| Number: | 173rd |
| Start: | January 1, 1961 |
| End: | December 31, 1962 |
| Vp: | Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson (R) |
| Pro Tem: | Walter J. Mahoney (R) |
| Speaker: | Joseph F. Carlino (R) |
| Senators: | 58 |
| Reps: | 150 |
| S-Majority: | Republican (33–25) |
| H-Majority: | Republican (84–66) |
| Sessionnumber1: | 1st |
| Sessionstart1: | January 4 |
| Sessionend1: | March 25, 1961 |
| Sessionnumber2: | 2nd |
| Sessionstart2: | August 21, 1961 |
| Sessionnumber3: | 3rd |
| Sessionstart3: | November 9 |
| Sessionend3: | 10, 1961 |
| Sessionnumber4: | 4th |
| Sessionstart4: | January 3 |
| Sessionend4: | March 31, 1962 |
| Previous: | 172nd |
| Next: | 174th |
The 173rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4, 1961, to March 31, 1962, during the third and fourth years of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, re-apportioned in 1953, 58 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were Kings (nine districts), New York (six), Queens (five), Bronx (four), Erie (three), Nassau (three), Westchester (three), Monroe (two) and Onondaga (two). The Assembly districts consisted either of a single entire county (except Hamilton Co.), or of contiguous area within one county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Liberal Party also nominated tickets.
The 1960 New York state election, was held on November 8. The only two statewide elective offices were two seats on the New York Court of Appeals. Two Republican judges were elected, Stanley H. Fuld with Democratic and Liberal endorsement; and Sydney F. Foster with Liberal endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the average vote for the judges on the different tickets, was: Republicans 3,281,000; Democrats 3,247,000; and Liberals 413,000.
4 of the 7 women members of the previous legislature—State Senator Janet Hill Gordon (Republican), a lawyer of Norwich; and Assemblywomen Bessie A. Buchanan (Democrat), a retired musical actress and dancer of Harlem; Dorothy Bell Lawrence (Republican), a former school teacher of Manhattan; and Aileen B. Ryan (Democrat), a former school teacher of the Bronx—were re-elected.
The New York state election, 1961, was held on November 7. No statewide elective offices were up for election. Three vacancies in the Assembly were filled.
The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 184th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1961;[1] and adjourned on March 25.[2]
Joseph F. Carlino (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.
Walter J. Mahoney (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate.
The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on August 21, 1961;[3] and adjourned after a session of six hours.[4] This session was called to consider legislation concerning New York City's school system.
The Legislature met for another special session at the State Capitol in Albany on November 9, 1961;[5] and adjourned on the next day.[6] This session was called to consider legislation concerning the creation of fallout shelters at schools and colleges, and the re-apportionment of New York's congressional districts under the 1960 U.S. census.
The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 185th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1962;[7] and adjourned on March 31.[8]
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Ivan Warner changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
| District | Assemblymen | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 1st | Frank P. Cox | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | Harvey M. Lifset | Democrat | |||
| Allegany | Don O. Cummings | Republican | |||
