New York State Senate
upper state chamber of New York State
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, the New York State Assembly being the lower house.[2] Its members are elected to two-year terms;[3] there are no term limits.[4]
New York State Senate | |
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New York State Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
Vacant: 2
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Length of term | Two years[1] |
Authority | Article III, New York Constitution |
Salary | $120,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 |
Next election | November 8, 2022 |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
Senate Chamber at New York State Capitol, Albany | |
Website | |
NYSenate.gov |
As of 2014, there are 63 seats in the Senate.[5]
Party history
changeAffiliation | Recent party affiliation history (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||||
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Democratic | Republican | ||||||
SDC[a] | IDC[b] | SF[c] | Vacant | ||||
Begin 2007 session[6] | 29 | 33 | 62 | 0 | |||
End 2008 session | 30 | 31 | 61 | 1 | |||
Begin 2009 session[7] | 32 | 30 | 62 | 0 | |||
End 2010 session | 32 | 29 | 61 | 1 | |||
Begin 2011 session | 26 | 4 | 32 | 62 | 0 | ||
End 2012 session | 25 | 33 | 62 | 0 | |||
Begin 2013 session[8] | 27 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 63 | 0 | |
End 2014 session | 24 | 2 | 29 | 61 | 2 | ||
Begin 2015 session[9] | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 63 | 0 |
End 2016 session | 25 | 31 | 62 | 1 | |||
Begin 2017 session[10] | 24 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 63 | 0 | |
End 2018 session[11] | 31 | ||||||
Begin 2019 session[12][13] | 39 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 0 | ||
March 10, 2019[d][14] | 22 | 62 | 1 | ||||
July 1, 2019[e][15] | 40 | ||||||
November 26, 2019[f][16] | 23 | 63 | 0 | ||||
December 31, 2019[g][17] | 22 | 62 | 1 | ||||
June 28, 2020[h][18] | 21 | 61 | 2 | ||||
July 20, 2020[i][19] | 20 | 60 | 3 | ||||
Latest voting share | 66.7% | 33.3% |
Leadership
changePosition | Name | Party | District |
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President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Dem | |
Temporary President/Majority Leader | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Dem | 35 |
Minority Leader | Rob Ortt | Rep | 62 |
Democratic Conference leadership
change- Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Temporary President and Majority Leader
- Michael Gianaris, Deputy Majority Leader
- Liz Krueger, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
- Neil Breslin, Vice President Pro Tempore
- Brian Benjamin, Senior Assistant Majority Leader
- Tim Kennedy, Chair of Majority Program Development Committee
- Jose Serrano, Chair of the Majority Conference
- Brad Hoylman, Assistant Majority Leader on Conference Operations
- Gustavo Rivera, Assistant Majority Leader on House Operations
- Kevin Parker, Majority Whip
- Toby Ann Stavisky, Majority Conference Vice-Chair
- Velmanette Montgomery, Majority Conference Secretary
- Joseph Addabbo, Majority Deputy Whip
- John Liu, Majority Assistant Whip
- Roxanne Persaud, Chair of the Majority Steering Committee
- Todd Kaminsky, Liaison to the Executive Branch
- Leroy Comrie, Deputy Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations
- Shelley Mayer, Deputy Majority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations
- Monica Martinez, Assistant Majority Leader on Intergovernmental Affairs
Republican Conference Leadership
change- Rob Ortt, Minority Leader
- Joseph Griffo, Deputy Minority Leader
- James L. Seward, Ranking Member of the Finance Committee
- Kenneth P. LaValle, Chair of the Senate Minority Conference
- Andrew J. Lanza, Minority Whip
- Elizabeth Little, Assistant Minority Leader for Policy and Administration
- George A. Amedore, Assistant Minority Leader for Conference Operations
- Patrick M. Gallivan, Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations
- Michael H. Ranzenhofer, Vice Chair of the Senate Minority Conference
- Patricia Ritchie, Secretary of the Senate Minority Conference
- Joseph E. Robach, Assistant Minority Whip
Current members
change* First elected in a special election.
Notes
change- ↑ "SDC" stands for "Senate Democratic Conference".
- ↑ "IDC" stands for "Independent Democratic Conference".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "SF" stands for "Simcha Felder". Felder is an enrolled Democrat. From the beginning of his Senate tenure (in 2013) until 2019, he caucused with Senate Republicans. In early 2019, he did not caucus with either party. In July 2019, he joined the Senate Democratic Conference.
- ↑ Republican Catharine Young (District 57) resigned to take a job in the private sector.
