List of New York State Senators - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The New York State Senate has 62 members each elected to two-year terms.

Current party composition of the Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	32
	Democratic Party	26
	Independent Democrat Independent Democrat Independent Democrat is a term occasionally adopted by American politicians to refer to their party affiliation. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as " Independent Democrats."...	4
Total		62
Majority		1

Current Leadership

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| President

President of the Senate

The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is the speaker of other assemblies.The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line...

/Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of New York State. It is the second highest ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four year term...

|| Robert J. Duffy|| Democratic || Rochester

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

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| President Pro Tem/Majority Leader

Majority leader

In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...

|| Dean Skelos

Dean Skelos

Dean G. Skelos is an American politician and the Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region of Nassau County. He is the second Long Islander to hold the position of Majority...

|| Republican || Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre, New York

Rockville Centre is a village located in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 24,023. The town is made up of middle to upper middle class residents, most of the wealthier residents residing on the north side of town near the...

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| Minority Leader

Minority leader

In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...

|| John L. Sampson

John L. Sampson

John L. Sampson represents District 19 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Crown Heights, East Flatbush, as well as portions of Brownsville, Canarsie and Spring Creek Towers....

|| Democratic || Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

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| Independent Democratic Conference leader
| Jeffrey Klein

Jeffrey Klein

Jeffrey David Klein is a New York State Senator representing parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties. He was elected to his first term in the Senate in 2004....

| Independent Democrat

Independent Democrat

Independent Democrat is a term occasionally adopted by American politicians to refer to their party affiliation. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as " Independent Democrats."...

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Members of the Senate

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| 1 ||Kenneth LaValle

Kenneth LaValle

Kenneth P. LaValle represents District 1 in the New York State Senate, which comprises the five East End towns of Long Island, New York, and the eastern half of the Town of Brookhaven, New York. First elected in 1976, he is the chair of the Higher Education Committee in the State Senate...

||Republican ||1976||Port Jefferson

Port Jefferson, New York

The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2000 United States Census, the village population was 7,837...

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| 2 ||John J. Flanagan

John J. Flanagan

John J. Flanagan represents the 2nd District of the New York State Senate, which includes the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of both the Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington, all located in Suffolk County, New York. Flanagan was first elected to the State Senate in 2002, after...

|| Republican ||2002||East Northport

East Northport, New York

East Northport is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,845 at the 2000 census.-Founding:...

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| 3 ||Lee Zeldin

Lee Zeldin

Lee M. Zeldin is a Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 3rd district.Zeldin was raised in Shirley, New York, and graduated from William Floyd High School in 1998. He received a B.A...

|| Republican||2010||Shirley

Shirley, New York

Shirley is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, Shirley population was 26,395....

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| 4 ||Owen H. Johnson

Owen H. Johnson

Owen H. Johnson is a Republican, New York State Senator representing the 4th State Senate district which includes mostly the Town of Babylon in south-west Suffolk County. He was first elected to the New York State Senate in 1972...

|| Republican ||1972||West Babylon

West Babylon, New York

West Babylon is a census-designated place in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 43,452 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Babylon is located at ....

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| 5 ||Carl Marcellino

Carl Marcellino

Carl L. Marcellino is a member of the New York State Senate. He represents the 5th Senate District which comprises parts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island. Marcellino is a Republican who was first elected to the Senate in a special election in March 1995, following the resignation of...

|| Republican ||1995||Syosset

Syosset, New York

Syosset is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, in the northeastern section of Town of Oyster Bay near the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 18,829 at the 2010 census...

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| 6 ||Kemp Hannon

Kemp Hannon

J. Kemp Hannon is a member of the New York State Senate, from Nassau County. Sen. Hannon has represented the 6th District since 1989 which covers Levittown, Massapequa, Garden City, Uniondale, Hempstead, Farmingdale, Franklin Square, Old Bethpage, Salisbury, Garden City South, Plainview,...

|| Republican ||1989||Garden City

Garden City, New York

Garden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...

