201st New York State Legislature explained

Number:201st
Start:January 1, 2015
End:December 31, 2016
Vp:Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)
Pro Tem:Dean Skelos (R), until May 11, 2015;
John J. Flanagan (R), from May 11, 2015
Speaker:Sheldon Silver (D), until February 2, 2015;
Joseph D. Morelle (D), acting February 2–3, 2015;
Carl Heastie (D), from February 3, 2015
S-Majority:Republican/IDC
H-Majority:Democratic
Sessionnumber1:1
Sessionstart1:January 7
Sessionend1:?, 2015
Sessionnumber2:2
Sessionstart2:January 6
Sessionend2:?, 2016
Previous:200th
Next:202nd

The 201st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 2015, to December 31, 2016, during the fifth and sixth years of Andrew Cuomo's governorship, in Albany.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Assembly members Roxanne Persaud and Todd Kaminsky were elected to fill vacancies in the Senate.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stKenneth LaValleRepublican
2ndJohn J. FlanaganRepublicanTemporary President from May 11, 2015
3rdThomas CrociRepublican
4thPhil BoyleRepublican
5thCarl L. MarcellinoRepublican
6thKemp HannonRepublican
7thJack MartinsRepublican
8thMichael VendittoRepublican
9thDean SkelosRepublicanTemporary President until May 11, 2015;
seat vacated on December 11, 2015
Todd KaminskyDemocraton April 19, 2016, elected to fill vacancy[1]
10thJames Sanders Jr.Democrat
11thTony AvellaDem. (IDC)
12thMichael GianarisDemocrat
13thJose PeraltaDemocrat
14thLeroy ComrieDemocrat
15thJoseph Addabbo Jr.Democrat
16thToby Ann StaviskyDemocrat
17thSimcha FelderInd. Dem.[2]
18thMartin Malave DilanDemocrat
19thJohn L. SampsonDemocratseat vacated on July 24, 2015
Roxanne PersaudDemocraton November 3, 2015, elected to fill vacancy
20thJesse HamiltonDemocrat
21stKevin ParkerDemocrat
22ndMartin GoldenRepublican
23rdDiane SavinoDem. (IDC)
24thAndrew LanzaRepublican
25thVelmanette MontgomeryDemocrat
26thDaniel SquadronDemocrat
27thBrad HoylmanDemocrat
28thLiz KruegerDemocrat
29thJosé M. SerranoDemocrat
30thBill PerkinsDemocrat
31stAdriano EspaillatDemocraton November 8, 2016, elected to the 115th U.S. Congress
32ndRubén Díaz Sr.Democrat
33rdGustavo RiveraDemocrat
34thJeffrey D. KleinDem. (IDC)IDC Leader
35thAndrea Stewart-CousinsDemocratMinority Leader
36thRuth Hassell-ThompsonDemocratappointed as Special Advisor for Policy and Community Affairs of NYS Homes and Community Renewal, beginning in July 2016
37thGeorge LatimerDemocrat
38thDavid CarlucciDem. (IDC)
39thWilliam J. Larkin Jr.Republican
40thTerrence MurphyRepublican
41stSue SerinoRepublican
42ndJohn BonacicRepublican
43rdKathy MarchioneRepublican
44thNeil BreslinDemocrat
45thBetty LittleRepublican
46thGeorge A. Amedore Jr.Republican
47thJoseph GriffoRepublican
48thPatty RitchieRepublican
49thHugh T. FarleyRepublican
50thJohn A. DeFranciscoRepublican
51stJames L. SewardRepublican
52ndThomas W. LibousRepublicanseat vacated on July 22, 2015
Fred AksharRepublicanon November 3, 2015, elected to fill vacancy
53rdDavid J. ValeskyDem. (IDC)
54thMichael F. NozzolioRepublican
55thRich FunkeRepublican
56thJoseph RobachRepublican
57thCatharine YoungRepublican
58thTom O'MaraRepublican
59thPatrick M. GallivanRepublican
60thMarc PanepintoDemocrat
61stMichael RanzenhoferRepublican
62ndRobert OrttRepublican
63rdTimothy M. KennedyDemocrat

Employees

State Assembly

Assembly members

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)..."

