202nd New York State Legislature explained

Number:202nd
Start:January 1, 2017
End:December 31, 2018
Vp:Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)
Pro Tem:John J. Flanagan (R)
Speaker:Carl Heastie (D)
S-Majority:Republican
H-Majority:Democratic
Sessionnumber1:1
Sessionstart1:January 4
Sessionend1:?, 2017
Sessionnumber2:2
Sessionstart2:January 3
Sessionend2:?, 2018
Previous:201st
Next:203rd

The 202nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4, 2017, to December 31, 2018, during the seventh and eighth years of Andrew Cuomo's governorship, in Albany

State Senate

At the beginning of this Legislature, the Senate had 31 Republicans and 32 Democrats. Dem. Simcha Felder caucused with Republicans. Unsatisfied with their own party's leadership, eight Democrats had formed previously the Independent Democratic Conference which cooperated with the Republicans. In April 2018, the IDC was dissolved and the dissenters returned to the Democratic conference. Subsequently, Rep. Thomas Croci abandoned his seat without resigning, which left the Senate de facto tied.[1]

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Jim Tedisco changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this Legislature. Assembly members Brian P. Kavanagh, Luis R. Sepúlveda and Shelley Mayer 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. FlanaganRepublicanre-elected Temporary President
3rdThomas CrociRepublican
4thPhil BoyleRepublican
5thCarl L. MarcellinoRepublican
6thKemp HannonRepublican
7thElaine PhillipsRepublican
8thJohn E. BrooksDemocrat
9thTodd KaminskyDemocrat
10thJames Sanders Jr.Democrat
11thTony AvellaDem. (IDC)
12thMichael GianarisDemocrat
13thJose PeraltaDem. (IDC)died on November 21, 2018[2]
14thLeroy ComrieDemocrat
15thJoseph Addabbo Jr.Democrat
16thToby Ann StaviskyDemocrat
17thSimcha FelderInd. Dem.[3]
18thMartin Malave DilanDemocrat
19thRoxanne PersaudDemocrat
20thJesse HamiltonDem. (IDC)
21stKevin ParkerDemocrat
22ndMartin GoldenRepublican
23rdDiane SavinoDem. (IDC)
24thAndrew LanzaRepublican
25thVelmanette MontgomeryDemocrat
26thDaniel SquadronDemocratresigned on August 11, 2017[4]
Brian P. KavanaghDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected to fill vacancy
27thBrad HoylmanDemocrat
28thLiz KruegerDemocrat
29thJosé M. SerranoDemocrat
30thBill PerkinsDemocraton February 14, 2017, elected to the New York City Council
Brian BenjaminDemocraton May 23, 2017, elected to fill vacancy
31stMarisol AlcantaraDem. (IDC)
32ndRubén Díaz Sr.Democraton November 7, 2017, elected to the New York City Council
Luis R. SepúlvedaDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
33rdGustavo RiveraDemocrat
34thJeffrey D. KleinDem. (IDC)IDC Leader
35thAndrea Stewart-CousinsDemocratMinority Leader
36thJamaal BaileyDemocrat
37thGeorge LatimerDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected Westchester County Executive
Shelley MayerDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
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
49thJim TediscoRepublican
50thJohn A. DeFranciscoRepublican
51stJames L. SewardRepublican
52ndFred AksharRepublican
53rdDavid J. ValeskyDem. (IDC)
54thPam HelmingRepublican
55thRich FunkeRepublican
56thJoseph RobachRepublican
57thCatharine YoungRepublican
58thTom O'MaraRepublican
59thPatrick M. GallivanRepublican
60thChris JacobsRepublican
61stMichael RanzenhoferRepublican
62ndRobert OrttRepublican
63rdTimothy M. KennedyDemocrat

