New York State Assembly |
New York State Legislature |
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Type |
Type |
Lower house |
Term limits |
None |
New session started |
January 5, 2011 |
Leadership |
Speaker of the Assembly |
Sheldon Silver, (D)
since February 11, 1994 |
Speaker pro Tempore |
Peter Rivera, (D)
since March 5, 2010 |
Majority Leader |
Ronald Canestrari, (D)
since January 4, 2007 |
Minority Leader |
Brian Kolb, (R)
since April 6, 2010 |
Structure |
Members |
150 |
Political groups |
Democratic Party (100)
Republican Party (49)
Independence Party (1) |
Length of term |
2 years |
Authority |
Article III, New York Constitution |
Salary |
$79,500/year + per diem |
Elections |
Last election |
November 2, 2010
(150 seats) |
Next election |
November 6, 2012
(150 seats) |
Redistricting |
Legislative Control |
Meeting place |
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State Assembly Chamber
New York State Capitol
Albany, New York |
Website |
New York State Assembly |
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.
[edit] Leadership of the assembly
The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the Majority Conference followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Speaker. The current Speaker is Democrat Sheldon Silver of the 64th Assembly District (New York City-Lower Manhattan). The Majority Leader is Ronald Canestrari of the 106th Assembly District (parts of Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga counties). The Minority Leader is Republican Brian Kolb of the 129th Assembly District (parts of Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Ontario counties and all of Seneca County).
[edit] Composition
The Assembly is dominated by the Democrats, who currently hold a 51-seat majority in the chamber. The Assembly's one-man, one-vote apportionment strongly favors the state's traditional Democratic strongholds of New York City (where the Democrats hold all but two seats), the urban areas of Western New York, and the Capital District. The Democrats have controlled the Assembly since 1975.
Affiliation |
Party
(Shading indicates Majority Conference)
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Total |
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Democratic |
Independence |
Republican |
Vacant |
End of previous legislature |
105 |
2 |
42 |
149 |
1 |
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Begin[1] |
98 |
1 |
50 |
149 |
1 |
February 16, 2011[2] |
51 |
150 |
0 |
April 2011[3] |
96 |
148 |
2 |
May 2011[4] |
94 |
146 |
4 |
June 8, 2011[5] |
93 |
145 |
5 |
June 30, 2011[6] |
92 |
144 |
6 |
September 6, 2011[7] |
50 |
143 |
7 |
September 13, 2011[8] |
98 |
149 |
1 |
November 8, 2011[9] |
51 |
150 |
0 |
November 28, 2011[10] |
50 |
149 |
1 |
December 31, 2011[11] |
96 |
49 |
146 |
4 |
March 20, 2012[12] |
100 |
150 |
0 |
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Latest voting share |
67.33% |
32.67% |
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[edit] Members of the New York State Assembly
District |
Member |
Party |
First elected |
Residence |
1 |
Daniel P. Losquadro |
Rep |
2010 |
Shoreham |
2 |
Fred Thiele |
Ind |
1995† |
Sag Harbor |
3 |
L. Dean Murray |
Rep |
2010† |
East Patchogue |
4 |
Steven Englebright |
Dem |
1992† |
Setauket |
5 |
Alfred C. Graf |
Rep |
2010 |
Holbrook |
6 |
Philip Ramos |
Dem |
