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New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve. The New York Constitution provides for a varying number of members in the Senate; the current membership is 62, elected from single-member constituencies equal in population.

Senate is headed by its President, a post held ex officio by the State Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of New York

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Officers

The Senate is headed by its President, a post held ex officio by the State Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the New York#Law and government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the Governor of New York for a four year term....
. The Lieutenant Governor also casts the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The Senate President has only a casting vote

Casting vote

A casting vote is a vote given to the presiding officer of a council or legislative body in order to resolve a deadlock and which can be exercised only when such a deadlock exists....
. More often, the Senate is presided over by the Temporary President, who is also the Majority Leader. After the 2008 elections, the Senate has a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party . It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world....
majority for the first time since 1965. The current Majority Leader is Democrat Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith (US politician)

Malcolm Smith is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 14th Senate district in Southeast Queens. He is the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate....
, who is also acting Lieutenant Governor since David Paterson

David Paterson

David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second blindness governor of any U.S....
was elevated to Governor of New York State upon the resignation of the now former governor

Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the Executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constitutive state....
Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an United States lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party . He served as Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring....
. Despite being both Majority Leader and acting Lt. Governor, he gets only one vote in the state senate.

Position	Name	Party	Residence
President President of the Senate The President of the Senate is a title often given to the Speaker of a senate.In countries with a Argentine Senate or the Senate of Uruguay. The Senate President is often a very high-ranking figure in the order of presidential succession order: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line for succession to the pres... /Lieutenant Governor (acting) Lieutenant Governor of New York The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in the New York#Law and government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the Governor of New York for a four year term....	Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith (US politician) Malcolm Smith is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 14th Senate district in Southeast Queens. He is the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate....	Democratic	St. Albans St. Albans, Queens St. Albans is a suburban community in the New York City borough of Queens around the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard, southeast of Jamaica, Queens, west of Cambria Heights, Queens and northwest of Springfield Gardens, Queens and Laurelton, Queens....
President Pro Tem/Majority Leader Majority leader In U.S. politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislature body. If the presiding officer of the body is not elected by the body itself, the majority leader is the floor leader of the majority caucus; otherwise, the majority leader is the second-most senior member of the majority caucus, while the floor leader becomes the...	Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith (US politician) Malcolm Smith is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 14th Senate district in Southeast Queens. He is the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate....	Democratic	St. Albans St. Albans, Queens St. Albans is a suburban community in the New York City borough of Queens around the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard, southeast of Jamaica, Queens, west of Cambria Heights, Queens and northwest of Springfield Gardens, Queens and Laurelton, Queens....
Vice President Pro Tempore President of the Senate The President of the Senate is a title often given to the Speaker of a senate.In countries with a Argentine Senate or the Senate of Uruguay. The Senate President is often a very high-ranking figure in the order of presidential succession order: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line for succession to the pres...	David Valesky David Valesky David J. Valesky is a member of the New York State Senate and the Vice President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.He is a Democratic Party representing the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompasses the city of Rome, New York in Oneida County, New York, all of Madison County, New York, eastern and southern Onondaga County, New Yo...	Democratic	Oneida Oneida, New York Oneida is a city in Madison County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,987 at the 2000 census. The city, like both Oneida County, New York and the nearby silver and china maker, takes its name from the Oneida Indians, some of whom are still concentrated in the municipal vicinity....
Vice President Pro Tempore for Urban Policy President of the Senate The President of the Senate is a title often given to the Speaker of a senate.In countries with a Argentine Senate or the Senate of Uruguay. The Senate President is often a very high-ranking figure in the order of presidential succession order: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line for succession to the pres...	Pedro Espada Pedro Espada Pedro EspadaPedro Espada is a member of the New York State Senate for the 33rd Senate District. He is currently the Vice President Pro Tempore for Urban Policy of the Senate....	Democratic	Bronx
Deputy Majority Leader Majority leader In U.S. politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislature body. If the presiding officer of the body is not elected by the body itself, the majority leader is the floor leader of the majority caucus; otherwise, the majority leader is the second-most senior member of the majority caucus, while the floor leader becomes the...	Jeffrey Klein Jeffrey Klein Jeffrey David Klein is a New York State Senate representing parts of Bronx County, New York and Westchester County, New York. He was elected to his first term in the Senate in 2004 after being advised to run for the seat by Democratic colleagues, who promised him campaign support and volunteers....	Democratic	Bronx
Minority Leader Minority leader In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislature body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S....	Dean Skelos Dean Skelos Dean G. Skelos is an United States politician, the New York State Senate's Republican Party Minority Leader. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region of Nassau County, New York, including the city of Long Beach, New York, the villages of Rockville Centre, New York, Atlantic Beach, New York, Ceda...	Republican	Rockville Centre Rockville Centre, New York Rockville Centre is a village located in New York's Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village had a total population of 24,568....
Deputy Minority Leader Minority leader In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislature body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S....	Thomas Libous	Republican	Binghamton Binghamton, New York Binghamton, often known as "The Parlor City," is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The "Home of the Square Deal," it is the county seat of Broome County, New York and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton region....

