New York State Assembly

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The chamber to the New York State Assembly.
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The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each district having an average population of 127,000. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.

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[edit] Leadership of the Assembly

The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the State Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus 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 its 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 James Tedisco of the 110th Assembly District,Schenectady).

[edit] Leadership information

Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker Sheldon Silver Democratic New York 64
Majority Leader Ronald Canestrari Democratic Cohoes 106
Minority Leader James Tedisco Republican Schenectady 110


Malcolm X viewing the New York State Assembly in debate, circa 1963.
Malcolm X viewing the New York State Assembly in debate, circa 1963.

[edit] Current composition

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 105
  Republican Party 42
  Independence Party of New York
 1
  Vacant
 2
 Total
 150
 Majority
 62


[edit] Current members of the New York State Assembly

District Representative Party First elected Residence
1 Marc Alessi Democrat 2005 Mastic
2 Fred Thiele Republican 1995 Sag Harbor
3 Patricia Eddington Democrat 2000 Medford
4 Steven Englebright Democrat 1992 Setauket
5 Ginny Fields Democrat 2004 Oakdale
6 Philip Ramos Democrat 2002 Central Islip
7 Michael J. Fitzpatrick Republican 2002 Smithtown
8 Philip Boyle Republican 2006 Bay Shore
9 Andrew Raia Republican 2002 East Northport
10 James Conte Republican 1988 Huntington Station
11 Robert Sweeney Democrat 1988 Lindenhurst
12 Joseph Saladino Republican 2004 Massapequa
13 Charles Lavine Democrat 2004 Glen Cove
14 Robert Barra Republican 2000 Lynbrook
15 Robert Walker Republican 2005 Hicksville
16 Michelle Schimel Democrat 2007 Great Neck
17 Thomas McKevitt Republican 2006 East Meadow
18 Earlene Hill Hooper Democrat 1988 Hempstead
19 David McDonough Republican 2002 Merrick
20 Harvey Weisenberg Democrat 1989 Long Beach
21 Thomas Alfano Republican 1996 North Valley Stream
22 Ellen Young Democrat 2006 Flushing
23 Audrey Pheffer Democrat 1987 Far Rockaway
24 Mark Weprin Democrat 1994 Fresh Meadows
25 Rory Lanceman Democrat 2006 Auburndale
26 Ann-Margaret Carrozza Democrat 1996 Bayside
27 Nettie Mayersohn Democrat 1982 Flushing
28 Andrew Hevesi Democrat 2005 Forest Hills
29 William Scarborough Democrat 1994 Jamaica
30 Margaret Markey Democrat 1998 Maspeth
31 Michele Titus Democrat 2002 Far Rockaway
32 Vivian Cook Democrat 1990 Jamaica
33 Barbara Clark Democrat 1986 Queens Village
34 Ivan Lafayette Democrat 1976 Jackson Heights
35 Jeffrion Aubry Democrat 1992 Corona
36 Michael N. Gianaris Democrat 2000 Astoria
37 Catherine Nolan Democrat 1984 Ridgewood
38 Anthony Seminerio Democrat 1978 Richmond Hill
39 Jose Peralta Democrat 2002 Jackson Heights
40 Diane Gordon Democrat 2000 Brooklyn
41 Helene Weinstein Democrat 1980 Brooklyn
42 Rhoda Jacobs Democrat 1978 Brooklyn
43 Karim Camara Democrat 2005 Brooklyn
44 James F. Brennan Democrat 1984 Brooklyn
45 Steven Cymbrowitz Democrat 2000 Brooklyn
46 Alec Brook-Krasny Democrat 2006 Brooklyn
47 William Colton Democrat 1996 Brooklyn
48 Dov Hikind Democrat 1982 Brooklyn
49 Peter Abbate Democrat 1986 Brooklyn
50 Joseph Lentol Democrat 1972 Brooklyn
51 Felix Ortiz Democrat 1994 Brooklyn
52 Joan Millman Democrat 1997 Brooklyn Heights
53 Vito Lopez Democrat 1984 Brooklyn
54 Darryl Towns Democrat 1992 Brooklyn
55 William Boyland, Jr. Democrat 2003 Brooklyn
56 Annette Robinson Democrat 2002 Brooklyn
57 Hakeem Jeffries Democrat 2006 Brooklyn
58 N. Nick Perry Democrat 1992 Brooklyn
59 Alan Maisel Democrat 2006 Brooklyn
60 Janele Hyer-Spencer Democrat 2006 Staten Island
61 Matthew J. Titone Democrat 2007 Staten Island
62 Lou Tobacco Republican 2007 Staten Island
63 Michael Cusick Democrat 2002 Staten Island
64 Sheldon Silver Democrat 1976 New York
65 Vacant ---- ---- New York
66 Deborah Glick Democrat 1990 New York
67 Linda Rosenthal Democrat 2006 New York
68 Adam Clayton Powell IV Democrat 2000 New York
69 Daniel O'Donnell Democrat 2002 New York
70 Keith L. T. Wright Democrat 1992 New York
71 Herman D. Farrell Democrat 1974 New York
72 Adriano Espaillat Democrat 1996 New York
73 Jonathan Bing Democrat 2002 New York
74 Brian P. Kavanagh Democrat 2006 New York
75 Richard Gottfried Democrat 1970 New York
76 Peter Rivera Democrat 1992 Bronx
77 Aurelia Greene Democrat 1982 Bronx
78 Jose Rivera Democrat 2000 Bronx
79 Michael Benjamin Democrat 2003 Bronx
80 Naomi Rivera Democrat 2004 Bronx
81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Democrat 1994 Bronx
82 Michael Benedetto Democrat 2004 Bronx
83 Carl Heastie Democrat 2000 Bronx
84 Carmen Arroyo Democrat 1994 Bronx
85 Ruben Diaz, Jr. Democrat 1996 Bronx
86 Luis Diaz Democrat 2002 Bronx
87 J. Gary Pretlow Democrat 1992 Mount Vernon
88 Amy Paulin Democrat 2000 Scarsdale
89 Adam Bradley Democrat 2002 White Plains
90 Sandra Galef Democrat 1992 Ossining
91 George Latimer Democrat 2004 Rye
92 Richard Brodsky Democrat 1982 Greenburgh
93 Mike Spano Republican 2004 Yonkers
94 Vacant ----- ----- Rockland
95 Ellen C. Jaffee Democrat 2006