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| 7 ||Jack Martins

Jack Martins

Jack M. Martins is a Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 7th district located in Nassau County, New York.-Early life and education:...

||Republican||2010||Mineola

Mineola, New York

Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....

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| 8 ||Charles Fuschillo

Charles Fuschillo

Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. is a Republican member of the New York State Senate from Long Island. Since 1998, he has represented the 8th State Senate district which spans several South Shore communities in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties...

|| Republican ||1998||Merrick

Merrick, New York

Merrick is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 22,097. The name "Merrick" is taken from Meroke, the name of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area...

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| 9 ||Dean Skelos

Dean Skelos

|| Republican ||1984||Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre, New York

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| 10 ||Shirley Huntley

Shirley Huntley

Shirley L. Huntley is a New York State Senator, first elected in 2006 to represent parts of Queens County, including Jamaica, South Jamaica, Springfield Gardens, Laurelton, South Ozone Park, Kew Gardens, Broad Channel, and Lindenwood. A Democrat, she defeated former Senator Ada Smith in the...

||Democratic||2006||Jamaica (NYC - Queens)

Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...

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|11 || Tony Avella

Tony Avella

Tony Avella is an American politician and Democratic State Senator from the 11th New York Senate district. Avella was a member of the New York City Council from the borough of Queens from 2002 to 2009...

|| Democratic||2010||Whitestone (NYC - Queens)

Whitestone, Queens

Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the City of New York borough of Queens. Located between the East River to the north and 25th Avenue to the south. Whitestone is surrounded by College Point, Flushing, Bayside, Auburndale, Linden Hill, and Murray Hill...

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| 12 ||Michael N. Gianaris

Michael N. Gianaris

Senator Michael Gianaris was elected to the State Senate in 2010 with over 81% of the vote after a decade of dedicated public service in the State Assembly...

||Democratic||2010||Astoria (NYC - Queens)

Astoria, Queens

Astoria is a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. Located in Community Board 1, Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Sunnyside , and Woodside...

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| 13 ||Jose Peralta

Jose Peralta

José Rafael Peralta represents District 13 in the New York State Senate, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside...

||Democratic||2010||Jackson Heights (NYC - Queens)

Jackson Heights, Queens

Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the Northwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York, New York, United States. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3...

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| 14 ||Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith (US politician)

Malcolm A. Smith is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, elected in the 14th district which is located in Southeast Queens and includes Hollis, St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Queens Village, Rosedale and the entirety of the Rockaway Peninsula...

||Democratic||2000||St. Albans (NYC - Queens)

St. Albans, Queens

St. Albans is a middle class community in the New York City borough of Queens around the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard, about two miles north of JFK Airport. It is southeast of Jamaica, west of Cambria Heights and north of Springfield Gardens and Laurelton.The neighborhood...

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| 15 ||Joseph Addabbo, Jr.

Joseph Addabbo, Jr.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is an American politician, a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 15th District representing Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth and parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Rego Park and Sunnyside...

|| Democratic||2008||Ozone Park (NYC - Queens)

Ozone Park, Queens

Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....

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| 16 ||Toby Ann Stavisky

Toby Ann Stavisky

Toby Ann Stavisky represents the in the New York State Senate which comprises the Queens neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, Bayside, Beechhurst, Clearview Gardens, Flushing, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Hillcrest, Elmhurst, Electchester, Pomonok, Queensboro Hill, Whitestone, Woodside, Mitchell Linden,...

||Democratic||1999||Flushing (NYC - Queens)

Flushing, Queens

Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...

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| 17 ||Martin Malave Dilan

Martin Malave Dilan

Martin Malave Dilan is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 17th Senatorial District. The 17th Senate District encompasses the North Brooklyn communities of Bushwick, Brooklyn, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, City-Line, East New York,...

||Democratic||2002||Bushwick, Williamsburg (NYC - Brooklyn)

Bushwick, Brooklyn

Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood, formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, is now part of Brooklyn Community Board 4...

