Lower house of the New York State Legislature
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature ,[1] with 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 Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany .
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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 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
The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.[9]
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates Majority Conference)
Total
Dem.
Ind.
Rep.
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[a] [11] [12]
42
146
4
Start 2019-20 session[13]
105
1
44
0
150
0
End 2019-2020 session
101
43
145
5
Start 2021-22 session
106
1
43
0
150
0
September 10, 2021[14]
105
149
1
Latest voting share
71.1%
28.9%
Members of the New York State Assembly
Membership of the Assembly represented by an equal-area projection since the 2018 election
Dist.
Member
First elected
Counties
1
Fred Thiele
1995+
Suffolk
2
Jodi Giglio
2020
Suffolk
3
Joe DeStefano
2018
Suffolk
4
Steve Englebright
1992+
Suffolk
5
Douglas M. Smith
2018+
Suffolk
6
Philip Ramos
2002
Suffolk
7
Jarett Gandolfo
2020
Suffolk
8
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
2002
Suffolk
9
Michael Durso
2020
Nassau , Suffolk
10
Steve Stern
2018+
Suffolk
11
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
2014
Suffolk
12
Keith Brown
2020+
Suffolk
13
Charles D. Lavine
2004
Nassau
14
David McDonough
2002+
Nassau
15
Michael Montesano
2010+
Nassau
16
Gina Sillitti
2020
Nassau
17
John Mikulin
2018+
Nassau
18
Taylor Darling
2018
Nassau
19
Ed Ra
2010
Nassau
20
Eric Brown
2022+
Nassau
21
Judy Griffin
2018
Nassau
22
Michaelle C. Solages
2012
Nassau
23
Stacey Pheffer Amato
2016
Queens
24
David Weprin
2010+
Queens
25
Nily Rozic
2012
Queens
26
Edward Braunstein
2010
Queens
27
Daniel Rosenthal
2017+
Queens
28
Andrew Hevesi
2005+
Queens
29
Alicia Hyndman
2015+
Queens
30
Brian Barnwell
2016
Queens
31
Khaleel Anderson
2020
Queens
32
Vivian E. Cook
1990
Queens
33
Clyde Vanel
2016+
Queens
34
Jessica González-Rojas
2020
Queens
35
Jeffrion L. Aubry
1992+
Queens
36
Zohran Mamdani
2020
Queens
37
Catherine Nolan
1984
Queens
38
Jenifer Rajkumar
2020
Queens
39
Catalina Cruz
2018
Queens
40
Ron Kim
2012
Queens
41
Helene Weinstein
1980
Kings (Brooklyn)
42
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
2014
Kings (Brooklyn)
43
Brian A. Cunningham
2022+
Kings (Brooklyn)
44
Robert Carroll
2016
Kings (Brooklyn)
45
Steven Cymbrowitz
2000
Kings (Brooklyn)
46
Mathylde Frontus
2018
Kings (Brooklyn)
47
William Colton
1996
Kings (Brooklyn)
48
Simcha Eichenstein
2018
Kings (Brooklyn)
49
Peter J. Abbate Jr.
1986
Kings (Brooklyn)
50
Emily Gallagher
2020
Kings (Brooklyn)
51
Marcela Mitaynes
2020
Kings (Brooklyn)
52
Jo Anne Simon
2014
Kings (Brooklyn)
53
Maritza Davila
2013+
Kings (Brooklyn)
54
Erik Martin Dilan
2014
Kings (Brooklyn)
55
Latrice Walker
2014
Kings (Brooklyn)
56
Stefani Zinerman
2020
Kings (Brooklyn)
57
Phara Souffrant Forrest
2020
Kings (Brooklyn)
58
Vacant
Kings (Brooklyn)
59
Jaime Williams
2016+
Kings (Brooklyn)
60
Nikki Lucas
2022+
Kings (Brooklyn)
61
Charles Fall
2018
Richmond (Staten Island)
62
Michael Reilly
2018
Richmond (Staten Island)
63
Michael Cusick
2002
Richmond (Staten Island)
64
Michael Tannousis
2020
Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island)
65
Yuh-Line Niou
2016
New York (Manhattan)
66
Deborah J. Glick
1990
New York (Manhattan)
67
Linda Rosenthal
2006+
New York (Manhattan)
68
Eddie Gibbs
2022+
New York (Manhattan)
69
Daniel J. O'Donnell
2002
New York (Manhattan)
70
Inez Dickens
2016
New York (Manhattan)
71
Al Taylor
2017+
New York (Manhattan)
72
Manny De Los Santos
2022+
New York (Manhattan)
73
Dan Quart
2011+
New York (Manhattan)
74
Harvey Epstein
2018+
New York (Manhattan)
75
Richard N. Gottfried
1970
New York (Manhattan)
76
Rebecca Seawright
2014
New York (Manhattan)
77
Latoya Joyner
2014
Bronx
78
Jose Rivera
2000
Bronx
79
Chantel Jackson
2020
Bronx
80
Nathalia Fernandez
2018+
Bronx
81
Jeffrey Dinowitz
1994+
Bronx
82
Michael Benedetto
2004
Bronx
83
Carl Heastie
2000
Bronx
84
Amanda Septimo
2020
Bronx
85
Kenny Burgos
2020
Bronx
86
Yudelka Tapia
2021+
Bronx
87
Karines Reyes
2018
Bronx
88
Amy Paulin
2000
Westchester
89
J. Gary Pretlow
1992
Westchester
90
Nader Sayegh
2018
Westchester
91
Steven Otis
2012
Westchester
92
Thomas J. Abinanti
2010
Westchester
93
Chris Burdick
2020
Westchester
94
Kevin Byrne
2016
Westchester , Putnam
95
Sandy Galef
1992
Westchester , Putnam
96
Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.