| Bronx | 1st | Donald J. Sullivan | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | Sidney H. Asch | Democrat | resigned on January 19, 1961, appointed to the Municipal Court | ||
| Burton M. Fine | Democrat | on November 7, 1961, elected to fill vacancy | |||
| 3rd | Jerome Schutzer | Democrat | |||
| 4th | Felipe N. Torres | Democrat | |||
| 5th | Melville E. Abrams | Democrat | |||
| 6th | Murray Lewinter | Democrat | |||
| 7th | John T. Satriale | Democrat | |||
| 8th | Alexander Chananau | Democrat | |||
| 9th | William Kapelman | Democrat | |||
| 10th | Ferdinand J. Mondello | Democrat | |||
| 11th | Aileen B. Ryan | Democrat | |||
| 12th | Fred W. Eggert Jr. | Democrat | |||
| Broome | 1st | Daniel S. Dickinson Jr. | Republican | ||
| 2nd | George L. Ingalls | Republican | Majority Leader | ||
| Cattaraugus | Jeremiah J. Moriarty | Republican | |||
| Cayuga | George M. Michaels | Democrat | |||
| Chautauqua | A. Bruce Manley | Republican | |||
| Chemung | Harry J. Tifft | Republican | |||
| Chenango | Guy L. Marvin | Republican | |||
| Clinton | Robert J. Feinberg | Republican | |||
| Columbia | Willard C. Drumm | Republican | |||
| Cortland | Louis H. Folmer | Republican | |||
| Delaware | Edwyn E. Mason | Republican | |||
| Dutchess | Robert Watson Pomeroy | Republican | |||
| Erie | 1st | Stephen R. Greco | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | William E. Adams | Republican | |||
| 3rd | Vincent P. Arnone | Democrat | |||
| 4th | Frank J. Caffery | Democrat | |||
| 5th | John B. Lis | Democrat | |||
| 6th | Albert J. Hausbeck | Democrat | |||
| 7th | Julius Volker | Republican | |||
| 8th | William Sadler | Republican | |||
| Essex | Grant W. Johnson | Republican | |||
| Franklin | Hayward H. Plumadore | Republican | |||
| Fulton and Hamilton | Joseph R. Younglove | Republican | |||
| Genesee | John E. Johnson | Republican | |||
| Greene | William E. Brady | Republican | |||
| Herkimer | Leo A. Lawrence | Republican | |||
| Jefferson | Orin S. Wilcox | Republican | |||
| Kings | 1st | Max M. Turshen | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | Samuel Bonom | Democrat | died on December 15, 1962 | ||
| 3rd | Joseph J. Dowd | Democrat | |||
| 4th | Harold W. Cohn | Democrat | |||
| 5th | Leonard E. Yoswein | Democrat | |||
| 6th | Bertram L. Baker | Democrat | |||
| 7th | Louis Kalish | Democrat | |||
| 8th | Guy James Mangano | Democrat | |||
| 9th | Robert F. Kelly | Republican | |||
| 10th | John J. Ryan | Democrat | |||
| 11th | George A. Cincotta | Democrat | |||
| 12th | Luigi R. Marano | Republican | |||
| 13th | Lawrence P. Murphy | Democrat | |||
| 14th | Edward S. Lentol | Democrat | |||
| 15th | Alfred A. Lama | Democrat | |||
| 16th | Irwin Brownstein | Democrat | |||
| 17th | Samuel I. Berman | Democrat | |||
| 18th | Stanley Steingut | Democrat | |||
| 19th | Joseph Kottler | Democrat | |||
| 20th | Joseph R. Corso | Democrat | |||
| 21st | Bertram L. Podell | Democrat | |||
| 22nd | Anthony J. Travia | Democrat | Minority Leader | ||
| Lewis | Dwight N. Dudo | Republican | |||
| Livingston | Kenneth R. Willard | Republican | |||
| Madison | Harold I. Tyler | Republican | |||
| Monroe | 1st | J. Eugene Goddard | Republican | ||
| 2nd | S. William Rosenberg | Republican | |||
| 3rd | Paul B. Hanks Jr. | Republican | |||
| 4th | Charles F. Stockmeister | Democrat | |||
| Montgomery | Donald A. Campbell | Republican | |||
| Nassau | 1st | Anthony Barbiero | Republican | ||
| 2nd | Joseph F. Carlino | Republican | re-elected Speaker | ||
| 3rd | John E. Kingston | Republican | |||
| 4th | Edwin J. Fehrenbach | Republican | |||
| 5th | Francis P. McCloskey | Republican | |||
| 6th | Palmer D. Farrington | Republican | on June 26, 1961, appointed Presiding Supervisor of Hempstead[10] | ||
