat, chose to join the Senate Republican Conference.[45] Also, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith joined the Independent Democrats,[46] only to be expelled from the conference in April 2013 due to a scandal in which Smith attempted to bribe the Republican Party chairs in New York City for a Wilson Pakula to run in the upcoming New York City mayoral election.[47] (The previous Senate Minority Leader, Sen. John L. Sampson, was expelled from his conference on May 6, 2013 following his arrest on embezzlement charges. Sampson was later convicted for making false statements to federal agents in relation to the initial embezzlement case.[48])
Senate District 46 was embroiled in controversy following the 2012 election. Republican George Amedore was sworn in to the State Senate following the election. However, after a recount was completed, Amedore lost by 18 votes to Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk; this made Amedore the shortest-tenured senator in modern New York history.[49][43] Amedore would eventually win a rematch with Tkaczyk in 2014.[50]
In February 2014, Tony Avella joined the Independent Democratic Conference.[51] Later that year, the IDC announced that it would end its political alliance with the Republicans and create a new one with the Senate Democratic Conference, citing a need "to fight for the core Democratic policies that are left undone."[52] In the 2014 elections, Senate Republicans retook an outright majority in the Senate,[53] The election results meant that Klein lost his position as co-leader, with Skelos taking over as the Senate Majority Leader and Temporary President of the Senate and regaining sole control over which bills would reach the Senate floor.[44][54][55] The IDC members decided to remain allied with the Republicans in the 2015 legislative session[54][56] despite their conference's diminished role.[44]
2015–2018: Republicans lead again
On May 4, 2015, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (along with his son, Adam Skelos) and the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.[57] Within days, Skelos announced that he was stepping down as leader of the Republican Caucus and as Majority Leader. Senator John Flanagan, of Suffolk County, became the new Majority Leader, and the first Majority Leader from Suffolk County.[58] After Skelos was convicted in December 2015, his seat was declared vacant, with a special election to be held on the presidential primary of 2016.[59][60] The special election was won by Democrat Todd Kaminsky, resulting in the Democratic Party having a numerical 32-31 advantage over the Republicans in the State Senate. Despite this, Senator Felder and the members of the IDC chose to remain in coalition with the Republican majority.
Late in 2016, Senator Jesse Hamilton announced his intention to join the IDC if re-elected.[61] The IDC aided Hamilton in his first election in 2014, which had resulted in speculation he would eventually join the conference.[62]
After all 2016 election results were announced, Senate Republicans lost one seat on Long Island and gained an upstate seat in Buffalo. On Long Island, freshman Sen. Michael Venditto was defeated in a close race by Democrat John Brooks.[63] In Buffalo, the open seat vacated by Democratic Sen. Mark Panepinto (who did not seek re-election) was won by Republican Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs. Sen. Simcha Felder, who tied for most conservative member of the Senate according to the Conservative Party in 2016,[64] announced that he would continue to caucus with the GOP; Felder's move ensured that the Republicans would retain control of the Senate by a margin of 32–31.[65] Newly elected Democratic Sen. Marisol Alcantara also announced that she would join the IDC, after Klein assisted her campaign.[66][67]