2007+
Rockland
97
Michael Lawler
2020
Rockland
98
Karl A. Brabenec
2014
Orange , Rockland
99
Colin Schmitt
2018
Orange , Rockland
100
Aileen Gunther
2003+
Orange , Sullivan
101
Brian Miller
2016
Delaware , Herkimer , Oneida , Orange , Otsego , Sullivan , Ulster
102
Christopher Tague
2018+
Albany , Columbia , Delaware , Greene , Otsego , Schoharie , Ulster
103
Kevin A. Cahill
1998
Dutchess , Ulster
104
Jonathan Jacobson
2018+
Dutchess , Orange , Ulster
105
Kieran Lalor
2012
Dutchess
106
Didi Barrett
2012+
Columbia , Dutchess
107
Jacob Ashby
2018+
Columbia , Rensselaer , Washington
108
John T. McDonald III
2012
Albany , Rensselaer , Saratoga
109
Patricia Fahy
2012
Albany
110
Phillip Steck
2012
Albany , Schenectady
111
Angelo Santabarbara
2012
Albany , Montgomery , Schenectady
112
Mary Beth Walsh
2016
Saratoga , Schenectady
113
Carrie Woerner
2014
Saratoga , Washington
114
Matt Simpson
2020
Essex , Saratoga , Warren , Washington
115
Billy Jones
2016
Clinton , Franklin , St. Lawrence
116
Mark Walczyk
2018
Jefferson , St. Lawrence
117
Ken Blankenbush
2010
Jefferson , Lewis , Oneida , St. Lawrence
118
Robert Smullen
2018
Fulton , Hamilton , Herkimer , Oneida , St. Lawrence
119
Marianne Buttenschon
2018
Herkimer , Oneida
120
William A. Barclay
2002
Jefferson , Onondaga , Oswego
121
John Salka
2018
Madison , Oneida , Otsego
122
Joe Angelino
2020
Broome , Chenango , Delaware , Otsego
123
Donna Lupardo
2004
Broome
124
Christopher S. Friend
2010
Broome , Chemung , Tioga
125
Anna Kelles
2020
Cortland , Tompkins
126
John Lemondes Jr.
2020
Cayuga , Chenango , Cortland , Onondaga
127
Albert A. Stirpe Jr.
2012
Onondaga
128
Pamela Hunter
2015+
Onondaga
129
William Magnarelli
1998
Onondaga
130
Brian Manktelow
2018
Cayuga , Oswego , Wayne
131
Jeff Gallahan
2020
Ontario , Seneca
132
Phil Palmesano
2010
Chemung , Schuyler , Seneca , Steuben , Yates
133
Marjorie Byrnes
2018
Livingston , Monroe , Steuben
134
Josh Jensen
2020
Monroe
135
Jennifer Lunsford
2020
Monroe
136
Sarah Clark
2020
Monroe
137
Demond Meeks
2020
Monroe
138
Harry Bronson
2010
Monroe
139
Stephen Hawley
2006+
Genesee , Monroe , Orleans
140
William Conrad III
2020
Erie , Niagara
141
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
2002
Erie
142
Patrick B. Burke
2018
Erie
143
Monica P. Wallace
2016
Erie
144
Michael Norris
2016
Erie , Niagara , Orleans
145
Angelo Morinello
2016
Erie , Niagara
146
Karen McMahon
2018
Erie , Niagara
147
David DiPietro
2012
Erie , Wyoming
148
Joseph Giglio
2005+
Allegany , Cattaraugus , Steuben
149
Jonathan Rivera
2020
Erie
150
Andy Goodell
2010
Chautauqua
+Elected in a special election
Committees
The New York State Assembly has the following committees:[15]
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
Notes
^ 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
^ 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 [bare URL PDF ]
^ "Bronx lawmaker resigns from state Assembly – Bronx Times" . August 14, 2021.
^ "Committees, Commissions and Task Forces" . New York State Assembly.
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