| Robert M. Blakeman | Republican | on November 7, 1961, elected to fill vacancy | |||
| New York | 1st | William F. Passannante | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | Louis DeSalvio | Democrat | |||
| 3rd | Francis W. Doheny | Democrat | |||
| 4th | Samuel A. Spiegel | Democrat | |||
| 5th | Bentley Kassal | Democrat | |||
| 6th | Joseph J. Weiser | Democrat | |||
| 7th | Daniel M. Kelly | Democrat | |||
| 8th | Dorothy Bell Lawrence | Republican | |||
| 9th | John R. Brook | Republican | |||
| 10th | Mark Lane | Democrat | |||
| 11th | Lloyd E. Dickens | Democrat | |||
| 12th | Bessie A. Buchanan | Democrat | |||
| 13th | Orest V. Maresca | Democrat | |||
| 14th | Jose Ramos-Lopez | Democrat | |||
| 15th | John J. Walsh | Democrat | |||
| 16th | Frank G. Rossetti | Democrat | |||
| Niagara | 1st | Harold H. Altro | Republican | ||
| 2nd | Ernest Curto | Republican | |||
| Oneida | 1st | Paul A. Worlock | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | William S. Calli | Republican | |||
| Onondaga | 1st | Don H. Brown | Republican | ||
| 2nd | George P. Savage | Democrat | |||
| 3rd | Philip R. Chase | Republican | |||
| Ontario | Robert M. Quigley | Republican | |||
| Orange | 1st | Daniel Becker | Republican | ||
| 2nd | Wilson C. Van Duzer | Republican | |||
| Orleans | Alonzo L. Waters | Republican | |||
| Oswego | Edward F. Crawford | Republican | |||
| Otsego | Paul L. Talbot | Republican | |||
| Putnam | Willis H. Stephens | Republican | |||
| Queens | 1st | Thomas V. LaFauci | Democrat | ||
| 2nd | William C. Brennan | Democrat | |||
| 3rd | Charles T. Eckstein | Republican | |||
| 4th | Jules G. Sabbatino | Democrat | |||
| 5th | William G. Giaccio | Democrat | |||
| 6th | Michael G. Rice | Democrat | |||
| 7th | Moses M. Weinstein | Democrat | |||
| 8th | Michael J. Capanegro | Democrat | |||
| 9th | Fred W. Preller | Republican | Chairman of Ways and Means | ||
| 10th | Louis Wallach | Democrat | |||
| 11th | Alfred D. Lerner | Republican | |||
| 12th | J. Lewis Fox | Democrat | |||
| 13th | Anthony P. Savarese Jr. | Republican | |||
| Rensselaer | Douglas Hudson | Republican | |||
| Richmond | 1st | Edward J. Amann Jr. | Republican | ||
| 2nd | Lucio F. Russo | Republican | |||
| Rockland | Joseph F. X. Nowicki | Republican | |||
| St. Lawrence | Verner M. Ingram | Republican | |||
| Saratoga | John L. Ostrander | Republican | resigned to run for Surrogate of Saratoga County | ||
| Stanley L. Van Rensselaer | Republican | on November 7, 1961, elected to fill vacancy | |||
| Schenectady | Joseph F. Egan | Republican | |||
| Schoharie | Russell Selkirk | Republican | |||
| Schuyler | Jerry W. Black | Republican | |||
| Seneca | Theodore D. Day | Republican | |||
| Steuben | Charles D. Henderson | Republican | |||
| Suffolk | 1st | Perry B. Duryea Jr. | Republican | ||
| 2nd | Prescott B. Huntington | Republican | |||
| 3rd | James R. Grover Jr. | Republican | on November 6, 1962, elected to the 88th U.S. Congress | ||
| Sullivan | Hyman E. Mintz | Republican | |||
| Tioga | Richard C. Lounsberry | Republican | |||
| Tompkins | Ray S. Ashbery | Republican | |||
| Ulster | Kenneth L. Wilson | Republican | |||
| Warren | Richard J. Bartlett | Republican | |||
| Washington | William J. Reid | Republican | |||
| Wayne | Joseph C. Finley | Republican | |||
| Westchester | 1st | Christian H. Armbruster | Republican | ||
| 2nd | P. Boice Esser | Republican | |||
| 3rd | George E. Van Cott | Republican | |||
| 4th | Anthony B. Gioffre | Republican | |||
| 5th | John J. S. Mead | Republican | |||
| 6th | Bernard G. Gordon | Republican | |||
| Wyoming | Harold L. Peet | Republican | |||
| Yates | Paul R. Taylor | Republican | |||