Democratic Senate Leadership

Temporary President and Majority Leader: Sen. Malcolm Smith
Vice President Pro Tempore: Sen. David Valesky
Vice President for Urban Policy and Planning: Sen. Pedro Espada
Deputy Majority Leader for Legislative Affairs: Sen. Jeff Klein (Also known as Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate)
Deputy Majority Leader for Intergovernmental Affairs: Sen. Suzi Oppeinheimer
Deputy Majority Leader for Policy: Sen. Eric Schneiderman
Deputy Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations: Sen. John Sampson
Senior Assistant Majority Leader: Sen. Martin Malave Dilan
Assistant Majority Leader for Conference Operations: Sen. Neil Breslin
Assistant Majority Leader for House Operations: Sen. William Stachowski
Majority Conference Chairwoman: Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson
Majority Program Development Committee Chairman: Sen. Tom Duane
Majority Whip: Sen. Kevin Parker
Majority Conference Vice Chairwoman: Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky
Majority Conference Secretary: Sen. Jose Serrano
Deputy Majority Whip: Sen. Antoine Thompson
Majority Steering Committee Chairwoman: Sen. Diane Savino
Assistant Majority Whip: Sen. Velmanette Montgomery

Republican Senate Leadership

Minority Leader: Sen. Dean Skelos
Deputy Minority Leader: Sen. Tom Libous
Assistant Minority Leader for Policy and Administration: Sen. Owen Johnson
Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations: Sen. Hugh Farley
Assistant Minority Leader for Intergovernmental Affairs: Sen. Vincent Leibell
Minority Conference Chairman: Sen. Kenneth LaValle
Minority Conference Vice Chairman: Sen. James Seward
Minority Conference Secretary: Sen. Kemp Hannon
Minority Whip: Sen. William Larkin
Deputy Minority Whip: Sen. Michael Nozzolio
Assistant Minority Whip: Sen. Stephen Saland
Minority Policy Committee Chairman: Sen. Thomas Morahan
Minority Program Development Committee Chairman: Sen. Betty Little

2008 elections and power struggle

for more information, see New York state elections, 2008

Democrats won 32 of 62 seats in New York's upper chamber in the 2008 General Election on November 4, capturing the majority for the first time in more than four decades. Although New York has turned almost solidly Democratic at most levels, Republicans were able to hold onto the State Senate for all but one year from 1939 to 2008 because its apportionment traditionally favors the Upstate, where Republicans dominated until very recently. While the Democrats hold all but two seats in New York City, they hold only five seats in the Upstate and two seats on Long Island.

However, a power struggle emerged before the new term began. Four Democratic senators—Rubén Díaz (Bronx), Carl Kruger

Carl Kruger

Carl Kruger, a Democratic Party , represents District 27 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, and Midwood, among other neighborhoods found within the New York City borough of Brooklyn....
(Brooklyn), and Senators-elect Pedro Espada

Pedro Espada

Pedro EspadaPedro Espada is a member of the New York State Senate for the 33rd Senate District. He is currently the Vice President Pro Tempore for Urban Policy of the Senate....
(Bronx) and Hiram Monserrate

Hiram Monserrate

Hiram Monserrate is a member of the New York State Senate. He represents the 13th District which includes the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens, Corona, Queens, East Elmhurst, Queens, Elmhurst, Queens and Woodside, Queens....
(Queens)—immediately refused to caucus with their party. The self-named "Gang of Four" refused to back Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith (US politician)

Malcolm Smith is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 14th Senate district in Southeast Queens. He is the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate....
as the chamber's majority leader and sought concessions. Monserrate soon reached an agreement with Smith that reportedly included the chairmanship of the Consumer Affairs Committee. The remaining "Gang of Three" reached an initial compromise in early December that collapsed within a week, but was ultimately resolved with Smith becoming majority leader.