Liberal groups in New York State, including the Working Families Party, called on the governor to intervene and pressure Sen. Felder, the IDC, and the Senate Democratic Conference to unite to make New York a united one-party government in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. Klein criticized those groups along with Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for lack of outreach as well as for calling on the governor to intervene in a separate branch of government. On January 2, 2017, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Senate IDC Leader Klein announced the continuation of their coalition. Klein, in a statement to the press, opined that the coalition allowed for the passage of bipartisan legislation and the consideration of pragmatic, progressive ideas.[68] The Republicans retained Senate control with 32 votes, including every Senator elected as a Republican and Sen. Felder.[69] In late January 2017, Senator Jose Peralta announced that he was joining the IDC, expanding the IDC to 8 members, the Republican-IDC-Felder coalition to 40 members, and reducing the Democratic conference to 23 members.[70]
On April 4, 2018, the IDC announced that it would dissolve, that its members would rejoin the Senate Democratic Conference, that Stewart-Cousins would continue as Senate Democratic Leader, and that Sen. Klein would become the Deputy Democratic Conference Leader.[71] The announcement followed a meeting called by Governor Andrew Cuomo at which Cuomo requested that the IDC reunite with the Senate Democratic Conference.[71] On April 16, the IDC was dissolved.[72] After the IDC dissolved, the Senate Democratic Conference contained 29 Members, the Senate Republican Conference contained 32 Members (including Sen. Felder), and there were two vacant Senate seats.[73]
After two April 24, 2018 special elections were won by Democrats, the Democrats gained a 32–31 numerical Senate majority; however, Felder continued to caucus with the Republicans, allowing them to maintain a 32–31 majority instead.[74]
2019–present: Large Democratic majority follows 2018 election success
In 2018, five Republican senators--John Bonacic, Tom Croci, John A. DeFrancisco, William J. Larkin Jr., and Kathy Marchione--announced that they would not seek re-election in the fall.[75]
In the September 13, 2018 Democratic primary elections, all eight Democratic senators who had been members of the IDC at the time of its dissolution faced challengers.[76] Six of the challengers prevailed. John Liu defeated Avella,[77]Robert Jackson defeated Alcantara,[78]Alessandra Biaggi defeated Klein,[79]Jessica Ramos defeated Peralta,[80]Zellnor Myrie defeated Hamilton,[81] and Rachel May defeated Valesky.[82] Carlucci and Savino won their respective primaries.[83][84] Another Democratic incumbent, Martin Malave Dilan, was also defeated by a primary challenger (Julia Salazar, a self-described democratic socialist).[85]
On November 6, 2018, the Democratic Party gained eight seats and won control of the State Senate.[8][9] Democratic challengers defeated incumbent Republican Sens. Carl Marcellino, Kemp Hannon, Martin Golden, Terrence Murphy, and Elaine Phillips and won races in three districts (Districts 3, 39, and 42, respectively) in which Republican incumbents had not sought re-election. The mainstream Democrats won 39 seats, a decisive majority.[10][86] In total, enrolled Democrats won 40 of the chamber's 63 seats. Felder offered to rejoin the Democratic Conference, but was turned down.[11] Stewart-Cousins was formally elected Majority Leader and Temporary President on January 9, becoming the first woman to hold the post.[87]
Officers
The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the ex officio President of the Senate. Like the Vice President of the United States, the Lieutenant Governor has a casting vote in the event of a tie, but otherwise may not vote. With few exceptions, the Senate is presided over by the Temporary President, a post which is normally also held by the Majority Leader.
The Senate has one additional officer outside those who are elected by the people. The Secretary of the Senate is a post that is chosen by a majority vote of the senators, and does not have voting power (he/she is allowed, though officially discouraged, from discussing and negotiating legislative matters). The Secretary of the Senate is responsible for administering the Senate's office space, overseeing the handling of bills and the oversight of the sergeants-at-arms and the stenographer. The position is currently held by Alejandra Paulino, who was appointed in December 2018.[88]
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor | Kathy C. Hochul | Dem | |
Temporary President | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Dem | 35 |
Majority Leader | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Dem | 35 |
