Majority Leader of the New York State Senate

Table columns:
Majority Leader
Party
Took office
Left office
Notes

Table rows:
cells: Perley A. Pitcher
Republican
January 3, 1939
February 20, 1939
Minority Leader 1937-1938; died in office
cells: Joe R. Hanley
Republican
February 27, 1939
December 31, 1943
elected for the remainder of the term, then re-elected twice; Acting Lieutenant Governor 1942 and 1943; vacated his seat when taking office as Lieutenant Governor of New York
cells: Benjamin F. Feinberg
Republican
January 4, 1944
March 30, 1949
elected for the remainder of the term, then re-elected three times; vacated his seat when appointed Chairman of the Public Service Commission
cells: Arthur H. Wicks
Republican
March 30, 1949
November 19, 1953
elected for the remainder of the term, then re-elected twice, then resigned; Acting Lieutenant Governor 1953
cells: Walter J. Mahoney
Republican
January 6, 1954
December 31, 1964
elected for the remainder of the term, then re-elected five times; Acting Lieutenant Governor 1954
cells: Joseph Zaretzki
Democratic
February 3, 1965
December 31, 1965
elected after a month of deadlock; Minority Leader 1957-1964 and 1966–1974
cells: Earl W. Brydges
Republican
January, 1966
December 31, 1972
four terms (1966, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72); Minority Leader 1965 [10]
cells: Warren M. Anderson
Republican
January, 1973
December 31, 1988
eight terms; longest-serving Majority Leader (16 years); Acting Lieutenant Governor 1973-1974 and 1985–1986
cells: Ralph J. Marino
Republican
January, 1989
November 25, 1994
ousted by his party shortly before the end of his third term
cells: Joseph Bruno
Republican
November 25, 1994
June 24, 2008
elected for the remainder of the term, then re-elected seven times, then resigned; Acting Lieutenant Governor 2008.
cells: Dean Skelos
Republican
June 24, 2008
December 31, 2008
elected for the remainder of the term; Acting Lieutenant Governor 2008.
cells: Malcolm Smith
Democratic
January 7, 2009
June 8, 2009
Acting Lieutenant Governor Jan. 7 - June 8, 2009; Minority Leader 2007-2008 and June 8–15, 2009
cells: Dean Skelos
Republican
June 8, 2009
June 15, 2009
Skelos was chosen Majority Leader, and Pedro Espada Jr. Temporary President/Acting Lieutenant Governor.
cells: Dean Skelos/Malcolm Smith
Disputed
June 15, 2009
July 9, 2009
Pedro Espada Jr. continued as Temporary President/Acting Lieutenant Governor, but after the return of Hiram Monserrate to the Democratic caucus, the Senate was tied, and both leaders claimed to be the Majority Leader during the 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis.
cells: Pedro Espada Jr.
Democratic
July 9, 2009
December 14, 2010
Malcolm Smith was Temporary President since July 9, 2009, and John L. Sampson was Chairman of the Democratic Conference. As sitting Majority Leader, Espada was indicted on six federal counts of embezzlement and theft on Dec. 14, 2010 and was stripped of his leadership position.
cells: vacant
December 14, 2010
December 31, 2010
While the office of Majority Leader remained vacant, Malcolm Smith continued as Temporary President, and John L. Sampson as Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
cells: Dean Skelos
Republican
January 1, 2011
December 31, 2012
cells: Jeffrey Klein/Dean Skelos
Majority Coalition
January 1, 2013
December 31, 2014
The leaders of the Republican and the Independent Democratic conferences would have joint and equal authority over bills that the Senate takes up, committee assignments, appointments, and state budget negotiations. Senator Skelos and Senator Klein also take turns as temporary president of the Senate, a position defined in the State Constitution that is next in the gubernatorial line of succession after the lieutenant governor.
cells: Dean Skelos
Republican
January 1, 2015
May 11, 2015
Republicans won back an outright majority in the State Senate. Resigned as Temporary President and Majority Leader on May 11, 2015, due to federal corruption charges.
cells: John J. Flanagan
Republican
May 11, 2015
Present

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originalText: who is the new york state senate majority leader
answer: answerTexts: John J. Flanagan