Current state senators

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	32
	Republican Party	30
Total		62
Majority		1

Senator	Party	First elected	Residence
Kenneth LaValle Kenneth LaValle Kenneth P. LaValle represents District 1 in the New York State Senate, which comprises the five East End towns of Long Island, New York and the eastern half of the Town of Brookhaven....	Republican	1976	Port Jefferson Port Jefferson, New York The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven, New York in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island....
John J. Flanagan John J. Flanagan Senator John J. Flanagan, John Flanagan was first elected to the New York State Senator in 2002 and is in his sixth year of representing the 2nd Senate District in Suffolk County, New York, which includes the entire Town of Smithtown, New York and portions of both the Town of Brookhaven, New York and the Town of Huntington, New York....	Republican	2002	East Northport East Northport, New York East Northport is a Administrative divisions of New_York#Hamlet and census-designated place in the Huntington, New York in Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States....
Brian X. Foley Brian X. Foley Brian Foley is State Senator for the 3rd district of the New York State Senate He is the first Democrat elected to the State Senate from Suffolk since 1902....	Democratic	2008	Blue Point Blue Point, New York Blue Point is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2000 census. Blue Point is in the Brookhaven, New York....
Owen H. Johnson Owen H. Johnson Owen H. Johnson is a Republican Party , New York State New York Senate representing the 4th State Senate district which includes mostly the Town of Babylon , New York in south-west Suffolk County, New York....	Republican	1972	West Babylon West Babylon, New York West Babylon is a political subdivisions of New York#Census-designated place in the town of Babylon , New York in Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States....
Carl Marcellino Carl Marcellino Carl L. Marcellino is a member of the New York State Senate. He represents the 5th Senate District which comprises parts of Nassau County, New York and Suffolk County, New York Counties in Long Island....	Republican	1995	Syosset Syosset, New York Syosset is a Political_subdivisions_of_New_York_State#Hamlet in Nassau County, New York, New York, within the Oyster Bay , New York. It is a designated hamlet located on the North Shore ....
Kemp Hannon Kemp Hannon Kemp Hannon is a member of the New York State Senate, from Nassau County, New York. Sen. Hannon has represented the 6th District since 1989 which covers Levittown, New York, Massapequa, Garden City, New York, Uniondale, New York, Town of Hempstead, New York, Farmingdale, New York, Franklin Square, New York, Old Bethpage, New York, Salisbur...	Republican	1989	Garden City Garden City, New York Garden City is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in central Nassau County, New York, New York, in the United States, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869....
Craig Johnson Craig Johnson (NY State Senator) Craig Johnson is currently a New York State Senate for the New York and the current Chairman of the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee....	Democratic	2007	Port Washington Port Washington, New York Port Washington is a Hamlet and List of census-designated places in New York in Nassau County, New York, New York on the North Shore of Long Island....
Charles Fuschillo Charles Fuschillo Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. is a Republican Party member of the New York State Senate from Long Island. Since 1998, he has represented the 8th State Senate district which spans several South Shore communities in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties....	Republican	1998	Merrick Merrick, New York Merrick is a Administrative divisions of New York#hamlet in Nassau County, New York, New York, United States.As of the 2000 census, the Census-designated place population was 22,764....
Dean Skelos Dean Skelos Dean G. Skelos is an United States politician, the New York State Senate's Republican Party Minority Leader. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region of Nassau County, New York, including the city of Long Beach, New York, the villages of Rockville Centre, New York, Atlantic Beach, New York, Ceda...	Republican	1984	Rockville Centre Rockville Centre, New York Rockville Centre is a village located in New York's Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village had a total population of 24,568....
Shirley Huntley Shirley Huntley Shirley Huntley is a New York State Senate, first elected in 2006 to represent parts of Queens County, New York, including Jamaica, Queens, South Jamaica, Queens, Springfield Gardens, Queens, Laurelton, Queens, South Ozone Park, Queens, Broad Channel, Queens, and Lindenwood, Queens....	Democratic	2006	Jamaica Jamaica, Queens Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Netherlands rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp....
Frank Padavan Frank Padavan Frank Padavan is a Republican New York state senator representing District 11, located in Queens County, New York. His district includes the communities of Queens Village, Flushing, Bayside, Whitestone, Douglaston, Little Neck, College Point, Bellerose, Hollis, Jamaica Estates, Floral Park, and Glen Oaks....	Republican	1972	Bellerose Bellerose, Queens Bellerose, better known as Bellerose Manor, is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the New York City borough of Queens, near the border with Nassau County, New York....
