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 with no term limits.[4]
New York State Assembly | |
|---|---|
| New York State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 2019 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority caucus (103)
Minority caucus (43)
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article 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) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Assembly Chamber New York State Capitol Albany, New York | |
| Website | |
| New York State Assembly | |
The Assembly meets at the State Capitol in Albany. It is currently controlled by the Democratic Party.
Leadership
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Carl Heastie | Democratic | 83 |
| Majority Leader | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic | 141 |
| Minority Leader | William Barclay | Republican | 120 |
Composition
The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.[5] As of October 2020, the Democrats hold 101 of the Assembly's 150 seats.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates Majority Conference)
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Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Con | Vacant | |||
| End 2015–16 session | 104 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 147 | 3 | |
| Start 2017–18 session[6] | 106 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| End 2017-2018 session | 102 | 1[a][7][8] | 42 | 146 | 4 | ||
| Start 2019-20 session[9] | 105 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| January 2020[10][11] | 104 | 43 | 148 | 2 | |||
| February 2020[12][13] | 103 | 43 | 147 | 3 | |||
| June 2020[14][15] | 101 | 145 | 5 | ||||
| Latest voting share | 69.7% | 29.7% | |||||
Members of the New York State Assembly
- +Elected in a special election
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Colon, Dave. As Democratic Senate Becomes Reality, Unclear How Hard Assembly Majority Will Push Prior Agenda. Gotham Gazette.
- ↑ The Secret Playbook NY State Senate Democrats Used To 'Wipe The Floor' With Republicans. Gothamist (November 28, 2018). Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ↑ Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the running for Assembly majority leader post (November 13, 2018). Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ Press, Chris Carola Associated. New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices. Daily Freeman. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ↑ All-Blue Albany?. City Journal (October 16, 2018).
- ↑ 2016 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections. www.elections.ny.gov.
- ↑ Bohen, Burke Have Rematch for Assembly Seat. spectrumlocalnews.com.
- ↑ Precious, Tom. A day after his Assembly victory, Bohen receives a lesson in Albany 101 (April 25, 2018). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2018/general/2018Assembly.pdf
- ↑ Huntington Leaders Sworn Into Office |. HuntingtonNow.com (January 7, 2020).
- ↑ What you need to know about the race to fill Michele Titus' Assembly seat. QNS.com.
- ↑ 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). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ MacGillivary, Stephanie. Romeo resigns from New York State Assembly for County Clerk appointment – Ballotpedia News.
- ↑ State Assemblyman David Gantt Dies (in en). spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bronx Democratic Chairman abdicates, resigns from NYS Assembly". Parkchester Times. June 27, 2020. https://parkchestertimes.com/bronx-democratic-party-chairman-marcos-a-crespo-has-resigned-from-the-new-york-state-assembly-and-stepped-down-as-bronx-county-democratic-chair. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Though Richardson was elected on the Working Families Party line, she is a registered Democrat.
