Lower house of the New York State Legislature
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature ,[1] New York State Senate being the upper house .[2] [3] term limits .[4]
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
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
107
43
0
150
0
September 10, 2021[14]
106
149
1
November 2, 2021[15]
107
150
0
November 4, 2022
106
149
1
January 1, 2022
104
147
3
January 18, 2022
105
148
2
February 4, 2022
104
147
3
February 15, 2022
106
42
0
148
2
March 22, 2022
107
149
1
March 30, 2022
106
148
1
April 7, 2022
106
43
0
149
1
May 24, 2022[16]
107
150
0
Latest voting share
Members of the New York State Assembly [ edit ]
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
Monique Chandler-Waterman
2022+[17]
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 [ edit ] The New York State Assembly has the following committees:[18]
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 ]
^ 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 [bare URL PDF ^ "Bronx lawmaker resigns from state Assembly – Bronx Times" . August 14, 2021.^ "New York state legislative special elections, 2021" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .^ "New York state legislative special elections, 2022" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .^ Brachfeld, Ben (May 25, 2022). "Monique Chandler-Waterman wins East Flatbush Assembly special election, defeats Adams pick Reid" . Brooklyn Paper . Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022 . ^ "Committees, Commissions and Task Forces" . New York State Assembly.
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