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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 GrafRepublicanon November 7, 2017, elected to the Suffolk Co. District Court
Douglas M. SmithRepublicanon April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
6thPhilip RamosDemocrat
7thAndrew GarbarinoRepublican
8thMichael J. FitzpatrickRepublican
9thJoseph SaladinoRepublicanon January 31, 2017, took office as Town Supervisor of Oyster Bay
Christine PellegrinoDemocraton May 23, 2017, elected to fill vacancy[5]
10thChad LupinacciRepublicanon November 7, 2017, elected Town Supervisor of Huntington
Steve SternDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
11thKimberly Jean-PierreDemocrat
12thAndrew RaiaRepublican
13thCharles D. LavineDemocrat
14thDavid McDonoughRepublican
15thMichael MontesanoRepublican
16thAnthony D'UrsoDemocrat
17thThomas McKevittRepublicanon November 7, 2017, elected to the Nassau County Legislature
John MikulinRepublicanon April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
18thEarlene Hill HooperDemocrat
19thEd RaRepublican
20thMelissa MillerRepublican
21stBrian F. CurranRepublican
22ndMichaelle C. SolagesDemocrat
23rdStacey Pheffer AmatoDemocrat
24thDavid WeprinDemocrat
25thNily RozicDemocrat
26thEdward BraunsteinDemocrat
27thMichael SimanowitzDemocratdied on September 2, 2017[6]
Daniel RosenthalDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected to fill vacancy
28thAndrew HevesiDemocrat
29thAlicia HyndmanDemocrat
30thBrian BarnwellDemocrat
31stMichele TitusDemocrat
32ndVivian E. CookDemocrat
33rdClyde VanelDemocrat
34thMichael DenDekkerDemocrat
35thJeffrion L. AubryDemocrat
36thAravella SimotasDemocrat
37thCatherine NolanDemocrat
38thMichael G. MillerDemocrat
39thFrancisco MoyaDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected to the New York City Council
Ari EspinalDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
40thRon KimDemocrat
41stHelene WeinsteinDemocratChairwoman of Ways and Means from September 18, 2017[7]
42ndRodneyse BichotteDemocrat
43rdDiana RichardsonDemocrat
44thRobert CarrollDemocrat
45thSteven CymbrowitzDemocrat
46thPamela HarrisDemocratresigned on April 2, 2018[8]
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
56thTremaine WrightDemocrat
57thWalter T. MosleyDemocrat
58thN. Nick PerryDemocrat
59thJaime WilliamsDemocrat
60thCharles BarronDemocrat
61stMatthew TitoneDemocrat
62ndRonald CastorinaRepublican
63rdMichael CusickDemocrat
64thNicole MalliotakisRepublican
65thYuh-Line NiouDemocrat
66thDeborah J. GlickDemocrat
67thLinda RosenthalDemocrat
68thRobert J. RodriguezDemocrat
69thDaniel J. O'DonnellDemocrat
70thInez DickensDemocrat
71stHerman D. Farrell Jr.DemocratChairman of Ways and Means;
resigned his seat effective September 5, 2017[9]
Al TaylorDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected to fill vacancy
72ndCarmen De La RosaDemocrat
73rdDan QuartDemocrat
74thBrian P. KavanaghDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected to the State Senate
Harvey EpsteinDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
75thRichard N. GottfriedDemocrat
76thRebecca SeawrightDemocrat
77thLatoya JoynerDemocrat
78thJose RiveraDemocrat
79thMichael BlakeDemocrat
80thMark GjonajDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected to the New York City Council
Nathalia FernandezDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
81stJeffrey DinowitzDemocrat
82ndMichael BenedettoDemocrat
83rdCarl HeastieDemocratre-elected Speaker
84thCarmen E. ArroyoDemocrat
85thMarcos CrespoDemocrat
86thVictor M. PichardoDemocrat
87thLuis R. SepúlvedaDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to the State Senate
88thAmy PaulinDemocrat
89thJ. Gary PretlowDemocrat
90thShelley MayerDemocraton April 24, 2018, elected to the State Senate
91stSteven OtisDemocrat
92ndThomas J. AbinantiDemocrat
93rdDavid BuchwaldDemocrat
94thKevin ByrneRepublican
95thSandy GalefDemocrat
96thKenneth Zebrowski Jr.Democrat
97thEllen JaffeeDemocrat
98thKarl A. BrabenecRepublican
99thJames SkoufisDemocrat
100th Aileen GuntherDemocrat
101stBrian MillerRepublican
102ndPete LopezRepublicanon October 1, 2017, appointed as Regional Administrator of EPA
Christopher TagueRepublicanon April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
103rdKevin A. CahillDemocrat
104thFrank SkartadosDemocratdied on April 15, 2018
105thKieran LalorRepublican
106thDidi BarrettDemocrat
107thSteven McLaughlinRepublicanon November 7, 2017, elected Rensselaer County Executive
Jacob AshbyRepublicanon April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
108thJohn T. McDonald IIIDemocrat
109thPatricia FahyDemocrat
110thPhillip SteckDemocrat
111thAngelo SantabarbaraDemocrat
112thMary Beth WalshRepublican
113thCarrie WoernerDemocrat
114thDan StecRepublican
115thBilly JonesDemocrat
116thAddie JenneDemocrat
117thKen BlankenbushRepublican
118thMarc W. ButlerRepublican
119thAnthony BrindisiDemocraton November 6, 2018, elected to the 116th U.S. Congress
120thWilliam BarclayRepublican
121stBill MageeDemocrat
122ndClifford CrouchRepublican
123rdDonna LupardoDemocrat
124thChristopher S. FriendRepublican
125thBarbara LiftonDemocrat
126thGary FinchRepublican
127thAlbert A. Stirpe Jr.Democrat
128thPamela HunterDemocrat
129thWilliam MagnarelliDemocrat
130thBob OaksRepublican
131stBrian KolbRepublicanMinority Leader
132ndPhil PalmesanoRepublican
133rdJoseph ErrigoRepublican
134thPeter LawrenceRepublican
135thMark C. JohnsRepublican
136thJoseph D. MorelleDemocratMajority Leader until November 13, 2018;
on November 6, 2018, elected to the 115th and the 116th U.S. Congress
137thDavid F. GanttDemocrat
138thHarry BronsonDemocrat
139thStephen HawleyRepublican
140thRobin SchimmingerDemocrat
141stCrystal PeoplesDemocratMajority Leader from December 17, 2018
142ndMichael P. KearnsDemocraton November 7, 2017, elected Erie County Clerk
Erik BohenIndependent[10] on April 24, 2018, elected to fill vacancy
143rdMonica P. WallaceDemocrat
144thMichael NorrisRepublican
145thAngelo MorinelloRepublican
146thRaymond WalterRepublican
147thDavid DiPietroRepublican
148thJoseph GiglioRepublican
149thSean RyanDemocrat
150thAndy GoodellRepublican

