New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, the New York State Assembly being the lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. 

As of 2014, there are 63 seats in the Senate.

Party history
AffiliationRecent party affiliation history(Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican SDC"SDC" stands for "Senate Democratic Conference".IDC"IDC" stands for "Independent Democratic Conference".SF"SF" stands for "Simcha Felder". Felder is an enrolled Democrat. From the beginning of his Senate tenure (in 2013) until 2019, he caucused with Senate Republicans. In early 2019, he did not caucus with either party. In July 2019, he joined the Senate Democratic Conference.VacantBegin 2007 session2933620End 2008 session3031611Begin 2009 session3230620End 2010 session3229611Begin 2011 session26432620End 2012 session2533620Begin 2013 session275130630End 2014 session 24 2 29612Begin 2015 session 25 15132630End 2016 session2531621Begin 2017 session247131630End 2018 session31Begin 2019 session39123630March 10, 2019Republican Catharine Young (District 57) resigned to take a job in the private sector.22621July 1, 2019Simcha Felder joined the Senate Democratic Conference.40November 26, 2019Republican George Borrello (District 57) was sworn in as a member of the State Senate after winning a special election to fill the vacancy created by the March 2019 resignation of Catharine Young.23630December 31, 2019Republican Bob Antonacci (District 50) resigned from office after being elected to a state court judgeship.22621June 28, 2020Republican John Flanagan (District 2) resigned from office.21612July 20, 2020Republican Chris Jacobs (District 60) resigned from office after being elected to Congress. 20603Latest voting share

Additional sources regarding recent party affiliation history2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016: 2017: 

Leadership
 Position Name Party District President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado Dem Temporary President/Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Dem 35 Minority Leader Rob Ortt Rep 62

Democratic Conference leadership
 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
 Brian Benjamin, Senior Assistant Majority Leader
 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
 Velmanette Montgomery, 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
 Monica Martinez, Assistant Majority Leader on Intergovernmental Affairs

Republican Conference Leadership
 Rob Ortt, Minority Leader
 Joseph Griffo, Deputy Minority Leader
 James L. Seward, Ranking Member of the Finance Committee
 Kenneth P. LaValle, Chair of the Senate Minority Conference
 Andrew J. Lanza, Minority Whip
 Elizabeth Little, Assistant Minority Leader for Policy and Administration
 George A. Amedore, Assistant Minority Leader for Conference Operations
 Patrick M. Gallivan, Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations
 Michael H. Ranzenhofer, Vice Chair of the Senate Minority Conference
 Patricia Ritchie, Secretary of the Senate Minority Conference
 Joseph E. Robach, Assistant Minority Whip

Current members
DistrictSenatorPartyFirst electedCounties Represented 1   Republican 1976 Suffolk 2 Vacant  Suffolk 3   Democratic 2018 Suffolk 4   Republican 2012 Suffolk 5   Democratic 2018Nassau, Suffolk 6   Democratic 2018 Nassau 7   Democratic 2018 Nassau 8   Democratic 2016 Nassau, Suffolk 9   Democratic 2016* Nassau 10   Democratic 2012Queens 11   Democratic 2018Queens 12   Democratic 2010Queens 13   Democratic 2018Queens 14   Democratic 2014Queens 15   Democratic 2008Queens 16   Democratic 1999* Queens 17   Democratic  2012Kings (Brooklyn) 18   Democratic 2018Kings (Brooklyn) 19   Democratic 2015*Kings (Brooklyn) 20   Democratic 2018Kings (Brooklyn) 21   Democratic 2002Kings (Brooklyn) 22   Democratic 2018 Kings (Brooklyn) 23   Democratic 2004Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island) 24   Republican 2006Richmond (Staten Island) 25   Democratic 1984Kings (Brooklyn) 26    Democratic 2017*Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan) 27   Democratic 2012New York (Manhattan) 28   Democratic 2002*New York (Manhattan) 29   Democratic 2004New York (Manhattan), Bronx 30   Democratic 2017*New York (Manhattan) 31   Democratic 2018New York (Manhattan) 32   Democratic 2018*Bronx 33   Democratic 2010Bronx 34   Democratic 2018Bronx, Westchester 35   Democratic 2006 Westchester 36   Democratic 2016Bronx, Westchester 37   Democratic 2018* Westchester 38   Democratic 2010Rockland, Westchester 39   Democratic 2018Orange, Rockland, Ulster 40   Democratic 2018Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester 41   Republican 2014 Dutchess, Putnam 42   Democratic 2018Delaware, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster 43   Republican 2018Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington 44   Democratic 1996Albany, Rensselaer 45   Republican 2002Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Saint Lawrence, Warren, Washington 46   Republican 2014 Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Ulster 47   Republican 2006Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence 48   Republican 2010Jefferson, Oswego, St. Lawrence 49   Republican 2016Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Saratoga, Schenectady 50 Vacant  Cayuga, Onondaga 51   Republican 1986Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Otsego, Schoharie, Tompkins, Ulster 52   Republican 2015* Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Tioga 53   Democratic 2018Madison, Oneida, Onondaga 54   Republican 2016 Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne 55   Republican 2014 Monroe, Ontario 56   Republican 2002 Monroe 57    Republican  2019*  Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Livingston 58   Republican 2010Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates 59   Republican 2010Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming 60 VacantRepublican Chris Jacobs (District 60) resigned from office after being elected to Congress.  Erie 61   Republican 2008 Erie, Genesee, Monroe 62   Republican 2014 Monroe, Niagara, Orleans 63   Democratic 2010 Erie

* First elected in a special election.

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References

Category:State upper houses in the United States
Category:Government of New York (state)