New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature,[1] the New York State Senate being the upper house.[2] There are 150 seats in the Assembly.[3] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.[4]

New York State Assembly
New York State Legislature
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 2019
Leadership
Speaker
Carl Heastie (D)
since February 3, 2015
Jeffrion L. Aubry (D)
since January 9, 2013
Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D)
since December 17, 2018
William Barclay (R)
since January 7, 2020
Structure
Seats150
Political groups
Majority caucus (106)
  •   Democratic (105)
  •   Independence (1)

Minority caucus (43)

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle III, New York Constitution
Salary$110,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 3, 2020
(150 seats)
Next election
November 8, 2022
(150 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
State Assembly Chamber
New York State Capitol
Albany, New York
Website
New York State Assembly

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.

Leadership of the Assembly

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]

PositionNamePartyDistrict
SpeakerCarl HeastieDemocratic83
Majority LeaderCrystal Peoples-StokesDemocratic141
Minority LeaderWilliam BarclayRepublican120

Composition

The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.[9] As of October 2020, the Democrats hold 101 of the Assembly's 150 seats.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates Majority Conference)
 Total
Democratic Ind. Republican 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[lower-alpha 1][11][12] 42 146 4
Start 2019-20 session[13] 105 1 44 0 150 0
January 2020[14][15] 104 43 148 2
February 2020[16][17] 103 43 147 3
June 2020[18][19] 101 145 5
Latest voting share 69.7% 29.7%

Members of the New York State Assembly
Membership of the Assembly represented by an equal-area projection since the 2018 election
District Member Party First elected Counties
1Fred ThieleInd1995+Suffolk
2Jodi GiglioRep2020Suffolk
3Joe DeStefanoRep2018Suffolk
4Steve EnglebrightDem1992+Suffolk
5Douglas M. SmithRep2018+Suffolk
6Philip RamosDem2002Suffolk
7Jarett GandolfoRep2020Suffolk
8Michael J. FitzpatrickRep2002Suffolk
9Michael DursoRep2020 Nassau, Suffolk
10Steve SternDem2018+Suffolk
11Kimberly Jean-PierreDem2014Suffolk
12Keith BrownRep2020+Suffolk
13Charles D. LavineDem2004Nassau
14David McDonoughRep2002+Nassau
15Michael MontesanoRep2010+Nassau
16Gina SillittiDem2020Nassau
17John MikulinRep2018+Nassau
18Taylor DarlingDem2018Nassau
19Ed RaRep2010Nassau
20Melissa MillerRep2016Nassau
21Judy GriffinDem2018Nassau
22Michaelle C. SolagesDem2012Nassau
23Stacey Pheffer AmatoDem2016Queens
24David WeprinDem2010+Queens
25Nily RozicDem2012Queens
26Edward BraunsteinDem2010Queens
27Daniel RosenthalDem2017+Queens
28Andrew HevesiDem2005+Queens
29Alicia HyndmanDem2015+Queens
30Brian BarnwellDem2016Queens
31Khaleel AndersonDem2020Queens
32Vivian E. CookDem1990Queens
33Clyde VanelDem2016+Queens
34Jessica González-RojasDem2020Queens
35Jeffrion L. AubryDem1992+Queens
36Zohran MamdaniDem2020Queens
37Catherine NolanDem1984Queens
38Jenifer RajkumarDem2020Queens
39Catalina CruzDem2018Queens
40Ron KimDem2012Queens
41Helene WeinsteinDem1980Kings
42Rodneyse BichotteDem2014Kings
43Diana RichardsonDem[20]2015+Kings
44Robert CarrollDem2016Kings
45Steven CymbrowitzDem2000Kings
46Mathylde FrontusDem2018Kings
47William ColtonDem1996Kings
48Simcha EichensteinDem2018Kings
49Peter J. Abbate Jr.Dem1986Kings
50Emily GallagherDem2020Kings
51Marcela MitaynesDem2020Kings
52Jo Anne SimonDem2014Kings
53Maritza DavilaDem2013+Kings
54Erik Martin DilanDem2014Kings
55Latrice WalkerDem2014Kings
56Stefani ZinermanDem2020Kings
57Phara Souffrant ForrestDem2020Kings
58N. Nick PerryDem1992Kings
59Jaime WilliamsDem2016+Kings
60Charles BarronDem2014Kings
61Charles FallDem2018Richmond
62Michael ReillyRep2018Richmond
63Michael CusickDem2002Richmond
64Michael TannousisRep2020Kings, Richmond
65Yuh-Line NiouDem2016New York
66Deborah J. GlickDem1990New York
67Linda RosenthalDem2006+New York
68Robert J. RodriguezDem2010New York
69Daniel J. O'DonnellDem2002New York
70Inez DickensDem2016New York
71Al TaylorDem2017+New York
72Carmen De La RosaDem2016New York
73Dan QuartDem2011+New York
74Harvey EpsteinDem2018+New York
75Richard N. GottfriedDem1970New York
76Rebecca SeawrightDem2014New York
77Latoya JoynerDem2014Bronx
78Jose RiveraDem2000Bronx
79Chantel JacksonDem2020Bronx
80Nathalia FernandezDem2018+Bronx
81Jeffrey DinowitzDem1994+Bronx
82Michael BenedettoDem2004Bronx
83Carl HeastieDem2000Bronx
84Amanda SeptimoDem2020Bronx
85Kenny BurgosDem2020Bronx
86Victor M. PichardoDem2013+Bronx
87Karines ReyesDem2018Bronx
88Amy PaulinDem2000Westchester
89J. Gary PretlowDem1992Westchester
90Nader SayeghDem2018Westchester
91Steven OtisDem2012Westchester
92Thomas J. AbinantiDem2010Westchester
93Chris BurdickDem2020Westchester
94Kevin ByrneRep2016Westchester, Putnam
95Sandy GalefDem1992Westchester, Putnam
96Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.Dem2007+Rockland
97Michael LawlerRep2020Rockland
98Karl A. BrabenecRep2014Orange, Rockland
99Colin SchmittRep2018Orange, Rockland
100Aileen GuntherDem2003+Orange, Sullivan
101Brian MillerRep2016Delaware, Herkimer, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Sullivan, Ulster
102Christopher TagueRep2018+Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Ulster
103Kevin A. CahillDem1998Dutchess, Ulster
104Jonathan JacobsonDem2018+Dutchess, Orange, Ulster
105Kieran LalorRep2012Dutchess
106Didi BarrettDem2012+Columbia, Dutchess
107Jacob AshbyRep2018+Columbia, Rensselaer, Washington
108John T. McDonald IIIDem2012Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga
109Patricia FahyDem2012Albany
110Phillip SteckDem2012Albany, Schenectady
111Angelo SantabarbaraDem2012Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady
112Mary Beth WalshRep2016Saratoga, Schenectady
113Carrie WoernerDem2014Saratoga, Washington
114Matt SimpsonRep2020Essex, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
115Billy JonesRep2016Clinton, Franklin, St. Lawrence
116Mark WalczykRep2018Jefferson, St. Lawrence
117Ken BlankenbushRep2010Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence
118Robert SmullenRep2018Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, St. Lawrence
119Marianne ButtenschonDem2018Herkimer, Oneida
120William A. BarclayRep2002Jefferson, Onondaga, Oswego
121John SalkaRep2018Madison, Oneida, Otsego
122Joe AngelinoRep2020Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego
123Donna LupardoDem2004Broome
124Christopher S. FriendRep2010Broome, Chemung, Tioga
125Anna KellesDem2020Cortland, Tompkins
126John Lemondes Jr.Rep2020Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Onondaga
127Albert A. Stirpe Jr.Dem2012Onondaga
128Pamela HunterDem2015+Onondaga
129William MagnarelliDem1998Onondaga
130Brian ManktelowRep2018Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne
131Jeff GallahanRep2020Ontario, Seneca
132Phil PalmesanoRep2010Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Yates
133Marjorie ByrnesRep2018Livingston, Monroe, Steuben
134Josh JensenRep2020Monroe
135Jennifer LunsfordDem2020Monroe
136Sarah ClarkDem2020Monroe
137Demond MeeksDem2020Monroe
138Harry BronsonDem2010Monroe
139Stephen HawleyRep2006+Genesee, Monroe, Orleans
140William ConradDem2020Erie, Niagara
141Crystal Peoples-StokesDem2002Erie
142Patrick B. BurkeDem2018Erie
143Monica P. WallaceDem2016Erie
144Michael NorrisRep2016Erie, Niagara, Orleans
145Angelo MorinelloRep2016Erie, Niagara
146Karen McMahonDem2018Erie, Niagara
147David DiPietroRep2012Erie, Wyoming
148Joseph GiglioRep2005+Allegany, Cattaraugus, Steuben
149Jonathan RiveraDem2020Erie
150Andy GoodellRep2010Chautauqua
  • +Elected in a special election