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| 18 ||Velmanette Montgomery

Velmanette Montgomery

Velmanette Montgomery represents District 18 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park, Gowanus, and Park Slope, among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn.Elected in 1984, Senator Montgomery is the Chair...

||Democratic||1984||Red Hook, Bed-Stuy (NYC - Brooklyn)

Brooklyn

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| 19 ||John Sampson

John L. Sampson

John L. Sampson represents District 19 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Crown Heights, East Flatbush, as well as portions of Brownsville, Canarsie and Spring Creek Towers....

||Democratic||1996||Crown Heights (NYC - Brooklyn)

Brooklyn

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| 20 ||Eric Adams

Eric Adams (politician)

Eric L. Adams is a Democratic State Senator in the New York Senate. He represents the 20th Senate District, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Flatbush, Crown Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Prospect Heights....

||Democratic||2006||Park Slope, Flatbush (NYC - Brooklyn)

Brooklyn

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| 21 ||Kevin Parker||Democratic||2002||East Flatbush, Boro Park (NYC - Brooklyn)

Brooklyn

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| 22 ||Martin Golden

Martin Golden

Martin J. Golden is an American politician from Brooklyn, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Currently a member of the New York State Senate, Golden is a former member of the New York City Council...

|| Republican ||2002||Bay Ridge (NYC - Brooklyn)

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Sunset Park on the north, Seventh Avenue and Dyker Heights on the east, The Narrows Strait, which partially houses the Belt Parkway, on the west and 86th Street and Fort Hamilton on...

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| 23 ||Diane Savino

Diane Savino

Diane Savino is a Democratic elected official from New York City, USA.She currently represents the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Sunset Park and Coney Island. She was elected in 2004.On December 2, 2009, Savino...

||Independent Democrat

Independent Democrat

||2004||Staten Island (NYC)

Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

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| 24 ||Andrew Lanza|| Republican ||2006||Staten Island (NYC)

Staten Island

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| 25 ||Dan Squadron

Dan Squadron

Daniel Squadron is the state senator for the 25th district of the New York State Senate. He is a Democrat. The 25th Senate District covers lower Manhattan and an area of Brooklyn down the East River from part of Greenpoint to Carroll Gardens, and eastward to part of Downtown Brooklyn.Before his...

||Democratic||2008||Carroll Gardens (NYC - Brooklyn)

Brooklyn

and Lower Manhattan (NYC - Manhattan)

Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York...

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| 26 ||Liz Krueger

Liz Krueger

Liz Krueger is a member of the New York State Senate, representing a district on the East Side of Manhattan.She was first elected in February 2002 during a special election. Krueger is the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee. She was Chairwoman of NY's Democratic Senate Campaign...

||Democratic||2002||Eastside (NYC - Manhattan)

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

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| 27 ||Carl Kruger

Carl Kruger

Carl Kruger is an American politician, a Democrat who represents District 27 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, and Midwood, among other neighborhoods found within his native Brooklyn...

||Democratic||1994||Brighton Beach (NYC - Brooklyn)

Brooklyn

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| 28 ||José M. Serrano

Jose M. Serrano

José Marco Serrano, son of the long-time US Representative by the same name, is a member of the New York State Senate, representing Mott Haven, Melrose, Highbridge, Morris Heights, Spanish Harlem, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island. He is the son of U.S. Congressman José Serrano.A lifelong South Bronx...

||Democratic||2004||Spanish Harlem (NYC - Manhattan)

Spanish Harlem

East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section of Harlem in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which...