2002 |
Central Islip |
7 |
Michael J. Fitzpatrick |
Rep |
2002 |
Smithtown |
8 |
Philip Boyle |
Rep |
2006† |
Bay Shore |
9 |
Andrew Raia |
Rep |
2002 |
East Northport |
10 |
James Conte |
Rep |
1988† |
Huntington Station |
11 |
Robert Sweeney |
Dem |
1988† |
Lindenhurst |
12 |
Joseph Saladino |
Rep |
2004† |
Massapequa |
13 |
Charles Lavine |
Dem |
2004 |
Glen Cove |
14 |
Brian F. Curran |
Rep |
2010 |
Lynbrook |
15 |
Michael Montesano |
Rep |
2010† |
Glen Head |
16 |
Michelle Schimel |
Dem |
2007† |
Great Neck |
17 |
Thomas McKevitt |
Rep |
2006† |
East Meadow |
18 |
Earlene Hooper |
Dem |
1988† |
Hempstead |
19 |
David McDonough |
Rep |
2002† |
Merrick |
20 |
Harvey Weisenberg |
Dem |
1989† |
Long Beach |
21 |
Edward Ra |
Rep |
2010 |
Franklin Square |
22 |
Grace Meng |
Dem |
2008 |
Flushing |
23 |
Phillip Goldfeder |
Dem |
2011† |
Far Rockaway |
24 |
David Weprin |
Dem |
2010† |
Holliswood |
25 |
Rory Lancman |
Dem |
2006 |
Hillcrest |
26 |
Edward Braunstein |
Dem |
2010 |
Bayside |
27 |
Michael Simanowitz |
Dem |
2011† |
Electchester |
28 |
Andrew Hevesi |
Dem |
2005† |
Forest Hills |
29 |
William Scarborough |
Dem |
1994 |
Jamaica |
30 |
Margaret Markey |
Dem |
1998 |
Maspeth |
31 |
Michele Titus |
Dem |
2002† |
Far Rockaway |
32 |
Vivian Cook |
Dem |
1990 |
Jamaica |
33 |
Barbara Clark |
Dem |
1986 |
Queens Village |
34 |
Michael DenDekker |
Dem |
2008 |
East Elmhurst |
35 |
Jeffrion Aubry |
Dem |
1992† |
Corona |
36 |
Aravella Simotas |
Dem |
2010 |
Long Island City |
37 |
Catherine Nolan |
Dem |
1984 |
Ridgewood |
38 |
Michael G. Miller |
Dem |
2009† |
Glendale |
39 |
Francisco Moya |
Dem |
2010 |
Corona |
40 |
Inez Barron |
Dem |
2008 |
Brooklyn (East New York) |
41 |
Helene Weinstein |
Dem |
1980 |
Brooklyn (Midwood, Sheepshead Bay) |
42 |
Rhoda Jacobs |
Dem |
1978 |
Brooklyn (Midwood) |
43 |
Karim Camara |
Dem |
2005† |
Brooklyn (Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens) |
44 |
James F. Brennan |
Dem |
1984 |
Brooklyn (Kensington) |
45 |
Steven Cymbrowitz |
Dem |
2000 |
Brooklyn (Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay) |
46 |
Alec Brook-Krasny |
Dem |
2006 |
Brooklyn (Coney Island, Fort Hamilton) |
47 |
William Colton |
Dem |
1996 |
Brooklyn (Gravesend) |
48 |
Dov Hikind |
Dem |
1982 |
Brooklyn (Borough Park) |
49 |
Peter Abbate |
Dem |
1986 |
Brooklyn (Bensonhurst) |
50 |
Joseph Lentol |
Dem |
1972 |
Brooklyn (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) |
51 |
Felix Ortiz |
Dem |
1994 |
Brooklyn (Sunset Park) |
52 |
Joan Millman |
Dem |
1997† |
Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope) |
53 |
Vito Lopez |
Dem |
1984 |
Brooklyn (Bushwick, Williamsburg) |
54 |
Rafael Espinal |
Dem |
2011† |
Brooklyn (Bushwick, East New York) |
55 |
William Boyland, Jr. |
Dem |
2003† |
Brooklyn (Brownsville) |
56 |
Annette Robinson |
Dem |
2002† |
Brooklyn (Bedford-Stuyvesant) |
57 |
Hakeem Jeffries |
Dem |
2006 |
Brooklyn (Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights) |
58 |
N. Nick Perry |
Dem |
1992 |
Brooklyn (Canarsie, East Flatbush) |
59 |
Alan Maisel |
Dem |
2006 |
Brooklyn (Canarsie, Mill Basin) |
60 |
Nicole Malliotakis |
Rep |
2010 |
Brooklyn (Bay Ridge)/Staten Island (New Dorp, South Beach) |
61 |
Matthew Titone |
Dem |
2007† |
Staten Island (Port Richmond, Stapleton) |
62 |
Louis Tobacco |
Rep |
2007† |
Staten Island (Great Kills, Tottenville) |
