Title: Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Content:  The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is elected by the majority of the members of the New York State Senate. The position usually coincides with the title of Temporary President of the State Senate, who presides over the session of the State Senate if the Lieutenant Governor of New York (who is ex officio President of the State Senate) is absent. The Temporary President of the State Senate becomes Acting Lieutenant Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term in case of a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor, or until a new lieutenant governor is appointed In case of a vacancy in the 
Title: Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Content:  The Democratic Party won a Senate majority in the 2018 elections. On January 9, 2019, Stewart-Cousins was elected Senate Majority Leader. She serves as the body's Majority Leader and Temporary President, and is the first female Senate Majority Leader in New York history. In 2019, Stewart-Cousins sponsored the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which overhauled the rules affecting rent-controlled apartments in New York City. During Stewart-Cousins's first year as Senate Majority Leader, New York passed a variety of progressive laws on issues like climate change, voting rights, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, gender equality, gun control, marijuana decriminalization, LGBT rights, and immigration. According to City & State New York, Stewart-Cousins employs a "consensus-driven approach" to leading the Senate Democratic Conference that sets her "apart from her predecessors". Following the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo due to multiple allegations of sexual harassment, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul succeeded him as governor. Per state law, as state Senate Majority Leader, Stewart-Cousins became the state's Acting lieutenant governor until Hochul appointed a full-time replacement.
Title: Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Content:  President and Majority Leader, but resigned in May 2015 in the midst of corruption charges. Traditionally, the positions of acting lieutenant governor and acting governor were considered to be tied to the post of Majority Leader. This means that if the Majority Leader resigns, or is ousted from office, or if the majority changes and a new Majority Leader is chosen, the offices of acting lieutenant governor or acting governor were transferred at the same time to the new Majority Leader. Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins became Senate Majority Leader in January 2019, the first woman and African-American to do so.
Title: New York State Democratic Committee
Content: Temporary President/Majority Leader of the Senate: Andrea Stewart-Cousins ; Deputy Senate Majority Leader: Michael Gianaris ; Vice Senate President Pro Tempore: Neil Breslin ; Senior Senate Assistant Majority Leader: Brian Benjamin ; Chair of Majority Program Development Committee: Tim Kennedy ; Chair of the Majority Conference: Jose Serrano ; Senate Assistant Majority Leader on Conference Operations: Brad Hoylman, ; Senate Assistant Majority Leader on House Operations: Gustavo Rivera ; Senate Majority Whip: Kevin Parker, ; Senate Majority Conference Vice-Chair: Toby Ann Stavisky, ; Senate Majority Conference Secretary: Velmanette Montgomery, ; Senate Majority Deputy Whip: Joseph Addabbo, ; Senate Majority Assistant Whip: John Liu ; Chair of the Senate Majority Steering Committee: Roxanne Persaud ; Senate Liaison to the Executive Branch: Todd Kaminsky ; Deputy Senate Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations: Leroy Comrie ; Deputy Senate Majority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations: Shelley Mayer, ; Assistant Senate Majority Leader on Intergovernmental Affairs: Monica Martinez, ; Speaker of the Assembly: Carl Heastie ; Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly: Jeffrion L. Aubry ; House Majority Leader: Crystal Peoples-Stokes 
Title: New York State Legislature
Content: Temporary President of the Senate: Andrea Stewart-Cousins ; Majority Leader: Andrea Stewart-Cousins ; Minority Leader: Robert Ortt 
Title: New York State Senate
Content: Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Temporary President and Majority Leader ; Michael Gianaris, Deputy Majority Leader ; Liz Krueger, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee ; Neil Breslin, Vice President Pro Tempore ; Tim Kennedy, Chair of Majority Program Development Committee ; Jose Serrano, Chair of the Majority Conference ; Brad Hoylman, Assistant Majority Leader on Conference Operations ; Gustavo Rivera, Assistant Majority Leader on House Operations ; Kevin Parker, Majority Whip ; Toby Ann Stavisky, Majority Conference Vice-Chair ; Roxanne Persaud, Majority Conference Secretary ; Joseph Addabbo, Majority Deputy Whip ; John Liu, Majority Assistant Whip ; Roxanne Persaud, Chair of the Majority Steering Committee ; Todd Kaminsky, Liaison to the Executive Branch ; Leroy Comrie, Deputy Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations ; Shelley Mayer, Deputy Majority Leader for Senate/Assembly Relations 
Title: Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Content:  of both the governor and lieutenant governor at the same time, the Temporary President of the State Senate becomes Acting Governor. If the double vacancy occurs until three months before the mid-term state elections, a special election for Governor of New York and Lieutenant Governor is held. If the double vacancy occurs later, the Temporary President of the State Senate acts as governor until the end of the unexpired term. The Temporary President of the State Senate retains both majority leadership and a seat in the State Senate while acting as lieutenant governor or governor. As of January 2019, Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the Senate Majority Leader.
Title: Elections in New York (state)
Content:  Senate from 1939 until 2008, with the exception of a brief period in 1965. However, in 2008, the Democrats won a narrow two-seat majority in the State Senate. Malcolm Smith of Queens became the new Senate Majority Leader, and he also doubles as acting Lieutenant Governor by virtue of David Paterson ascending to the governorship. Smith replaced Paterson as leader of the Democrats in the State Senate upon Paterson's election as Lieutenant Governor. The Minority Leader is Dean Skelos of Nassau County. After a brief period in June and July 2009 in which Republicans regained control of the chamber, Democrats chose Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx who flipped to the 
Title: Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Content:  been providing a running update of the legal proceedings since June 11, 2009. The dispute ended July 9, 2009, when Senator Espada announced he would return to the Democratic caucus and take on the position of majority leader, while it was also announced that former majority leader Malcolm Smith had assumed the title of president pro tempore, and John Sampson would serve as Democratic conference leader with the understanding he would assume the presidency at an undetermined future date. Following the 2010 election and the Republican victory in the Senate, Senator Dean Skelos from Long Island served as both 
Title: New York State Senate
Content:  their conference's diminished role. On May 4, 2015, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (along with his son, Adam Skelos) and the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Within days, Skelos announced that he was stepping down as leader of the Republican Caucus and as Majority Leader. Senator John Flanagan, of Suffolk County, became the new Majority Leader, and the first Majority Leader from Suffolk County. After Skelos was convicted in December 2015, his seat was declared vacant, with a special election to be held on the presidential primary of 2016. The special election was won by Democrat Todd Kaminsky, resulting in the 

Question: who is the new york state senate majority leader?
Answer: John J. Flanagan.