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| 29 ||Thomas Duane

Thomas Duane

Thomas K. Duane is an American politician from New York, currently serving in the New York State Senate. He was the nation's first openly HIV-positive person elected to office....

||Democratic||1998||Westside (NYC - Manhattan)

Manhattan

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| 30 ||Bill Perkins

Bill Perkins (politician)

Bill Perkins is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 30th District in the New York State Senate, having been first elected in November 2006. The district is part of Manhattan and encompasses Harlem, the Upper West Side and Washington Heights...

||Democratic||2006||Harlem (NYC - Manhattan)

Harlem

Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...

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| 31 ||Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat is currently a member of the New York State Senate and formerly of the New York State Assembly.Espaillat graduated from Bishop Dubois High School in 1974 and earned his B.S. degree in political science at Queens College in 1978...

||Democratic||2010||Washington Heights (NYC - Manhattan)

Washington Heights, Manhattan

Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...

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| 32 ||Rubén Díaz||Democratic||2002||Soundview (NYC - Bronx)

Soundview, Bronx

Soundview is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the South Central section of the Borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9...

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| 33 ||Gustavo Rivera

Gustavo Rivera

Gustavo Rivera is a New York State Senator representing the Bronx's 33rd Senate District, covering the neighborhoods of Norwood, Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge Heights, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Fordham, University Heights, Tremont, and East Tremont.He received a B.A. in political science...

||Democratic||2010||Kingsbridge Heights (NYC - Bronx)

Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx

Kingsbridge Heights is a working class residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 8. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Kingsbridge Road to the south, and the...

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| 34 ||Jeffrey Klein

Jeffrey Klein

Jeffrey David Klein is a New York State Senator representing parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties. He was elected to his first term in the Senate in 2004....

||Independent Democrat||2004||Throgs Neck (NYC - Bronx)
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| 35 ||Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Andrea Stewart-Cousins is a New York State Senator for the 35th district representing Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Yonkers....

||Democratic||2006||Yonkers

Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...

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| 36 ||Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Ruth-Hassell Thompson of Mount Vernon, New York is a State Senator representing the 36th district of New York, which covers Morrisania, West Farms, Williamsbridge, Co-op City, Wakefield, Baychester, and Mount Vernon.-Political career and background:...

||Democratic||2000||Williamsbridge

Williamsbridge, Bronx

Williamsbridge is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the northeast Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 222nd Street to the north, Boston...

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| 37 ||Suzi Oppenheimer||Democratic||1984||Mamaroneck

Mamaroneck (village), New York

Mamaroneck is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 18,929 at the 2010 census. It is located partially within the town of Mamaroneck and partially within the town of Rye. The portion in Rye is unofficially called "Rye Neck"...

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| 38||David Carlucci

David Carlucci

David Carlucci is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 38th district, which includes all of Rockland County and parts of Orange County. He is an Independent Democrat....

||Independent Democrat

Independent Democrat

||2010||New City

New City, New York

New City is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The hamlet is a suburb of New York City, located 18 miles north of the city at the closest point, Riverdale, The Bronx...

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| 39 ||Bill Larkin

Bill Larkin

William J. "Bill" Larkin, Jr. is a member of the New York State Senate, for the 39th district first elected in 1990. He is a Republican.-Sources:*...

|| Republican ||1990 ||New Windsor

New Windsor, New York

New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was estimated at 25,244 in 2010 by the US Census.The Town of New Windsor is in the eastern part of the county, bordering the Town of Newburgh and the City of Newburgh....

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| 40 ||Greg Ball

Gregory R. Ball

Gregory R. Ball is an American business executive, former active duty Air Force officer and member of the New York State Senate. He is a resident of Carmel, New York....

|| Republican ||2010||Patterson

Patterson, New York

Patterson is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States. The town is in the northeast part of the county. Interstate 84 passes through the southwest part of the town. The population was 11,306 at the 2000 census. The town is named after early farmer Matthew Paterson...

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| 41 ||Stephen Saland

Stephen Saland

Stephen M. Saland is an American attorney and politician. He is currently a Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 41st District since 1990...

|| Republican ||1990 ||Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...