George Onorato George Onorato George Onorato is a member of the New York State Senate. He has represented the 12th Senate District in Queens, New York since winning a special election in 1983....	Democratic	1983	Astoria Astoria, Queens Astoria is a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. Located in Queens Community Board 1, Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Queens, Sunnyside, Queens , and Woodside, Queens ....
Hiram Monserrate Hiram Monserrate Hiram Monserrate is a member of the New York State Senate. He represents the 13th District which includes the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens, Corona, Queens, East Elmhurst, Queens, Elmhurst, Queens and Woodside, Queens....	Democratic	2008	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights, Queens Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in north-western portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, United States. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3....
Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith (US politician) Malcolm Smith is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 14th Senate district in Southeast Queens. He is the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate....	Democratic	2000	St. Albans St. Albans, Queens St. Albans is a suburban community in the New York City borough of Queens around the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard, southeast of Jamaica, Queens, west of Cambria Heights, Queens and northwest of Springfield Gardens, Queens and Laurelton, Queens....
Joseph Addabbo, Jr. Joseph Addabbo, Jr. Joseph Addabbo Jr. is a member of the New York State Senate from the 15th Senate representing Howard Beach, Queens, Ozone Park, Queens, Woodhaven, Queens, Glendale, Queens, Middle Village, Queens, Maspeth, Queens and parts of South Ozone Park, Queens, Ridgewood, Queens, Rego Park, Queens and Sunnyside, Queens....	Democratic	2008	Ozone Park Ozone Park, Queens Ozone Park is a middle class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Queens, Richmond Hill, Queens, Howard Beach, Queens....
Toby Ann Stavisky Toby Ann Stavisky Toby Ann Stavisky represents the in the New York State Senate which comprises the Queens neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, Queens, Bayside, Queens, Beechhurst, Queens, Clearview Gardens, Flushing, Queens, Rego Park, Queens, Forest Hills, Queens, Hillcrest, Queens, Elmhurst, Queens, Electchester, Pomonok, Queensboro Hill, Whitestone, Queens, Woo...	Democratic	1999	Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York City borough of Queens , ten miles east of Manhattan....
Martin Malave Dilan Martin Malave Dilan Martin Malave Dilan represents District 17 in the New York State Senate, which comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, City Line, Brooklyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, Bushwick, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Brownsville, Brooklyn....	Democratic	2002	Bushwick Bushwick, Brooklyn Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by East Williamsburg, Brooklyn to the northwest, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn to the southwest, the Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn and other cemeteries to the southeast, and Ridgewood, Queens to the northeast....
Velmanette Montgomery Velmanette Montgomery Velmanette Montgomery represents District 18 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Red Hook , Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park and Park Slope, among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn....	Democratic	1984	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
John Sampson John L. Sampson John L. Sampson represents District 19 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Crown Heights, Brooklyn, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, as well as portions of Brownsville, Brooklyn, Canarsie, Brooklyn and Spring Creek Towers....	Democratic	1996	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
Eric Adams Eric Adams (politician) Eric L. Adams is an United States New York State Senate for the 20th district. The district includes the neighborhoods of Flatbush, Crown Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn and Prospect Heights....	Democratic	2006	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
Kevin Parker Kevin Parker Kevin Parker represents District 21 in the New York State Senate, which comprises East Flatbush, Flatbush, Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington, and Boro Park....	Democratic	2002	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
Martin Golden Martin Golden Martin J. Golden is an United States politician....	Republican	2002	Bay Ridge Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, United States. It is bound by 65th Street on the north, Interstate 278 on the east, and the Belt Parkway-Shore Road on the west....
Diane Savino Diane Savino Diane Savino is a Democratic elected official from New York City, USA.She currently represents the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn....	Democratic	2004	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, situated almost entirely on the island of the same name in the extreme southwest part of the city....