| Minority Leader | John J. Flanagan | Rep | 2 |
Democratic Conference leadership
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Majority Leader and Temporary President
- Michael Gianaris, Deputy Majority Leader and Chair of Democratic Conference
- Liz Krueger, Chair, Senate Finance Committee
- Timothy M. Kennedy, Assistant Democratic Conference Leader for Conference Operations
- Neil D. Breslin, Assistant Democratic Conference Leader for Floor Operations
- Kevin S. Parker, Democratic Conference Whip
- Toby Ann Stavisky, Vice Chair of Democratic Conference
- Velmanette Montgomery, Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr, Assistant Democratic Conference Whip
- Roxanne J. Persaud, Deputy Democratic Conference Whip
- Brad Hoylman, Deputy Democratic Conference Floor Leader
- Gustavo Rivera, Chair of Democratic Conference Program Development
- Leroy Comrie, Assistant Democratic Conference Leader for Intergovernmental Affairs
[89]
Republican Conference Leadership
- John J. Flanagan, Minority Leader
- Joseph Griffo, Deputy Minority Leader
- Catharine M. Young, Ranking Republican Member, Senate Finance Committee
- Kenneth P. LaValle, Chairman, Senate Minority Conference
- James L. Seward, Chair Minority Program Development Committee
- Josesph E. Robach, Secretary of the Senate Minority Conference
- Elizabeth Little, Chair, Minority Steering
- Andrew J. Lanza, Assistant Minority Whip
- Michael H. Ranzenhofer, Deputy Minority Leader for Economic Development
- Patrick M. Gallivan, Liaison to the Executive Branch
- Patricia Ritchie, Deputy Minority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations*
[89]
Current members
| District | Senator | Party | First elected | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth LaValle | Republican | 1976 | Suffolk |
| 2 | John J. Flanagan | Republican | 2002 | Suffolk |
| 3 | Monica Martinez | Democratic | 2018 | Suffolk |
| 4 | Phil Boyle | Republican | 2012 | Suffolk |
| 5 | James Gaughran | Democratic | 2018 | Nassau, Suffolk |
| 6 | Kevin Thomas | Democratic | 2018 | Nassau |
| 7 | Anna Kaplan | Democratic | 2018 | Nassau |
| 8 | John Brooks | Democratic | 2016 | Nassau, Suffolk |
| 9 | Todd Kaminsky | Democratic | 2016* | Nassau |
| 10 | James Sanders | Democratic | 2012 | Queens |
| 11 | John Liu | Democratic | 2018 | Queens |
| 12 | Michael N. Gianaris | Democratic | 2010 | Queens |
| 13 | Jessica Ramos | Democratic | 2018 | Queens |
| 14 | Leroy Comrie | Democratic | 2014 | Queens |
| 15 | Joseph Addabbo, Jr. | Democratic | 2008 | Queens |
| 16 | Toby Ann Stavisky | Democratic | 1999* | Queens |
| 17 | Simcha Felder | Democratic[c] | 2012 | Kings (Brooklyn) |
| 18 | Julia Salazar | Democratic | 2018 | Kings |
| 19 | Roxanne Persaud | Democratic | 2015* | Kings |
| 20 | Zellnor Myrie | Democratic | 2018 | Kings |
| 21 | Kevin S. Parker | Democratic | 2002 | Kings |
| 22 | Andrew Gounardes | Democratic | 2018 | Kings |
| 23 | Diane Savino | Democratic | 2004 | Kings, Richmond (Staten Island) |
| 24 | Andrew J. Lanza | Republican | 2006 | Richmond |
| 25 | Velmanette Montgomery | Democratic | 1984 | Kings |
| 26 | Brian Kavanagh | Democratic | 2017* | Kings, New York (Manhattan) |
| 27 | Brad Hoylman | Democratic | 2012 | New York |
| 28 | Liz Krueger | Democratic | 2002* | New York |
| 29 | Jose M. Serrano | Democratic | 2004 | New York, Bronx |
| 30 | Brian Benjamin | Democratic | 2017* | New York |
| 31 | Robert Jackson | Democratic | 2018 | New York |
| 32 | Luis Sepúlveda | Democratic | 2018* | Bronx |
| 33 | Gustavo Rivera | Democratic | 2010 | Bronx |
| 34 | Alessandra Biaggi | Democratic | 2018 | Bronx, Westchester |
| 35 | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Democratic | 2006 | Westchester |
| 36 | Jamaal Bailey | Democratic | 2016 | Bronx, Westchester |
| 37 | Shelley Mayer | Democratic | 2018* | Westchester |
| 38 | David Carlucci | Democratic | 2010 | Rockland, Westchester |
| 39 | James Skoufis | Democratic | 2018 | Orange, Rockland, Ulster |
| 40 | Peter Harckham | Democratic | 2018 | Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester |
| 41 | Susan J. Serino | Republican | 2014 | Dutchess, Putnam |
| 42 | Jen Metzger | Democratic | 2018 | Delaware, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster |
| 43 | Daphne Jordan | Republican | 2018 | Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington |