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| 42 ||John Bonacic

John Bonacic

John J. Bonacic is the Republican New York State Senator from the 42nd District...

|| Republican ||1998 ||Mount Hope

Mount Hope, New York

Mount Hope is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 6,639 at the 2000 census.The Town of Mount Hope is in the northwestern part of the county, west of Middletown...

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| 43 ||Roy McDonald

Roy McDonald (politician)

Roy J. McDonald is a Republican politician and member of the New York State Senate, representing the 43rd district . Before being elected to the Senate on November 4, 2008, he had served in the New York State Assembly since 2002, representing the 112th District...

||Republican||2008||Stillwater

Stillwater, New York

Stillwater is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,522 at the 2000 census. The town contains a village called Stillwater...

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| 44 ||Hugh Farley

Hugh Farley

-Early life:Prior to his service in the New York State Legislature, Hugh Farley served in the United States Army and was a high school teacher in Syracuse, New York and Maryland....

|| Republican ||1976 ||Schenectady

Schenectady, New York

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...

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| 45 ||Betty Little || Republican ||2002 ||Queensbury

Queensbury, New York

Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, United States. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. The population was 25,441 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III of Great Britain and Ireland. It...

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| 46 ||Neil Breslin

Neil Breslin

Neil Breslin is a member of the New York State Senate. A Democrat, he represents Albany, New York. His district follows the Albany County, New York boundaries exactly....

||Democratic||1996||Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

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| 47 ||Joseph Griffo

Joseph Griffo

Joseph A. “Joe” Griffo of Rome, New York is currently a New York State Senator representing the 47th district. The 47th district encompasses all of Lewis County, most of Oneida County, and St. Lawrence County.-Early life:...

|| Republican ||2006||Rome

Rome, New York

Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...

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| 48 ||Patty Ritchie

Patty Ritchie

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||Republican||2010||Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg, New York

Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden....

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| 49 ||David Valesky

David Valesky

David J. Valesky is a member of the New York State Senate and the Vice President Pro Tempore of the State Senate.He is a Democrat representing the mostly rural 49th Senate District, which encompasses the city of Rome in Oneida County, all of Madison County, eastern and southern Onondaga County,...

||Independent Democrat||2004||Oneida

Oneida, New York

Oneida is a city in Madison County located west of Oneida Castle and east of Canastota, New York, United States. The population was 10,987 at the 2000 census. The city, like both Oneida County and the nearby silver and china maker, takes its name from the Oneida tribe...

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| 50 ||John DeFrancisco

John DeFrancisco

John A. DeFrancisco represents District 50 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Skaneateles, Pompey, Van Buren, most of Onondaga County and portions of Syracuse, among other communities located in Upstate New York...

|| Republican ||1992 ||Syracuse

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

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| 51 ||James Seward|| Republican ||1986 ||Milford

Milford (village), New York

Milford is a village in Otsego County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 511.The Village of Milford is in the northeast part of the Town of Milford...

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| 52 ||Thomas W. Libous

Thomas W. Libous

Thomas W. "Tom" Libous is the New York State Senator representing the 52nd district which includes Broome County, Tioga County and parts of Chenago County. He is a member of the Republican Party but is also endorsed by the Conservative and Independence Parties. He is currently Deputy Majority...

|| Republican ||1988 ||Binghamton

Binghamton, New York

Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...

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| 53 ||Tom O'Mara

Tom O'Mara

Thomas F. "Tom" O'Mara is a Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 53rd senate district, which includes all of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and a portion of Tompkins County .O'Mara was raised in Horseheads, New York. He holds a B.A...

|| Republican ||2010||Horseheads

Horseheads (village), New York

Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 6,461 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition....