Employees

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/croci-senate-democrats-1.18894079 Croci’s absence throws Senate into uncharted territory
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/nyregion/jose-peralta-dominican-american-senator-dead.html José Peralta, First Dominican-American Elected to New York State Senate, Dies at 47
  3. Felder was re-elected running on the Democratic and the Republican ticket; he is a registered Democrat but caucused with the Republicans
  4. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/leaving-n-y-senate-article-1.3394774 Why I'm leaving the N.Y. Senate
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/nyregion/special-legislative-election-christine-pellegrino.html New York Democrats See Special Election Win as Good Sign for ’18
  6. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/nyregion/assemblyman-michael-simanowitz-dies.html Friends Recall Selflessness That Embodied Queens Assemblyman
  7. https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/277342/helene-weinsten-named-assembly-ways-and-means-chair/ Helene Weinsten named Assembly Ways and Means chair
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/nyregion/pamela-harris-brooklyn-resigns.html Assemblywoman Pamela Harris Resigns Ahead of Fraud Trial
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/nyregion/herman-farrell-assembly-retirement.html Herman Farrell Set to Close a 42-Year State Assembly Career
  10. Bohen was a registered Democrat, but was elected on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party tickets, defeating the regular Democratic candidate. Subsequently he was denied by both Democrats and Republicans to caucus with them in the Assembly.