| New York State Assembly | |
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| New York State Legislature | |
| 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 (98) Republican Party (51) 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 | |
| State Assembly Chamber New York State Capitol Albany, New York |
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| 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.
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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).
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Sheldon Silver | Democratic | New York | 64 |
| Majority Leader | Ronald Canestrari | Democratic | Cohoes | 106 |
| Minority Leader | Brian Kolb | Republican | Canandaigua | 129 |
The Assembly is dominated by the Democrats, who currently hold a 48-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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independence | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 105 | 2 | 42 | 149 | 1 |
| 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 | |
| Latest voting share | 66.44% | 33.56% | |||
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.
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