63 |
Michael Cusick |
Dem |
2002 |
Staten Island (Emerson Hill, Willowbrook) |
64 |
Sheldon Silver |
Dem |
1976 |
Manhattan (Lower East Side) |
65 |
Micah Kellner |
Dem |
2007† |
Manhattan (Roosevelt Island, Upper East Side) |
66 |
Deborah Glick |
Dem |
1990 |
Manhattan (SoHo, Greenwich Village) |
67 |
Linda Rosenthal |
Dem |
2006† |
Manhattan (Upper West Side) |
68 |
Robert J. Rodriguez |
Dem |
2010 |
Manhattan (East Harlem) |
69 |
Daniel O'Donnell |
Dem |
2002 |
Manhattan (Morningside Heights, Upper West Side) |
70 |
Keith L. T. Wright |
Dem |
1992 |
Manhattan (Harlem) |
71 |
Herman D. Farrell |
Dem |
1974 |
Manhattan (Washington Heights) |
72 |
Guillermo Linares |
Dem |
2010 |
Manhattan (Inwood, Washington Heights) |
73 |
Dan Quart |
Dem |
2011† |
Manhattan (Midtown East, Upper East Side) |
74 |
Brian Kavanagh |
Dem |
2006 |
Manhattan (East Village, Murray Hill) |
75 |
Richard Gottfried |
Dem |
1970 |
Manhattan (Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen) |
76 |
Peter Rivera |
Dem |
1992 |
The Bronx (Parkchester, West Farms) |
77 |
Vanessa Gibson |
Dem |
2009† |
The Bronx (Highbridge, Morris Heights) |
78 |
Jose Rivera |
Dem |
2000 |
The Bronx (Bedford Park, Fordham) |
79 |
Eric Stevenson |
Dem |
2010 |
The Bronx (East Tremont, Morrisania) |
80 |
Naomi Rivera |
Dem |
2004 |
The Bronx (Olinville, Pelham Parkway) |
81 |
Jeffrey Dinowitz |
Dem |
1994† |
The Bronx (Riverdale, Woodlawn) |
82 |
Michael Benedetto |
Dem |
2004 |
The Bronx (Baychester, City Island) |
83 |
Carl Heastie |
Dem |
2000 |
The Bronx (Wakefield, Williamsbridge) |
84 |
Carmen E. Arroyo |
Dem |
1994† |
The Bronx (Hunts Point, Mott Haven) |
85 |
Marcos Crespo |
Dem |
2009† |
The Bronx (Morrisania, Soundview) |
86 |
Nelson Castro |
Dem |
2008 |
The Bronx (Fordham, University Heights) |
87 |
J. Gary Pretlow |
Dem |
1992 |
Mount Vernon |
88 |
Amy Paulin |
Dem |
2000 |
Scarsdale |
89 |
Robert Castelli |
Rep |
2010† |
Lewisboro |
90 |
Sandy Galef |
Dem |
1992 |
Ossining |
91 |
George Latimer |
Dem |
2004 |
Rye |
92 |
Thomas Abinanti |
Dem |
2010 |
White Plains |
93 |
Shelley Mayer |
Dem |
2012† |
Yonkers
|
94 |
Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. |
Dem |
2007† |
New City |
95 |
Ellen C. Jaffee |
Dem |
2006 |
Suffern |
96 |
Nancy Calhoun |
Rep |
1990 |
Blooming Grove |
97 |
Ann Rabbitt |
Rep |
2004 |
Greenwood Lake |
98 |
Aileen Gunther |
Dem |
2003† |
Forestburgh |
99 |
Steve Katz |
Rep |
2010 |
Mohegan Lake |
100 |
Frank Skartados |
Dem |
2012† |
Milton
|
101 |
Kevin Cahill |
Dem |
1998 |
Kingston |
102 |
Joel Miller |
Rep |
1994 |
Poughkeepsie |
103 |
Didi Barrett |
Dem |
2012† |
Millbrook
|
104 |
John McEneny |
Dem |
1992 |
Albany |
105 |
George Amedore |
Rep |
2007† |
Rotterdam |
106 |
Ronald Canestrari |
Dem |
1988 |
Cohoes |
107 |
Clifford Crouch |
Rep |
1995† |
Guilford |
108 |
Steven McLaughlin |
Rep |
2010 |
Melrose |
109 |
Robert Reilly |
Dem |
2004 |
Colonie |
110 |
James Tedisco |
Rep |
1982 |
Glenville |
111 |
William Magee |
Dem |
1990 |
Nelson |
112 |
Tony Jordan |
Rep |
2008 |
Jackson |
113 |
Teresa Sayward |
Rep |
2002 |
Willsboro |
114 |
Janet Duprey |
Rep |
2006 |
Peru |
115 |
Claudia Tenney |
Rep |
2010 |
New Hartford |
116 |
Anthony Brindisi |
Dem |
2011† |
Utica |
117 |
Marc Butler |
Rep |
1995† |
Newport |
118 |
Addie Jenne Russell |
Dem |
2008 |
Theresa |
119 |
Sam Roberts |
Dem |
2010 |
