Lower house of the New York State Legislature
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature [1] and the New York State Senate being the upper house .[2] There are 150 seats in the Assembly.[3] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits .[4] The New York State Assembly is the highest-paid state lower house and state assembly or house of representatives in the country.
The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany .
Leadership of the Assembly [ edit ]
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 also has 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, the Speaker.[5]
Democrat Carl Heastie of the 83rd Assembly District has served as Speaker of the Assembly since February 2015.[6] Crystal Peoples-Stokes of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assembly Majority Leader since December 2018.[7] Republican Will Barclay of the 120th Assembly District has served as Assembly Minority Leader since January 2020.[8]
Composition by party [ edit ]
The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.[9]
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates Majority Conference)
Total
Democratic
Ind.
Republican
Con
Vacant
End 2015–16 session
104
1
41
1
147
3
Start 2017–18 session[10]
106
1
43
0
150
0
End 2017-2018 session
102
1[b] [11] [12]
42
146
4
Start 2019-20 session[13]
105
1
44
0
150
0
January 2020[14] [15]
104
43
148
2
February 2020[16] [17]
103
43
147
3
June 2020[18] [19]
101
145
5
Start 2021-22 session
106
1
43
0
150
0
Latest voting share
71.3%
28.7%
Members of the New York State Assembly [ edit ]
Membership of the Assembly represented by an equal-area projection since the 2018 election
District
Member
Party
First elected
Counties
1
Fred Thiele
Ind
1995+
Suffolk
2
Jodi Giglio
Rep
2020
Suffolk
3
Joe DeStefano
Rep
2018
Suffolk
4
Steve Englebright
Dem
1992+
Suffolk
5
Douglas M. Smith
Rep
2018+
Suffolk
6
Philip Ramos
Dem
2002
Suffolk
7
Jarett Gandolfo
Rep
2020
Suffolk
8
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Rep
2002
Suffolk
9
Michael Durso
Rep
2020
Nassau , Suffolk
10
Steve Stern
Dem
2018+
Suffolk
11
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Dem
2014
Suffolk
12
Keith Brown
Rep
2020+
Suffolk
13
Charles D. Lavine
Dem
2004
Nassau
14
David McDonough
Rep
2002+
Nassau
15
Michael Montesano
Rep
2010+
Nassau
16
Gina Sillitti
Dem
2020
Nassau
17
John Mikulin
Rep
2018+
Nassau
18
Taylor Darling
Dem
2018
Nassau
19
Ed Ra
Rep
2010
Nassau
20
Melissa Miller
Rep
2016
Nassau
21
Judy Griffin
Dem
2018
Nassau
22
Michaelle C. Solages
Dem
2012
Nassau
23
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Dem
2016
Queens
24
David Weprin
Dem
2010+
Queens
25
Nily Rozic
Dem
2012
Queens
26
Edward Braunstein
Dem
2010
Queens
27
Daniel Rosenthal
Dem
2017+
Queens
28
Andrew Hevesi
Dem
2005+
Queens
29
Alicia Hyndman
Dem
2015+
Queens
30
Brian Barnwell
Dem
2016
Queens
31
Khaleel Anderson
Dem
2020
Queens
32
Vivian E. Cook
Dem
1990
Queens
33
Clyde Vanel
Dem
2016+
Queens
34
Jessica González-Rojas
Dem
2020
Queens
35
Jeffrion L. Aubry
Dem
1992+
Queens
36
Zohran Mamdani
Dem
2020
Queens
37
Catherine Nolan
Dem
1984
Queens
38
Jenifer Rajkumar
Dem
2020
Queens
39
Catalina Cruz
Dem
2018
Queens
40
Ron Kim
Dem
2012
Queens
41
Helene Weinstein
Dem
1980
Kings
42
Rodneyse Bichotte
Dem
2014
Kings
43
Diana Richardson
Dem[20]
2015+
Kings
44
Robert Carroll
Dem
2016
Kings
45
Steven Cymbrowitz
Dem
2000
Kings
46
Mathylde Frontus
Dem
2018
Kings
47
William Colton
Dem
1996
Kings
48
Simcha Eichenstein
Dem
2018
Kings
49
Peter J. Abbate Jr.