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| 54 ||Michael Nozzolio

Michael Nozzolio

Michael F. Nozzolio is a New York State Senator for the 54th district. He is a Republican. He was first elected in 1992. The 54th district includes parts of the city of Auburn, New York, Geneva, New York, and part or all of the following counties, Wayne County, Ontario County, Cayuga County,...

|| Republican ||1992 ||Fayette

Fayette, New York

Fayette is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 3,643 at the 2000 census.The Town of Fayette is on the western border of the county and is southeast of Geneva, New York.- History :...

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| 55 ||James Alesi

James Alesi

James S. "Jim" Alesi is a New York State Senator, representing parts of Monroe County, and a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Before entering office, Alesi ran a firm that operates washers and dryers in apartment complexes and colleges....

|| Republican ||1996 ||East Rochester

East Rochester, New York

East Rochester is a coterminous town and village located southeast of the City of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The village, home to about 6,587 people, is bounded by Pittsford to the west and south and Perinton to the north and east. The southern boundary is delimited by New York State...

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| 56 ||Joseph Robach

Joseph Robach

Joseph Robach is a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 56th district as a Republican. Robach previously served in the New York State Assembly as a Democrat. As an Assemblyman, Robach often had the support of the New York State Conservative Party...

|| Republican ||2002 ||Greece

Greece (town), New York

Greece is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town had a total population of 96,095. The town motto is "Discover the Promise."...

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| 57 ||Catharine Young

Catharine Young

Catharine M. "Cathy" Young is an American legislator on the state level who, as a member of the Republican Party, has represented New York's 149th State Assembly district from 1999 to 2005 and, since May 2005, the 57th State Senate district, which includes all of Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus...

||Republican||2005||Olean
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| 58 ||Timothy M. Kennedy

Timothy M. Kennedy (politician)

Timothy M. Kennedy is an American politician from New York. He is currently a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, representing the 58th District since 2010...

||Democratic||2010||South Buffalo

South Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

South Buffalo is a neigborhood that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo, New York, USA. Traditionally known for its large Irish-American community, this once heavily industrialized district was home to many steel mills, automotive parts manufacturers, petroleum refineries, foundries,...

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| 59 ||Patrick Gallivan

Patrick Gallivan

Patrick M. Gallivan is a member of the New York State Senate and the former Sheriff of Erie County, New York. Gallivan's district, the 59th, comprises portions of Erie County, the entirety of Wyoming County, the northern half of Livingston County and the majority of Ontario County.Gallivan was...

|| Republican ||2010||Elma

Elma, New York

Elma is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 11,304 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a type of tree.The Town of Elma is located in the north-central part of the county, east of Buffalo, New York. Because of its location, Elma likes to refer to itself as the...

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| 60 ||Mark Grisanti

Mark Grisanti

Mark John Grisanti is a lawyer and politician.On January 3, 2011, he assumed office as the Republican New York State Senator representing New York's 60th Senate District – which encompasses the areas of Buffalo, Tonawanda, Niagara Falls and Grand Island, New York – having won...

||Republican||2010||North Buffalo

North Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

North Buffalo, historically North Park, is a neighborhood in the city of Buffalo, New York.-Geography:North Buffalo stretches north from the Scajacquada Expressway NY 198 on the south, Kenmore, New York on the north, Bailey Avenue on the east, and Elmwood Avenue on the west.The topography of North...

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| 61 ||Michael Ranzenhofer|| Republican ||2008||Clarence

Clarence, New York

Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...

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| 62 ||George D. Maziarz

George D. Maziarz

George D. Maziarz is a Republican politician from New York State. He currently represents the 62nd District in the New York State Senate, which includes Niagara County , all of Orleans County, and the western portion of Monroe County.-Biography:Maziarz is a native of North Tonawanda, New York,...

|| Republican ||1995 ||Newfane

Newfane, New York

Newfane is a town in Niagara County, New York, USA. The population was 9,666 at the 2010 census. The name was suggested by an early settler.The Town of Newfane is in the north-central part of the county, north of the City of Lockport.- History :...

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