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.
Patricia A. Eddington served from 2001 through 2009 in the New York State Assembly,representing District 3 which comprises Patchogue,Medford,Coram and Yaphank,among other neighboring communities within Suffolk County,New York. She stepped down from the Assembly after winning an election for Town Clerk of Brookhaven,New York in November 2009.
JoséRafael Peralta was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,he last represented District 13 in the State Senate,which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona,East Elmhurst,Elmhurst,Jackson Heights,and Woodside. He previously represented District 39 in the New York State Assembly,which is located in Queens,New York and includes Corona,Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. He was elected to the New York State Senate in a landslide on March 16,2010. Peralta was a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. He was re-elected in 2012,2014 and 2016,but was defeated in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Brian Patrick Kavanagh is an American politician who represents the 27th district in the New York State Senate,representing Lower Manhattan and the western part of Brooklyn since December 2017. He previously served in the New York State Assembly representing the East Side of Manhattan. Kavanagh is a Democrat.
George A. Amedore Jr. is an American homebuilder,businessman,and Republican politician. Amedore formerly represented the 46th district in the New York State Senate. The district encompasses all of Montgomery and Greene Counties and portions of Schenectady,Albany,and Ulster Counties.
Brian X. Foley is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate in 2009 and 2010. He previously served as a member of the Suffolk County Legislature.
Jack Eddington was a member of the Suffolk County,New York Legislature,representing the 7th District,which encompasses southwestern through central portions of Brookhaven Town. The communities included in the 7th Legislative District include Blue Point,Patchogue,East Patchogue,North Patchogue,most of Medford,and smaller portions of Coram,Farmingville,Holtsville,Ronkonkoma,Bellport,and Fire Island. Eddington is a member of the Independence Party.
Daniel P. "Dan" Losquadro is an American politician who was a member of the New York State Assembly.
Alfred C. Graf is an American politician and attorney who served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he represented portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Islip,including Holbrook,Lake Ronkonkoma,Ronkonkoma,Holtsville,Centereach,Selden,parts of Farmingville,Islandia,North Patchogue and Stony Brook in Suffolk County on Long Island. Graf has been a Suffolk County District Court Judge since 2018.
Joaquim "Jack" M. Martins is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 7th district. A Republican,he previously served as mayor of Mineola,New York.
Anthony Howard Palumbo is an American Republican Party politician who currently represents the 1st district of the New York State Senate. He previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Steven H. Stern is a New York State Assembly member representing the 10th district,which includes portions of the towns of Babylon and Huntington in Suffolk County. A Democrat,Stern was first elected in 2018 through a special election.
The 202nd New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 4,2017,to December 31,2018,during the seventh and eighth years of Andrew Cuomo's governorship,in Albany
Douglas M. Smith is an American legislator serving as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district since 2018.
James F. Gaughran is an American attorney and politician from Suffolk County,New York,who served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 5th district. The district is located around the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County,encompassing the town of Huntington and the northern part of the town of Oyster Bay. Gaughran is a member of the Democratic Party.
Monica R. Martinez is a Salvadoran-American,civil servant,educator and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 4th district. Martinez has also served in the Suffolk County Legislature,representing the 9th district. She is a former Assistant Principal at East Middle School in Brentwood,NY.
Joseph P. DeStefano is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 3rd district since 2019. The district includes portions of the town of Brookhaven,including Bellport and Mastic Beach in Suffolk County on Long Island. DeStefano is a Republican.
Elections to the New York State Assembly were held on November 3,2020 in the U.S. state of New York. The elections were part of the biennial elections in the United States,with elections for the State Senate,the U.S. House,and U.S. president being held on the same day. Primary elections were held on June 23.
The 2022 New York State Assembly election was held on November 8,2022. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 150 districts across the State of New York. This election coincided with New York elections for the governorship,U.S. Senate,and state senate,among others. Districts for this election were redrawn following the 2020 United States census. Democrats have held a majority in the New York State Assembly since 1975.
New York's 3rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Joe DeStefano since 2019.