Andrew Lanza Andrew Lanza Andrew Joseph Lanza is an United States lawyer and politician and is currently serving as a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 24th District which encompasses most of Staten Island....	Republican	2006	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, situated almost entirely on the island of the same name in the extreme southwest part of the city....
Dan Squadron Dan Squadron Daniel Squadron is the state senator for the 25th district of the New York State Senate. He is a Democrat. The 25th Senate District covers lower Manhattan and an area of Brooklyn down the East River from part of Greenpoint, Brooklyn to Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, and eastward to part of Downtown Brooklyn....	Democratic	2008	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
Liz Krueger Liz Krueger Liz Krueger is a List of New York State Senators of the New York State Senate of the United States U.S. state of New York. She was first elected in February 2002 during a special election....	Democratic	2002	New York Manhattan Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
Carl Kruger Carl Kruger Carl Kruger, a Democratic Party , represents District 27 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, and Midwood, among other neighborhoods found within the New York City borough of Brooklyn....	Democratic	1994	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
Jose M. Serrano Jose M. Serrano Jos? Marco Serrano, son of the long-time US Representative by the same name, is a member of the New York State Senate, representing Mott Haven, Bronx, Melrose, Bronx, Highbridge, Bronx, Morris Heights, Bronx, Spanish Harlem, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island....	Democratic	2004	Spanish Harlem Spanish Harlem Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a predominantly low income neighborhood in Harlem, a neighborhood of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan....
Thomas Duane Thomas Duane Thomas K. Duane is an United States politician from New York, currently serving in the New York State Senate.Duane represents the 29th Senate district, which stretches along Manhattan's West Side from 85th Street to Canal Street, and includes the following neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Chelsea, Manhattan, Greenw...	Democratic	1998	New York Manhattan Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
Bill Perkins Bill Perkins (politician) Bill Perkins is an United States Democratic Party politician who represents the 30th District in the New York State Senate, having been first elected in November 2006....	Democratic	2006	Harlem Harlem Harlem is a Neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center....
Eric Schneiderman Eric Schneiderman Senator Eric T. Schneiderman represents District 31, which comprises Manhattan's Upper West Side, as well as Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights, Manhattan, Inwood, Manhattan, and Marble Hill, in addition to part of Riverdale, Bronx in The Bronx, in the New York State Senate....	Democratic	1998	Washington Heights Washington Heights, Manhattan Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the Borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington , a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the British forces....
Rubén Díaz	Democratic	2002	Soundview Soundview, Bronx Soundview is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City....
Pedro Espada Pedro Espada Pedro EspadaPedro Espada is a member of the New York State Senate for the 33rd Senate District. He is currently the Vice President Pro Tempore for Urban Policy of the Senate....	Democratic	2008	Bedford Park Bedford Park, Bronx Bedford Park is a working class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx between the New York Botanical Garden and Lehman College. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Mosholu Parkway to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, East 198th Street to the south, and Jerome Avenue to the west....
Jeffrey Klein Jeffrey Klein Jeffrey David Klein is a New York State Senate representing parts of Bronx County, New York and Westchester County, New York. He was elected to his first term in the Senate in 2004 after being advised to run for the seat by Democratic colleagues, who promised him campaign support and volunteers....	Democratic	2004	Throgs Neck
Andrea Stewart-Cousins Andrea Stewart-Cousins Andrea Stewart-Cousins is a New York State Senator for the 35th district representing Yonkers, New York, Pleasantville, New York, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Sleepy Hollow, New York, Tarrytown, New York, Elmsford, New York, Irvington, New York, Ardsley, New York and Hastings-on-Hudson, New York....	Democratic	2006	Yonkers Yonkers, New York Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
Ruth Hassell-Thompson Ruth Hassell-Thompson Hon. Ruth-Hassell Thompson of Mount Vernon, New York is a New York State Senate representing the 36th district of New York, which covers Morrisania, Bronx, West Farms, Bronx, Williamsbridge, Bronx, Co-op City, Bronx, Wakefield, Bronx, Baychester, Bronx, and Mount Vernon, New York....	Democratic	2000	Williamsbridge Williamsbridge, Bronx Williamsbridge is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the northeast The Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12....
