The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics,public service,entertainment,and business. In 1884,35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford,Ireland,Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office,serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895. At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from 1947,when P. J. Kennedy's grandson John F. Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts,until 2011,when Patrick J. Kennedy II retired as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island.
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York:the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an official term for the two houses together;it says only that the state's legislative power "shall be vested in the senate and assembly". Session laws passed by the Legislature are published in the official Laws of New York. Permanent New York laws of a general nature are codified in the Consolidated Laws of New York. As of January 2021,the Democratic Party holds supermajorities in both houses of the New York State Legislature,which is the highest paid state legislature in the country.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New York:
The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844,replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts,representing districts with an average population of 232,225. Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly,the lower house of the legislature. Prior to the election in which they are chosen,senators must be a minimum of 30 years old and a resident of the state for four years to be eligible to serve in office.
Byron William Brown II is an American politician who is the current mayor of Buffalo,New York. He has served as Buffalo's 62nd mayor since January 2006,the City's first African-American mayor and longest serving mayor. He previously served Western New York as a member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council. He is the first African-American politician elected to the New York State Senate to represent a district outside New York City and the first member of any minority race to represent a majority-white New York State Senate district.
Dennis T. Gorski was an American politician in New York and a Marine. A resident of Cheektowaga,New York,Gorski served as County Executive of Erie County,New York,which includes Buffalo and many of its suburbs. He was the first Democrat-elected Erie County Executive and the first Erie County Executive elected to three four-year terms. Gorski was an Erie County Legislator and a member of the New York State Assembly prior to three-term service as county executive. During his second term as County Executive,he ran for Congress to succeed Democrat Henry Nowak,but he was defeated in the general election by Republican Jack Quinn.
Edward Van Buren Regan was an American politician and public figure from New York State. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Mary Lou Rath is an American politician who served as a member of New York State Senate from 1993 to 2008. A Republican,she represented the state's 61st district,which consisted of parts of Erie County and all of Genesee County.
Edward August Rath was an American politician who served as the first county executive of Erie County,New York.
Michael H. Ranzenhofer is an American politician from the state of New York. From 2009 until 2020,Ranzenhofer was a Republican member of the New York State Senate from the 61st district.
The 49th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 3 to April 18,1826,during the second year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York,in Albany.
The 54th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 4 to April 26,1831,during the third year of Enos T. Throop's governorship,in Albany.
The 60th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 3 to May 16,1837,during the fifth year of William L. Marcy's governorship,in Albany.
The 63rd New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 7 to May 14,1840,during the second year of William H. Seward's governorship,in Albany.
The 96th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 7 to May 30,1873,during the first year of John A. Dix's governorship,in Albany.
The 130th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 2 to July 26,1907,during the first year of Charles Evans Hughes's governorship,in Albany.
The 134th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 4 to October 6,1911,during the first year of John Alden Dix's governorship,in Albany.
The 185th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 5,1983,to December 31,1984,during the first and second years of Mario Cuomo's governorship,in Albany.
John Lemondes Jr. is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 126th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 6,2021.