DistrictAssembly memberPartyNotes
1stFred W. Thiele Jr.Ind./Dem.
2ndAnthony PalumboRepublican
3rdL. Dean MurrayRepublican
4thSteve EnglebrightDemocrat
5thAl GrafRepublican
6thPhilip RamosDemocrat
7thAndrew GarbarinoRepublican
8thMichael J. FitzpatrickRepublican
9thJoseph SaladinoRepublican
10thChad LupinacciRepublican
11thKimberly Jean-PierreDemocrat
12thAndrew RaiaRepublican
13thCharles D. LavineDemocrat
14thDavid McDonoughRepublican
15thMichael MontesanoRepublican
16thMichelle SchimelDemocrat
17thThomas McKevittRepublican
18thEarlene Hill HooperDemocrat
19thEd RaRepublican
20thTodd KaminskyDemocraton April 19, 2016, elected to the State Senate
21stBrian F. CurranRepublican
22ndMichaelle C. SolagesDemocrat
23rdPhil GoldfederDemocratresigned on November 8, 2016[3]
24thDavid WeprinDemocrat
25thNily RozicDemocrat
26thEdward BraunsteinDemocrat
27thMichael SimanowitzDemocrat
28thAndrew HevesiDemocrat
29thWilliam ScarboroughDemocratresigned on May 7, 2015
Alicia HyndmanDemocraton November 3, 2015, elected to fill vacancy
30thMargaret MarkeyDemocrat
31stMichele TitusDemocrat
32ndVivian E. CookDemocrat
33rdBarbara M. ClarkDemocratdied on February 22, 2016[4]
34thMichael DenDekkerDemocrat
35thJeffrion L. AubryDemocrat
36thAravella SimotasDemocrat
37thCatherine NolanDemocrat
38thMichael G. MillerDemocrat
39thFrancisco MoyaDemocrat
40thRon KimDemocrat
41stHelene WeinsteinDemocrat
42ndRodneyse BichotteDemocrat
43rdKarim CamaraDemocratresigned on February 20, 2015, to head the NYS OFBCD[5]
Diana RichardsonWorking Fam.[6] on May 5, 2015, elected to fill vacancy[7]
44thJames F. BrennanDemocrat
45thSteven CymbrowitzDemocrat
46thAlec Brook-KrasnyDemocratresigned effective July 7, 2015
Pamela HarrisDemocraton November 3, 2015, elected to fill vacancy
47thWilliam ColtonDemocrat
48thDov HikindDemocrat
49thPeter J. Abbate Jr.Democrat
50thJoseph R. LentolDemocrat
51stFélix W. OrtizDemocrat
52ndJo Anne SimonDemocrat
53rdMaritza DavilaDemocrat
54thErik Martin DilanDemocrat
55thLatrice WalkerDemocrat
56thAnnette RobinsonDemocrat
57thWalter T. MosleyDemocrat
58thN. Nick PerryDemocrat
59thRoxanne PersaudDemocraton November 3, 2015, elected to the State Senate
Jaime WilliamsDemocraton April 19, 2016, elected to fill vacancy[8]
60thCharles BarronDemocrat
61stMatthew TitoneDemocrat
62ndJoe BorelliRepublicanon November 3, 2015, elected to the New York City Council
Ronald CastorinaRepublicanon April 19, 2016, elected to fill vacancy
63rdMichael CusickDemocrat
64thNicole MalliotakisRepublican
65thSheldon SilverDemocratSpeaker until February 2, 2015;
seat vacated on November 30, 2015
Alice CancelDemocraton April 19, 2016, elected to fill vacancy[9]
66thDeborah J. GlickDemocrat
67thLinda RosenthalDemocrat
68thRobert J. RodriguezDemocrat
69thDaniel J. O'DonnellDemocrat
70thKeith L. T. WrightDemocrat
71stHerman D. Farrell Jr.DemocratChairman of Ways and Means
72ndGuillermo LinaresDemocrat
73rdDan QuartDemocrat
74thBrian P. KavanaghDemocrat
75thRichard N. GottfriedDemocrat
76thRebecca SeawrightDemocrat
77thLatoya JoynerDemocrat
78thJose RiveraDemocrat
79thMichael BlakeDemocrat
80thMark GjonajDemocrat
81stJeffrey DinowitzDemocrat
82ndMichael BenedettoDemocrat
83rdCarl HeastieDemocratSpeaker from February 3, 2015
84thCarmen E. ArroyoDemocrat
85thMarcos CrespoDemocrat
86thVictor M. PichardoDemocrat
87thLuis R. SepúlvedaDemocrat
88thAmy PaulinDemocrat
89thJ. Gary PretlowDemocrat
90thShelley MayerDemocrat
91stSteven OtisDemocrat
92ndThomas J. AbinantiDemocrat
93rdDavid BuchwaldDemocrat
94thSteve KatzRepublican
95thSandy GalefDemocrat
96thKenneth Zebrowski Jr.Democrat
97thEllen JaffeeDemocrat
98thKarl A. BrabenecRepublican
99thJames SkoufisDemocrat
100th Aileen GuntherDemocrat
101stClaudia TenneyRepublicanon November 8, 2016, elected to the 115th U.S. Congress
102ndPete LopezRepublican
103rdKevin A. CahillDemocrat
104thFrank SkartadosDemocrat
105thKieran LalorRepublican
106thDidi BarrettDemocrat
107thSteven McLaughlinRepublican
108thJohn T. McDonald IIIDemocrat
109thPatricia FahyDemocrat
110thPhillip SteckDemocrat
111thAngelo SantabarbaraDemocrat
112thJim TediscoRepublican
113thCarrie WoernerDemocrat
114thDan StecRepublican
115thJanet DupreyRepublican
116thAddie JenneDemocrat
117thKen BlankenbushRepublican
118thMarc W. ButlerRepublican
119thAnthony BrindisiDemocrat
120thWilliam BarclayRepublican
121stBill MageeDemocrat
122ndClifford CrouchRepublican
123rdDonna LupardoDemocrat
124thChristopher S. FriendRepublican
125thBarbara LiftonDemocrat
126thGary FinchRepublican
127thAlbert A. Stirpe Jr.Democrat
128thSamuel D. RobertsDemocratin May 2015, appointed as Commissioner of NYS OTDA[10]
Pamela HunterDemocraton November 3, 2015, elected to fill vacancy
129thWilliam MagnarelliDemocrat
130thBob OaksRepublican
131stBrian KolbRepublicanMinority Leader
132ndPhil PalmesanoRepublican
133rdBill NojayRepublicandied on September 9, 2016[11]
134thPeter LawrenceRepublican
135thMark C. JohnsRepublican
136thJoseph D. MorelleDemocratMajority Leader;
Acting Speaker from February 2 to 3, 2015
137thDavid F. GanttDemocrat
138thHarry BronsonDemocrat
139thStephen HawleyRepublican
140thRobin SchimmingerDemocrat
141stCrystal PeoplesDemocrat
142ndMichael P. KearnsDemocrat
143rdAngela WozniakCons./Rep.
144thJane CorwinRepublican
145thJohn CerettoRepublicanchanged party affiliation on August 18, 2015[12]
Democrat
146thRaymond WalterRepublican
147thDavid DiPietroRepublican
148thJoseph GiglioRepublican
149thSean RyanDemocrat
150thAndy GoodellRepublican