Suzi Oppenheimer Suzi Oppenheimer Suzi Oppenheimer is an American politician from the New York. She has served since 1985 as a member of the New York State Senate, representing a district currently numbered the 37th....	Democratic	1984	Mamaroneck Mamaroneck (village), New York Mamaroneck is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 18,752 at the 2000 census....
Thomas Morahan Thomas Morahan Thomas P. Morahan is a member of the New York State Senate, for the 38th district covering all of Rockland County and parts of Orange County, New York ....	Republican	1999	Clarkstown Clarkstown, New York Clarkstown is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Rockland County, New York, New York, United States located north of the Orangetown, New York; east of the Ramapo, New York; South of the Haverstraw , New York and west of the Hudson River....
William J. Larkin	Republican	1990	New Windsor New Windsor, New York New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, New York, United States. The population was estimated at 24,966 in 2005 by the US Census.The Town of New Windsor is in the eastern part of the county, bordering the Newburgh , New York and the Newburgh , New York....
Vincent Leibell Vincent Leibell New York State Senator Vincent L. Leibell III was born in New York City on August 6, 1946. He was first elected to the New York State Senate in 1994 when he defeated former New York State Lieutenant Governor Alfred DelBello....	Republican	1994	Patterson Patterson, New York Patterson is a town in Putnam County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 11,306 at the 2000 census. The town is named after early farmer Matthew Paterson....
Stephen Saland Stephen Saland Stephen M. Saland is the Republican Party New York State Senate from the 41st District, first elected in 1990. Senator Saland is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School , the University of Buffalo, and Rutgers_School_of_Law_-_Newark....	Republican	1990	Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie (city), New York Poughkeepsie is a city in New York, United States which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, located in the Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany, New York....
John Bonacic John Bonacic John J. Bonacic is the Republican New York State Senate from the 42nd District . Bonacic was first elected in November 1998....	Republican	1998	Mount Hope Mount Hope, New York Mount Hope is a town in Orange County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 6,639 at the 2000 census.The Town of Mount Hope is in the northwestern part of the county, west of Middletown, Orange County, New York....
Roy McDonald Roy McDonald (politician) Roy J. McDonald is a member of the New York State Senate, for the 43rd district , for which he was elected on November 4, 2008. He is a Republican Party ....	Republican	2008	Wilton Wilton, New York Wilton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 12,511 at the 2000 census.The Town of Wilton is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Saratoga Springs, New York, which it borders....
Hugh Farley Hugh Farley Hugh T. Farley is an United States politician....	Republican	1976	Schenectady Schenectady, New York Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a population of 61,821, making it the ninth-largest city in New York....
Elizabeth O'C. Little Elizabeth O'C. Little Elizabeth O'Connor "Betty" Little is a New York State Senator. A member of the United States Republican Party, she was first elected in 2002. She serves in the 45th Senate District, which includes all are part of Clinton County, New York, Essex County, New York, Franklin County, New York, Hamilton County, New York, Warren County, New York an...	Republican	2002	Queensbury Queensbury, New York Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
Neil Breslin Neil Breslin Neil Breslin , is a member of the New York State Senate. A Democratic Party , he represents Albany, New York. His district follows the Albany County, New York boundaries exactly....	Democratic	1996	Albany Albany, New York Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
Joseph Griffo Joseph Griffo Joseph A. Griffo of Rome, New York is a New York State Senate representing the 47th district which includes Oneida County, New York, Lewis County, New York and St....	Republican	2006	Rome Rome, New York Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 34,950 at the United States Census 2000. It is in New York's 24th congressional district....
Darrel Aubertine Darrel Aubertine Darrel Aubertine is a member of the New York State Senate for the 48th district, which covers the North Country, New York region of New York. He is a registered Democratic Party and has represented the district in the state senate since February 2008....	Democratic	2008	Cape Vincent Cape Vincent (village), New York Cape Vincent is a village in Jefferson County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 760 at the 2000 census.The Village of Cape Vincent is in the northern part of the Cape Vincent , New York and is northwest of Watertown , New York....