Syracuse |
120 |
William Magnarelli |
Dem |
1998 |
Syracuse |
121 |
Donald R. Miller |
Rep |
2010 |
Liverpool |
122 |
Kenneth Blankenbush |
Rep |
2010 |
Black River |
123 |
Gary Finch |
Rep |
1999† |
Springport |
124 |
William A. Barclay |
Rep |
2002 |
Pulaski |
125 |
Barbara Lifton |
Dem |
2002 |
Ithaca |
126 |
Donna Lupardo |
Dem |
2004 |
Endwell |
127 |
Peter Lopez |
Rep |
2006 |
Schoharie |
128 |
Robert Oaks |
Rep |
1992 |
Macedon |
129 |
Brian Kolb |
Rep |
2000† |
Canandaigua |
130 |
Sean T. Hanna |
Rep |
2010 |
Mendon |
131 |
Harry B. Bronson |
Dem |
2010 |
Rochester |
132 |
Joseph Morelle |
Dem |
1990 |
Irondequoit |
133 |
David Gantt |
Dem |
1982 |
Rochester |
134 |
Bill Reilich |
Rep |
2002 |
Greece |
135 |
Mark C. Johns |
Rep |
2010 |
Webster |
136 |
Philip Palmesano |
Rep |
2010 |
Corning |
137 |
Christopher Friend |
Rep |
2010 |
Horseheads |
138 |
John Ceretto |
Rep |
2010 |
Lewiston |
139 |
Stephen Hawley |
Rep |
2006† |
Batavia |
140 |
Robin Schimminger |
Dem |
1976 |
Kenmore |
141 |
Crystal Peoples-Stokes |
Dem |
2002 |
Buffalo |
142 |
Jane Corwin |
Rep |
2008 |
Clarence |
143 |
Dennis H. Gabryszak |
Dem |
2006 |
Cheektowaga |
144 |
Sean Ryan |
Dem |
2011† |
Buffalo |
145 |
Mickey Kearns |
Dem‡ |
2012† |
Buffalo |
146 |
Kevin Smardz |
Rep |
2010 |
Hamburg |
147 |
Daniel Burling |
Rep |
1998 |
Warsaw |
148 |
Raymond Walter |
Rep |
2011† |
East Amherst |
149 |
Joseph Giglio |
Rep |
2005† |
Gowanda |
150 |
Andrew Goodell |
Rep |
2010 |
Jamestown |
- †Elected in a special election
- ‡Although elected on the Republican line, Kearns is a registered Democrat and caucuses accordingly.
[edit] Past notable members
Prominent past Assembly members include U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer; U.S. presidents Millard Fillmore and Theodore Roosevelt; U.S. vice presidents Aaron Burr and George Clinton; and New York governors George Pataki and Al Smith.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 100th District race still undecided.
- ^ Kolb Gains Seat, Loses Goatee
- ^ Democrats Nettie Mayersohn and Darryl Towns (Districts 27, 54) retired and joined the Cuomo administration, respectively.
- ^ Democrats Audrey Pheffer and RoAnn Destito (Districts 23, 116) became the County Clerk of Queens and joined the Cuomo administration, respectively.
- ^ Democrat Jonathan Bing (District 73) resigned after an appointment by Gov. Cuomo. [1]
- ^ Democrat Sam Hoyt (District 144) resigned after an appointment by Gov. Cuomo. [2]
- ^ Republican Jim Hayes (District 148) resigned to the private sector. [3]
- ^ Democrats Phillip Goldfeder, Michael Simanowitz, Rafael Espinal, Dan Quart, Anthony Brindisi and Sean Ryan elected to succeed Pheffer, Mayersohn, Towns, Bing, Destito and Hoyt, respectively.
- ^ Republican Raymond Walter elected to succeed Hayes. [4]
- ^ Republican Tom Kirwan (District 100) died. [5]
- ^ Democrats Mike Spano and Mark Schroeder (Districts 93, 145) and Republican Marcus Molinaro (District 103) became the mayor of Yonkers, Buffalo City Comptroller, and Dutchess County Executive, respectively. [6]
- ^ Democrats Shelley Mayer, Frank Skartados, Didi Barrett and Mickey Kearns elected to replace Spano, Kirwan, Molinaro and Schroeder.[7] Barrett's races was not ultimately decided until March 31, when her Republican opponent conceded. [8]
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