Employees

Sources

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-and-elections/kaminsky-declares-victory%2C-but-republicans-say-race-for-skelos-seat-is-too-close-to-call.html Kaminsky declares victory in race for Skelos' seat; McGrath says too close to call
  2. Felder was elected as a Democrat but caucused with the Republicans
  3. https://www.qchron.com/editions/phil-goldfeder-vacating-his-assembly-seat-next-week/article_4fd723c0-a2c4-11e6-97df-63e5f3c56352.html Phil Goldfeder vacating his Assembly seat this week
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/nyregion/barbara-m-clark-new-york-assemblywoman-dies-at-76.html Barbara M. Clark, New York Assemblywoman, Dies at 76
  5. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/karim-camara-doubles-salary-joining-team-cumo-blog-entry-1.2174585 Karim Camara nearly doubles legislative salary in joining Cuomo administration
  6. Richardson is a registered Democrat, but was elected on the Working Families ticket, the Democrats making no nomination.
  7. https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/Elections/2015/Special/43rdADheldMay52015SpecialResults.pdf 43rd D. special election result
  8. https://www.kingscountypolitics.com/williams-beats-ferretti-decisively/ 59th A.D. Special Election: Williams Beats Ferretti Decisively
  9. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/democrat_wins_special_election_to_fill_assembly_seat_vacated_by_sheldon_silver.html Democrat wins special election to fill Assembly seat vacated by Sheldon Silver
  10. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/sam_roberts_new_job_as_head_of_massive_welfare_agency_job_was_cuomos_idea.html Assemblyman Sam Roberts: From building manager to NY welfare commissioner
  11. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/nyregion/bill-nojay-rochester-assemblyman-dies.html Bill Nojay, Upstate Assemblyman, Dies After Shooting Himself at a Cemetery
  12. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/ceretto-will-switch-back-to-democratic-party/article_bd6dad8b-42b3-5a4a-8e3e-6c59b3e53c51.html Ceretto will switch back to Democratic Party