David Valesky David Valesky David J. Valesky is a member of the New York State Senate and the Vice President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.He is a Democratic Party representing the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompasses the city of Rome, New York in Oneida County, New York, all of Madison County, New York, eastern and southern Onondaga County, New Yo...	Democratic	2004	Oneida Oneida, New York Oneida is a city in Madison County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,987 at the 2000 census. The city, like both Oneida County, New York and the nearby silver and china maker, takes its name from the Oneida Indians, some of whom are still concentrated in the municipal vicinity....
John DeFrancisco John DeFrancisco John A. DeFrancisco represents District 50 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Skaneateles, Pompey, New York, Van Buren, New York, most of Onondaga County and portions of Syracuse, New York, among other communities located in Upstate New York....	Republican	1992	Syracuse Syracuse, New York Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
James Seward	Republican	1986	Milford Milford (village), New York Milford is a village in Otsego County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census , the village had a population of 511.The Village of Milford is in the northeast part of the Milford , New York....
Thomas W. Libous Thomas W. Libous Thomas W. Libous is the New York New York Senate representing the 52nd district which includes Broome County, New York, Tioga County, New York and parts of Chenango County, New York....	Republican	1988	Binghamton Binghamton, New York Binghamton, often known as "The Parlor City," is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The "Home of the Square Deal," it is the county seat of Broome County, New York and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton region....
George H. Winner, Jr.	Republican	2004	Elmira Elmira, New York Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York....
Michael Nozzolio Michael Nozzolio Michael F. Nozzolio is a New York State Senate for the 54th district. He is a Republican. He was first elected in 1992. The 54th district includes parts of the city of Auburn, New York, Geneva, New York, and part or all of the following counties, Wayne County, New York, Ontario County, Cayuga County, Tompkins County, Seneca County, and Monroe...	Republican	1992	Fayette Fayette, New York Fayette is a town in Seneca County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 3,643 at the 2000 census.The Town of Fayette is on the western border of the county and is southeast of Geneva, New York, New York....
James Alesi James Alesi James S. Alesi New York State Senate, representing parts of Monroe County, New York. He is a Republican Party .Alesi runs a firm that operates washers and dryers in apartment complexes and colleges....	Republican	1996	East Rochester East Rochester, New York East Rochester is a wikt:coterminous town and village located southeast of the Rochester, New York in Monroe County, New York, New York. The village, home to about 6,700 people, is bounded by Pittsford , New York to the west and south and Perinton, New York to the north and east....
Joseph Robach Joseph Robach Joseph Robach is a member of the New York State Senate, for the 56th district first elected in 2002. He is a Republican Party .Sources ...	Republican	2002	Greece Greece (town), New York Greece is a town in Monroe County, New York, New York, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, the town had a total population of 14,614....
Catharine Young Catharine Young Catharine M. "Cathy" Young is the New York State Senate from the state's 57th [district, which includes all of Chautauqua County, New York, Cattaraugus County, New York and Allegany County, New York, with a small corner of Livingston County, New York....	Republican	2005	Olean
William Stachowski William Stachowski William Stachowski is currently a New York State Senate form the 58th district for the New York . He was first elected in 1981. He is a Democrat....	Democratic	1981	Hamburg Hamburg (village), New York Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany....
Dale Volker Dale Volker Dale Volker is a New York State Senate representing the 59th Senate District, which comprises Wyoming County, New York, as well as portions of Erie County, New York, Livingston County, New York and Ontario County, New York Counties....	Republican	1975	Depew Depew, New York Depew is a village in Erie County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 16,629 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo, New York–Niagara Falls, New York Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area....
Antoine Thompson Antoine Thompson Antoine Maurice Thompson is a Democratic Party New York State Senate who represents the state's 60th Senate district, which includes parts of Buffalo, New York and Tonawanda , New York, the Niagara Falls, New York and the Grand Island, New York....	Democratic	2006	Buffalo Buffalo, New York Buffalo , is the second largest city in the state of New York. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the county seat of Erie County, New York....
Michael Ranzenhofer	Republican	2008	Clarence Clarence, New York Clarence is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 26,123 at the 2000 census....
George Maziarz	Republican	1995	Newfane Newfane, New York Newfane is a town in Niagara County, New York, New York, USA. The population was 9,657 at the 2000 census. The name was suggested by an early settler....