| 44 | Neil Breslin | Democratic | 1996 | Albany, Rensselaer |
| 45 | Betty Little | Republican | 2002 | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Saint Lawrence, Warren, Washington |
| 46 | George A. Amedore, Jr. | Republican | 2014 | Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Ulster |
| 47 | Joseph Griffo | Republican | 2006 | Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence |
| 48 | Patty Ritchie | Republican | 2010 | Jefferson, Oswego, St. Lawrence |
| 49 | Jim Tedisco | Republican | 2016 | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Saratoga, Schenectady |
| 50 | Bob Antonacci | Republican | 2018 | Cayuga, Onondaga |
| 51 | James Seward | Republican | 1986 | Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Otsego, Schoharie, Tompkins, Ulster |
| 52 | Fred Akshar | Republican | 2015* | Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Tioga |
| 53 | Rachel May | Democratic | 2018 | Madison, Oneida, Onondaga |
| 54 | Pam Helming | Republican | 2016 | Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne |
| 55 | Richard Funke | Republican | 2014 | Monroe, Ontario |
| 56 | Joseph Robach | Republican | 2002 | Monroe |
| 57 | Catharine Young | Republican | 2005* | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Livingston |
| 58 | Tom O'Mara | Republican | 2010 | Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates |
| 59 | Patrick Gallivan | Republican | 2010 | Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming |
| 60 | Chris Jacobs | Republican | 2016 | Erie |
| 61 | Michael H. Ranzenhofer | Republican | 2008 | Erie, Genesee, Monroe |
| 62 | Robert G. Ortt | Republican | 2014 | Monroe, Niagara, Orleans |
| 63 | Timothy M. Kennedy | Democratic | 2010 | Erie |
* Elected in a special election
Committee leadership
As of January 2019, the State Senate committee chairs were as follows (committee chairs are all Democrats):[91]
Administrative Regulations Review Commission: TBA
Aging: Rachel May
Agriculture: Jen Metzger
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse: Peter Harckham
Banks: James Sanders Jr.
Children and Families: Velmanette Montgomery
Cities: Robert Jackson
Civil Service and Pensions: Andrew Gounardes
Codes: Jamaal Bailey
Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business: Anna Kaplan
Commission on Rural Resources: TBA
Consumer Protection: Kevin Thomas
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions: Leroy Comrie
Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections: Luis Sepúlveda
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation: Jose M. Serrano
Education: Shelley Mayer
Elections: Zellnor Myrie
Energy and Telecommunications: Kevin Parker
Environmental Conservation: Todd Kaminsky
Ethics and Internal Governance: Alessandra Biaggi
Finance: Liz Krueger
Health: Gustavo Rivera
Higher Education: Toby Ann Stavisky
Housing, Construction and Community Development: Brian Kavanagh
Infrastructure and Capital Investment: TBA
Insurance: Neil Breslin
Investigations and Governmental Operations: James Skoufis
Judiciary: Brad Hoylman
Labor: Jessica Ramos
Select Committee on Libraries: TBA
Local Government: James Gaughran
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: David Carlucci
New York City Education Committee: John Liu
Racing, Gaming and Wagering: Joseph Addabbo
Rules: Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Select Committee on Science, Technology, Incubation and Entrepreneurship: Diane Savino
Social Services: Roxanne Persaud
Select Committee on State-Native American Relations: TBA
Transportation: Timothy M. Kennedy
Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs: John Brooks
See also
- List of New York State Senators
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Capitol
- New York Provincial Congress
Notes
^ The "IDC" abbreviation stands for Independent Democratic Conference.
^ The "SF" abbreviation stands for Sen. Simcha Felder. Felder is an enrolled Democrat who caucused with the Senate Republican Conference from 2013 through 2018. However, as of January 2019, he is not a member of the Senate Democratic Conference or the Senate Republican Conference.[2]
^ Felder is an enrolled Democrat. However, as of January 2019, he is not a member of the Senate Democratic Conference or the Senate Republican Conference.[90]
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