The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature,while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York,its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party has held control of the New York State Senate since 2019. The Senate Majority Leader is Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
John J. Flanagan is an American politician from Long Island,New York. A Republican,Flanagan represented New York's 2nd State Senate district from 2003 to 2020. He also served as senate majority leader from 2015 to 2019,and as senate minority leader from 2019 to 2020. Prior to his senate tenure,Flanagan served in the New York State Assembly from 1987 to 2002.
William Anson Barclay is an American politician and attorney from the State of New York. A Republican,he has served in the New York State Assembly since 2003. In January 2020,Barclay was elected to the position of Assembly Minority Leader.
Sandra Galef is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for 30 years.
James Nicholas Tedisco is an American politician. Since 2023,he has been the New York State Senator for New York's 44th State Senate district.
Marcus James Molinaro is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Molinaro was a member of the Dutchess County Legislature and the New York State Assembly before being elected county executive of Dutchess County,New York in 2011. He was reelected county executive in 2015 and 2019. Molinaro is also a former mayor of Tivoli;when he became mayor at age 19,he was the youngest mayor in the United States at that time. Molinaro was the Republican nominee for governor of New York in 2018,losing to Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.
Harry B. Bronson is an attorney and politician from Rochester,New York who serves as a member of the New York State Assembly. A former member of the Monroe County legislature,he was elected to the Assembly in 2010. He is a Democrat.
Kathleen Hochul is an American politician and lawyer who has served since August 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party,she is New York's first female governor and the first governor from Upstate New York since Nathan L. Miller in 1922.
Anthony Joseph Brindisi is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. He is the designate to serve as a United States district judge the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Brindisi served as the U.S. representative from New York's 22nd congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He represented New York's 119th Assembly District from 2011 to 2019.
Karl A. Brabenec is the New York State Assemblyman from the 98th District. A Republican,he has served in the Assembly since 2014,when he won a special election. The 98th District contains portions of Orange and Rockland Counties in the Hudson Valley. In January 2023,Brabenec ascended to the role of Assembly Minority Whip after previously serving as the Deputy Minority Whip since 2019.
The 2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term,defeating Republican Marc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.
The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the State of New York held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,New York State Senate,New York state assembly,and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13,2018. As of May 2018,Democrats had won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred in New York since 2002.
Kevin Byrne is the 6th County Executive of Putnam County,NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly. He is a registered Republican.
Brian D. Miller is an American politician and mechanical engineer,currently representing the 122nd District in the New York State Assembly. The district includes portions of Herkimer,Madison,Oneida,and Otsego counties.
Antonio Ramon Delgado is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from 2019 to 2022. He is the first person of either African–American or Latino descent to be elected to Congress from Upstate New York,and the first Latino person to hold statewide office in New York.
The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Kathy Hochul ascended to the governorship in August 2021,upon Andrew Cuomo's resignation following allegations of sexual harassment. She sought a full term as governor. She appointed Brian Benjamin to the position of lieutenant governor and planned to run alongside him until he too resigned in April 2022. Congressman Antonio Delgado was appointed to replace Benjamin as lieutenant governor. Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for governor,while Delgado defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.
A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for New York's 27th congressional district in the 116th United States Congress. Incumbent Republican Representative Chris Collins resigned from the House effective October 1,2019,following his guilty plea to federal insider trading charges. The election was originally scheduled for April 28,2020,but was postponed until June 23,2020,due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jeff L. Gallahan is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 131st district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 6,2021.
The 2022 New York state elections took place on November 8,2022. On this date,the State of New York held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,New York State Senate,New York State Assembly,and various others. Primary elections took place on June 28 and August 23,2022. This election cycle was highlighted by a redistricting process in which there were many election maps that were ultimately ruled to be unconstitutional Democratic gerrymanders.
New York's 131st State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Jeff Gallahan since 2021,succeeding Brian Kolb.
