Serphin R. Maltese is an American attorney and retired politician from the state of New York. A onetime chairman of the Conservative Party of New York,Maltese served as a state senator from District 15 from 1989 through 2008.
Leroy George Comrie Jr. is an American politician from New York City. He represents District 14 in the New York State Senate,which comprises St. Albans,Cambria Heights,Jamaica,Hollis,Rosedale,Laurelton,Kew Gardens,Queens Village and other neighborhoods within the borough of Queens.
Malcolm Anthony Smith is an American politician from New York who was convicted of public corruption. A Democrat,Smith was a member of the State Senate,representing the 10th district in the New York State Senate from 2000 to 2002 and Senate District 14 from 2003 to 2014. Smith served as New York State Senate Majority Leader in 2009 and served as Temporary President of the New York State Senate from 2009 to 2010;he is the first African-American to hold those leadership positions.
The New York State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New York. Its headquarters are in Manhattan,and it has an office in Albany.
George Onorato was an American politician from New York.
Toby Ann Stavisky is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate,having held a seat since 1999. She represents the 11th district,which comprises parts of Queens.
Congestion pricing in New York City,also known as the Central Business District Tolling Program,began on January 5,2025. It applies to most motor vehicular traffic using the central business district area of Manhattan south of 60th Street,known as the Congestion Relief Zone,in an effort to encourage commuters to use public transportation instead. This disincentivizing fee,intended to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution,was first proposed in 2007 and included in the 2019 New York State government budget by the New York State Legislature. Tolls are collected electronically and vary depending on the time of day,type of vehicle,and whether a vehicle has an E-ZPass toll transponder. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) estimates $15 billion in available capital will be generated by bonding revenues from the tolls,which will be available to fund repairs and improvements to the subway,bus,and commuter rail systems.
Aravella Simotas is an American politician who represented District 36,covering parts of Western Queens,which includes Astoria and parts of Long Island City,in the New York State Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party.
Kathleen Hochul is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 57th governor of New York since 2021. 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.
Jenifer Rajkumar is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 38th district,representing Queens neighborhoods of Glendale,Ozone Park,Richmond Hill,Ridgewood,and Woodhaven.
Jessica Ramos is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,she has represented District 13,which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona,Elmhurst,East Elmhurst,and Jackson Heights,in the New York State Senate since 2019.
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.
Daphne Veras Jordan is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New York State Senate,representing the 43rd district from 2019 to 2022. The district includes northern portions of the Hudson Valley as well as the eastern portions of the Capital Region. Jordan is a Republican. Prior to her Senate tenure,Jordan served as a member of the town board in Halfmoon,New York.
Kevin Thomas is an American attorney and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Thomas represented the 6th district in the New York State Senate from 2019 until 2024. In July 2023,he announced his candidacy in the 2024 election for New York's 4th congressional district.
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.
New York's 12th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Michael Gianaris,the Deputy Senate Majority Leader,since 2011.
Mark C. Walczyk is an American politician and US Army Reserve Engineer Officer from the state of New York. A Republican,Walczyk represents the 49th district of the New York State Senate. Walczyk won the seat in 2022,after serving in the New York State Assembly.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani is a Ugandan-born American democratic socialist politician. He is the representative for the 36th district of the New York State Assembly,in Queens. Mamdani was elected after defeating incumbent Democrat Aravella Simotas in the 2020 primary. Mamdani is a declared candidate for the November 2025 New York City mayoral election.
The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election,but originally decided to run for Governor of New York in 2022. On December 9,2021,however,she suspended her gubernatorial campaign and announced that she would seek re-election as attorney general. Republicans nominated Michael Henry,an attorney from Queens. James defeated Henry by a margin of 9.2%,down from her 27.2% victory in 2018.
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.