- ↑ Simcha Felder joined the Senate Democratic Conference.
- ↑ Republican George Borrello (District 57) was sworn in as a member of the State Senate after winning a special election to fill the vacancy created by the March 2019 resignation of Catharine Young.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican Bob Antonacci (District 50) resigned from office after being elected to a state court judgeship.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican John Flanagan (District 2) resigned from office.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican Chris Jacobs (District 60) resigned from office after being elected to Congress.
References
change- ↑ "Branches of Government in New York State". New York State Senate, A Guide to New York State's Government. New York State Senate. 1988. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ↑ "The Secret Playbook NY State Senate Democrats Used To 'Wipe The Floor' With Republicans". Gothamist. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Everything You Need to Know About New York's Primary Election on Thursday". Vogue. September 10, 2018.
- ↑ Press, Chris Carola Associated. "New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices". Daily Freeman. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (24 February 2014). "What Is a Majority Vote in the State Senate? The Answer Goes Beyond Simple Math". The New York Times.
- ↑ "New York State Senate Election Results, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ↑ "New York - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com.
- ↑ "2012 Election Results - New York State Legislature" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "New York State Senate Election Results, 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ↑ "New York Election Results 2016". August 1, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Goldmacher, Shane (April 4, 2018). "Democrats in New York State Senate Reconcile After Years of Infighting" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "New York Election Results". November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Lombardo, David (December 31, 2018). "Wayward state senator not welcomed by Democrats fold". Times Union. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ↑ "State Senator Catharine Young resigning for private-sector job". WKBW. February 28, 2019.
- ↑ Williams, Zach (July 1, 2019). "Turncoat turns back: Simcha Felder joins Democratic state Senate majority". City & State New York. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Borrello sworn in, assumes state senate seat in Albany". Livingston County News. November 26, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Harding, Robert (December 31, 2019). "Antonacci resigns from NY Senate to become state Supreme Court judge". Auburn Citizen. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ↑ Reisman, Nick (June 16, 2020). "Senate Minority Leader Flanagan To Resign June 28". Spectrum News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Chris Jacobs to be sworn in Tuesday". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. July 21, 2020.
- ↑ Dicker, Fredric U. (December 27, 2006). "ELIOT'S GOP SURPRISE COULD RATTLE SENATE".
- ↑ bureau, IRENE JAY LIU Capitol (July 16, 2008). "Bruno will retire, end 32-year career". Times Union.
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- ↑ Kaplan, Thomas (January 30, 2011). "Issues of Race in New York Senate" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Kaplan, Thomas; Confessore, Nicholas (January 5, 2011). "4 Democrats in State Senate Break With Leaders".
- ↑ "FINALLY! 14-vote win for Storobin". Brooklyn Eagle. June 1, 2012.
- ↑ Vielkind, Jimmy (January 18, 2013). "It's Tkaczyk by just 18 votes". Times Union.
- ↑ Kaplan, Thomas; Hakim, Danny (December 4, 2012). "Dissident Democrats and G.O.P. to Jointly Run N.Y. Senate" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Feuer, Alan (January 18, 2017). "John Sampson, Once a State Senate Powerhouse, Sentenced to Prison" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Queens State Senator Becomes Latest Democrat to Join Breakaway GOP-Aligned Faction". The New York Observer. January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Seiler, Casey (February 27, 2014). "Avella's defection strengthens Senate coalition". Times Union.
- ↑ Vielkind, Jimmy. "Cuomo's special-election option". Politico PRO.
- ↑ "GOP wins N.Y. Senate, puts Women's Equality Act in flux". The Poughkeepsie Journal.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (November 5, 2014). "In Rebuke to Democrats, Voters Return Control of New York Senate to G.O.P." – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ lovett, ken. "And then there were none: Defeated Mark Grisanti last of NY Senate GOP lawmakers who backed legal gay marriage". nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ↑ Clifford, Stephanie (July 24, 2015). "John Sampson, New York State Senator, Is Guilty on Some Federal Charges" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "5 Democrats vie for Mount Vernon-Bronx senate seat". lohud.com.
- ↑ "New York 9th District State Senate Results: Todd Kaminsky Wins". August 1, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Ballot count gives win to Sen. Carl Marcellino". Newsday. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ↑ Niedzwiadek, Nick. "Democrat Brooks to be certified winner in SD-8". Politico PRO.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (May 9, 2017). "For Group of Breakaway Democrats in New York, It Pays to Be No. 2" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Senate Leadership - Majority Conference". NYSenate.gov. 4 October 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2020.