New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature,[1] the New York State Senate being the upper house.[2] There are 150 seats in the Assembly.[3] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.[4]
New York State Assembly | |
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| New York State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 2019 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
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Political groups | Majority caucus (106)
Minority caucus (43)
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article III, New York Constitution |
| Salary | $110,000/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (150 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (150 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Assembly Chamber New York State Capitol Albany, New York | |
| Website | |
| New York State Assembly | |
The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.
Leadership of the Assembly
The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the Majority Conference followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker also has the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves, the Speaker.[5]
Democrat Carl Heastie of the 83rd Assembly District has served as Speaker of the Assembly since February 2015.[6] Crystal Peoples-Stokes of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assembly Majority Leader since December 2018.[7] Republican Will Barclay of the 120th Assembly District has served as Assembly Minority Leader since January 2020.[8]
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Carl Heastie | Democratic | 83 |
| Majority Leader | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic | 141 |
| Minority Leader | William Barclay | Republican | 120 |
Composition
The Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1975.[9] As of October 2020, the Democrats hold 101 of the Assembly's 150 seats.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates Majority Conference) |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Con | Vacant | |||
| End 2015–16 session | 104 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 147 | 3 | |
| Start 2017–18 session[10] | 106 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| End 2017-2018 session | 102 | 1[lower-alpha 1][11][12] | 42 | 146 | 4 | ||
| Start 2019-20 session[13] | 105 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| January 2020[14][15] | 104 | 43 | 148 | 2 | |||
| February 2020[16][17] | 103 | 43 | 147 | 3 | |||
| June 2020[18][19] | 101 | 145 | 5 | ||||
| Latest voting share | 69.7% | 29.7% | |||||
Members of the New York State Assembly
- +Elected in a special election
Committees
The New York State Assembly has the following committees:[21]
- Aging
- Agriculture
- Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Banks
- Children and Families
- Cities
- Codes
- Consumer Affairs and Protection
- Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
- Correction
- Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
- Education
- Election Law
- Energy
- Environmental Conservation
- Ethics and Guidance
- Governmental Employees
- Governmental Operations
- Health
- Higher Education
- Housing
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Labor
- Libraries and Education Technology
- Local Governments
- Mental Health
- Oversight, Analysis and Investigation
- Racing and Wagering
- Real Property Taxation
- Rules
- Small Business
- Social Services
- Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
- Transportation
- Veterans' Affairs
- Ways and Means
See also
Notes
- Asm. Erik Bohen (a registered Democrat who won an April 24, 2018 special election on the Republican Party line) was not a member of any caucus during his Assembly tenure.
References
- Colon, Dave. "As Democratic Senate Becomes Reality, Unclear How Hard Assembly Majority Will Push Prior Agenda". Gotham Gazette.
- "The Secret Playbook NY State Senate Democrats Used To 'Wipe The Floor' With Republicans". Gothamist. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- "Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the running for Assembly majority leader post". November 13, 2018.
- Press, Chris Carola Associated. "New York state lawmakers push term limits for elected state offices". Daily Freeman.
- "Roles and Responsibilities of Selected Leadership Positions". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- McKinley, Jesse (February 3, 2015). "Heastie Elected Speaker of New York Assembly" – via NYTimes.com.
- "WNY gets Albany leverage as Peoples-Stokes named Assembly majority leader". December 17, 2018.
- "NY Assembly Republicans select new minority leader". Glens Falls Post-Star.
- Journal, Seth Barron is associate editor of City; Institute, project director of the NYC Initiative at the Manhattan (October 16, 2018). "All-Blue Albany?". City Journal.
- "2016 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". www.elections.ny.gov.
- "Bohen, Burke Have Rematch for Assembly Seat". spectrumlocalnews.com.
- Precious, Tom (April 25, 2018). "A day after his Assembly victory, Bohen receives a lesson in Albany 101".
- https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2018/general/2018Assembly.pdf
- "Huntington Leaders Sworn Into Office |". HuntingtonNow.com. January 7, 2020.
- "What you need to know about the race to fill Michele Titus' Assembly seat". QNS.com.
- "Governor Cuomo Sets April 28 Special Election for the 27th Congressional District, Vacant State Assembly and State Senate Seats". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. February 10, 2020.
- MacGillivary, Stephanie. "Romeo resigns from New York State Assembly for County Clerk appointment – Ballotpedia News".
- "State Assemblyman David Gantt Dies". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- "Bronx Democratic Chairman abdicates, resigns from NYS Assembly". Parkchester Times. June 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- Though Richardson was elected on the Working Families Party line, she is a registered Democrat.
- "Committees, Commissions and Task Forces". New York State Assembly.
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