Committee Leadership

Committee Chairs

Aging: Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.
Agriculture: Sen. Darrel Aubertine
Banking: Sen. Brian Foley
Budget Reform Select Committee: Sen. Liz Krueger
Children and Families: Sen. Velmanette Montgomery
Cities: Sen. Daniel Squadron
Civil Service and Pensions: Sen. Diane Savino
Codes: Sen. Eric Schneiderman
Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business: Sen. William Stachowski
Consumber Protection: Sen. Hiram Monserrate
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions: Sen. Bill Perkins
Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections: Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation: Sen. Jose M. Serrano
Education: Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer
Elections: Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr.
Energy and Telecommunications: Sen. Kevin Parker
Environmental Conservation: Sen. Antoine Thompson
Ethics: Sen. John Sampson
Finance: Sen. Carl Kruger
Health: Sen. Tom Duane
Higher Education: Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky
Housing, Construction and Community Development: Sen. Pedro Espada
Insurance: Sen. Neil Breslin
Investigations and Governmental Operations: Sen. Craig Johnson
Judiciary: Sen. John Sampson
Labor: Sen. George Onorato
Local Government: Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: Sen. Shirley Huntley
Racing, Gaming and Wagering: Sen. Eric Adams
Rules: Sen. Malcolm Smith
Rules and Administration Reform Temporary Committee: Sen. David Valesky and Sen. John Bonacic
Social Services: Sen. Velmanette Montgomery
Transportation: Sen. Martin Malave Dilan
Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs: Sen. Eric Adams
Administrative Regulatory Review Commission: TBA
Rural Resources Commission: TBA

Committee Vice Chairs

Vice Chairwoman of the Finance Committee: Sen. Liz Krueger
Vice Chairman of the Rules Committee: Sen. Pedro Espada

Committee Ranking Minority Members

Aging: Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer
Agriculture: Sen. Catherine Young
Banking: Sen. Hugh Farley
Budget Reform Select Committee: TBA
Children and Families: Sen. Roy McDonald
Cities: Sen. Andrew Lanza
Civil Service and Pensions: Sen. Andrew Lanza
Codes: Sen. Dale Volker
Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business: Sen. Jim Alesi
Consumer Protection: Sen. Steve Saland
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions: Sen. Bill Larkin
Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections: Sen. Martin Golden
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation: Sen. Joe Griffo
Education: Sen. John Flanagan
Elections: Sen. Thomas Libous
Energy and Telecommunications: Sen. Mike Nozzolio
Environmental Conservation: Sen. Carl Marcellino
Ethics: Sen. Owen Johnson
Finance: Sen. John DeFrancisco
Health: Sen. Kemp Hannon
Higher Education: Sen. Ken LaValle
Housing, Construction and Community Development: Sen. John Bonacic
Insurance: Sen. Jim Seward
Investigations and Governmental Operations: Sen. George Winner
Judiciary: Sen. George Maziarz
Labor: Sen. Joseph Robach
Local Government: Sen. Betty Little
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: Sen. Tom Morahan
Racing, Gaming and Wagering: Sen. John Bonacic
Rules: Sen. Dean Skelos
Social Services: Sen. Roy McDonald
Transportation: Sen. Charles Fuschillo
Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs: Sen. Vincent Leibell

New York State Senate

Officers

Democratic Senate Leadership

Republican Senate Leadership

2008 elections and power struggle

Current state senators

Committee Leadership

Committee Chairs

Committee Vice Chairs

Committee Ranking Minority Members

See also

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