Suffern
96 Nancy Calhoun Republican 1990 Blooming Grove
97 Ann Rabbitt Republican 2004 Greenwood Lake
98 Aileen Gunther Democrat 2003 Forestburgh
99 Greg Ball Republican 2006 Brewster
100 Thomas Kirwan Republican 1994 Newburgh
101 Kevin Cahill Democrat 1998 Kingston
102 Joel Miller Republican 1994 Poughkeepsie
103 Marcus Molinaro Republican 2006 East Fishkill
104 John McEneny Democrat 1992 Albany
105 Paul Tonko Democrat 1983 Amsterdam
106 Ronald Canestrari Democrat 1988 Cohoes
107 Clifford Crouch Republican 1995 Guilford
108 Timothy P. Gordon Independence Party 2006 Delmar
109 Robert Reilly Democrat 2004 Colonie
110 James Tedisco Republican 1982 Schenectady
111 William Magee Democrat 1990 Nelson
112 Roy McDonald Republican 2002 Saratoga
113 Teresa Sayward Republican 2002 Willsboro
114 Janet Duprey Republican 2006

Plattsburgh
115 David Townsend Republican 1990 Kirkland
116 RoAnn Destito Democrat 1992 Rome
117 Marc Butler Republican 1995 Newport
118 Darrel Aubertine Democrat 2002 Cape Vincent
119 Joan Christensen Democrat 1990 Syracuse
120 William Magnarelli Democrat 1998 Syracuse
121 Albert A. Stirpe, Jr. Democrat 2006 North Syracuse
122 Dierdre Scozzafava Republican 1998 Gouverneur
123 Gary Finch Republican 1999 Springport
124 William A. Barclay Republican 2002 Pulaski
125 Barbara Lifton Democrat 2002 Ithaca
126 Donna Lupardo Democrat 2004 Endwell
127 Peter Lopez Republican 2006 Schoharie
128 Robert Oaks Republican 1992 Macedon
129 Brian Kolb Republican 2000 Canandaigua
130 Joseph Errigo Republican 2000 Conesus
131 Susan John Democrat 1990 Rochester
132 Joseph Morelle Democrat 1990 Irondequoit
133 David Gantt Democrat 1982 Rochester
134 Bill Reilich Republican 2002 Greece
135 David Koon Democrat 1996 Perinton
136 James Bacalles Republican 1995 Corning
137 Tom O'Mara Republican 2004 Horseheads
138 Francine DelMonte Democrat 2000 Lewiston
139 Stephen Hawley Republican 2006 Batavia
140 Robin Schimminger Democrat 1976 Kenmore
141 Crystal Peoples Democrat 2002 Buffalo
142 Mike Cole Republican 2006 Alden
143 Dennis H. Gabryszak Democrat 2006 Cheektowaga
144 Sam Hoyt Democrat 1992 Buffalo
145 Mark Schroeder Democrat 2004 Buffalo
146 Jack Quinn Republican 2004 Hamburg
147 Daniel Burling Republican 1998 Warsaw
148 James Hayes Republican 1998 Amherst
149 Joseph Giglio Republican 2005 Gowanda
150 William Parment Democrat 1982 North Harmony

[edit] Past notable members

Prominent members of the State Assembly in the past include U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Millard Fillmore, Al Smith, Thomas V. Welch, Frederick W. Seward and Theodore Roosevelt.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


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