Committees

The New York State Assembly has the following committees:[21]

  • 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

Notes
  1. 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
  1. Colon, Dave. "As Democratic Senate Becomes Reality, Unclear How Hard Assembly Majority Will Push Prior Agenda". Gotham Gazette.
  2. "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.
  3. "Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the running for Assembly majority leader post". November 13, 2018.
  4. Press, Chris Carola Associated. "New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices". Daily Freeman.
  5. "Roles and Responsibilities of Selected Leadership Positions". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. McKinley, Jesse (February 3, 2015). "Heastie Elected Speaker of New York Assembly" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. "WNY gets Albany leverage as Peoples-Stokes named Assembly majority leader". December 17, 2018.
  8. "NY Assembly Republicans select new minority leader". Glens Falls Post-Star.
  9. 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.
  10. "2016 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". www.elections.ny.gov.
  11. "Bohen, Burke Have Rematch for Assembly Seat". spectrumlocalnews.com.
  12. Precious, Tom (April 25, 2018). "A day after his Assembly victory, Bohen receives a lesson in Albany 101".
  13. https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2018/general/2018Assembly.pdf
  14. "Huntington Leaders Sworn Into Office |". HuntingtonNow.com. January 7, 2020.
  15. "What you need to know about the race to fill Michele Titus' Assembly seat". QNS.com.
  16. "Governor Cuomo Sets April 28 Special Election for the 27th Congressional District, Vacant State Assembly and State Senate Seats". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. February 10, 2020.
  17. MacGillivary, Stephanie. "Romeo resigns from New York State Assembly for County Clerk appointment – Ballotpedia News".
  18. "State Assemblyman David Gantt Dies". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  19. "Bronx Democratic Chairman abdicates, resigns from NYS Assembly". Parkchester Times. June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  20. Though Richardson was elected on the Working Families Party line, she is a registered Democrat.
  21. "Committees, Commissions and Task Forces". New York State Assembly.

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