Dem
1986
Kings
50
Emily Gallagher
Dem
2020
Kings
51
Marcela Mitaynes
Dem
2020
Kings
52
Jo Anne Simon
Dem
2014
Kings
53
Maritza Davila
Dem
2013+
Kings
54
Erik Martin Dilan
Dem
2014
Kings
55
Latrice Walker
Dem
2014
Kings
56
Stefani Zinerman
Dem
2020
Kings
57
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Dem
2020
Kings
58
N. Nick Perry
Dem
1992
Kings
59
Jaime Williams
Dem
2016+
Kings
60
Charles Barron
Dem
2014
Kings
61
Charles Fall
Dem
2018
Richmond
62
Michael Reilly
Rep
2018
Richmond
63
Michael Cusick
Dem
2002
Richmond
64
Michael Tannousis
Rep
2020
Kings , Richmond
65
Yuh-Line Niou
Dem
2016
New York
66
Deborah J. Glick
Dem
1990
New York
67
Linda Rosenthal
Dem
2006+
New York
68
Robert J. Rodriguez
Dem
2010
New York
69
Daniel J. O'Donnell
Dem
2002
New York
70
Inez Dickens
Dem
2016
New York
71
Al Taylor
Dem
2017+
New York
72
Carmen De La Rosa
Dem
2016
New York
73
Dan Quart
Dem
2011+
New York
74
Harvey Epstein
Dem
2018+
New York
75
Richard N. Gottfried
Dem
1970
New York
76
Rebecca Seawright
Dem
2014
New York
77
Latoya Joyner
Dem
2014
Bronx
78
Jose Rivera
Dem
2000
Bronx
79
Chantel Jackson
Dem
2020
Bronx
80
Nathalia Fernandez
Dem
2018+
Bronx
81
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Dem
1994+
Bronx
82
Michael Benedetto
Dem
2004
Bronx
83
Carl Heastie
Dem
2000
Bronx
84
Amanda Septimo
Dem
2020
Bronx
85
Kenny Burgos
Dem
2020
Bronx
86
Victor M. Pichardo
Dem
2013+
Bronx
87
Karines Reyes
Dem
2018
Bronx
88
Amy Paulin
Dem
2000
Westchester
89
J. Gary Pretlow
Dem
1992
Westchester
90
Nader Sayegh
Dem
2018
Westchester
91
Steven Otis
Dem
2012
Westchester
92
Thomas J. Abinanti
Dem
2010
Westchester
93
Chris Burdick
Dem
2020
Westchester
94
Kevin Byrne
Rep
2016
Westchester , Putnam
95
Sandy Galef
Dem
1992
Westchester , Putnam
96
Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.
Dem
2007+
Rockland
97
Michael Lawler
Rep
2020
Rockland
98
Karl A. Brabenec
Rep
2014
Orange , Rockland
99
Colin Schmitt
Rep
2018
Orange , Rockland
100
Aileen Gunther
Dem
2003+
Orange , Sullivan
101
Brian Miller
Rep
2016
Delaware , Herkimer , Oneida , Orange , Otsego , Sullivan , Ulster
102
Christopher Tague
Rep
2018+
Albany , Columbia , Delaware , Greene , Otsego , Schoharie , Ulster
103
Kevin A. Cahill
Dem
1998
Dutchess , Ulster
104
Jonathan Jacobson
Dem
2018+
Dutchess , Orange , Ulster
105
Kieran Lalor
Rep
2012
Dutchess
106
Didi Barrett
Dem
2012+
Columbia , Dutchess
107
Jacob Ashby
Rep
2018+
Columbia , Rensselaer , Washington
108
John T. McDonald III
Dem
2012
Albany , Rensselaer , Saratoga
109
Patricia Fahy
Dem
2012
Albany
110
Phillip Steck
Dem
2012
Albany , Schenectady
111
Angelo Santabarbara
Dem
2012
Albany , Montgomery , Schenectady
112
Mary Beth Walsh
Rep
2016
Saratoga , Schenectady
113
Carrie Woerner
Dem
2014
Saratoga , Washington
114
Matt Simpson
Rep
2020
Essex , Saratoga , Warren , Washington
115
Billy Jones
Dem
2016
Clinton , Franklin , St. Lawrence
116
Mark Walczyk
Rep
2018
Jefferson , St. Lawrence
117
Ken Blankenbush
Rep
2010
Jefferson , Lewis , Oneida , St. Lawrence
118
Robert Smullen
Rep
2018
Fulton , Hamilton , Herkimer , Oneida , St. Lawrence
119
Marianne Buttenschon
Dem
2018
Herkimer , Oneida
120
William A. Barclay
Rep
2002
Jefferson , Onondaga , Oswego
121
John Salka
Rep
2018
Madison , Oneida , Otsego
122
Joe Angelino
Rep
2020
Broome , Chenango , Delaware , Otsego
123
Donna Lupardo
Dem
2004
Broome
124
Christopher S. Friend
Rep
2010
Broome , Chemung , Tioga
125
Anna Kelles
Dem
2020
Cortland , Tompkins
126
John Lemondes Jr.
Rep
2020
Cayuga , Chenango , Cortland , Onondaga
127
Albert A. Stirpe Jr.
Dem
2012
Onondaga
128
Pamela Hunter
Dem
2015+
Onondaga
129
William Magnarelli
Dem
1998
Onondaga
130
Brian Manktelow
Rep
2018
Cayuga , Oswego , Wayne
131
Jeff Gallahan
Rep
2020
Ontario , Seneca
132
Phil Palmesano
Rep
2010
Chemung , Schuyler , Seneca , Steuben , Yates
133
Marjorie Byrnes
Rep
2018
Livingston , Monroe , Steuben
134
Josh Jensen
Rep
2020
Monroe
135
Jennifer Lunsford
Dem
2020
Monroe
136
Sarah Clark
Dem
2020
Monroe
137
Demond Meeks
Dem
2020
Monroe
138
Harry Bronson
Dem
2010
Monroe
139
Stephen Hawley
Rep
2006+
Genesee , Monroe , Orleans
140
William Conrad III
Dem
2020
Erie , Niagara
141
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Dem
2002
Erie
142
Patrick B. Burke
Dem
2018
Erie
143
Monica P. Wallace
Dem
2016
Erie
144
Michael Norris
Rep
2016
Erie , Niagara , Orleans
145
Angelo Morinello
Rep
2016
Erie , Niagara
146
Karen McMahon
Dem
2018
Erie , Niagara
147
David DiPietro
Rep
2012
Erie , Wyoming
148
Joseph Giglio
Rep
2005+
Allegany , Cattaraugus , Steuben
149
Jonathan Rivera
Dem
2020
Erie
150
Andy Goodell
Rep
2010
Chautauqua
+Elected in a special election
Committees [ edit ]
The New York State Assembly has the following committees:[21]
Aging
Agriculture
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Banks
Children and Families
Cities
Codes
Consumer Affairs and Protection
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
Correction
Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
Education
Election Law
Energy
Environmental Conservation
Ethics and Guidance
Governmental Employees
Governmental Operations
Health
Higher Education
Housing
Insurance
Judiciary
Labor
Libraries and Education Technology
Local Governments
Mental Health
Oversight, Analysis and Investigation
Racing and Wagering
Real Property Taxation
Rules
Small Business
Social Services
Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
Transportation
Veterans' Affairs
Ways and Means
See also [ edit ]
^ Assemblymember Diana Richardson considers herself a Democrat.
^ Asm. Erik Bohen (a registered Democrat who won an April 24, 2018 special election on the Republican Party line) was not a member of any caucus during his Assembly tenure.
References [ edit ]
^ Colon, Dave. "As Democratic Senate Becomes Reality, Unclear How Hard Assembly Majority Will Push Prior Agenda" . Gotham Gazette .
^ "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 .
^ "Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the running for Assembly majority leader post" . November 13, 2018.
^ Press, Chris Carola Associated. "New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices" . Daily Freeman .
^ "Roles and Responsibilities of Selected Leadership Positions" . www.ncsl.org . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ McKinley, Jesse (February 3, 2015). "Heastie Elected Speaker of New York Assembly" . The New York Times .
^ "WNY gets Albany leverage as Peoples-Stokes named Assembly majority leader" . December 17, 2018.
^ "NY Assembly Republicans select new minority leader" . Glens Falls Post-Star .
^ Journal, Seth Barron is associate editor of City; Institute, project director of the NYC Initiative at the Manhattan (October 16, 2018). "All-Blue Albany?" . City Journal .
^ "2016 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections" . www.elections.ny.gov .
^ "Bohen, Burke Have Rematch for Assembly Seat" . spectrumlocalnews.com .
^ Precious, Tom (April 25, 2018). "A day after his Assembly victory, Bohen receives a lesson in Albany 101" .
^ https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2018/general/2018Assembly.pdf
^ "Huntington Leaders Sworn Into Office |" . HuntingtonNow.com . January 7, 2020.
^ "What you need to know about the race to fill Michele Titus' Assembly seat" . QNS.com .
^ "Governor Cuomo Sets April 28 Special Election for the 27th Congressional District, Vacant State Assembly and State Senate Seats" . Governor Andrew M. Cuomo . February 10, 2020.
^ MacGillivary, Stephanie. "Romeo resigns from New York State Assembly for County Clerk appointment – Ballotpedia News" .
^ "State Assemblyman David Gantt Dies" . spectrumlocalnews.com . Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
^ "Bronx Democratic Chairman abdicates, resigns from NYS Assembly" . Parkchester Times . June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ Though Richardson was elected on the Working Families Party line, she is a registered Democrat.
^ "Committees, Commissions and Task Forces" . New York State Assembly.
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