New York State Assembly New York State Legislature Type Type Lower house Term limits None New session started January 5 2011 Leadership Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver (D) since February 11 1994 Speaker pro Tempore Peter Rivera (D) since March 5 2010 Majority Leader Ronald Canestrari (D) since January 4 2007 Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R) since April 6 2009 Structure Members 150 Political groups Democratic Party (98) Republican Party (51) Independence Party (1) Length of term 2 years Authority Article III New York Constitution Salary $79500/year + per diem Elections Last election November 2 2010 (150 seats) Next election November 6 2012 (150 seats) Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place State Assembly Chamber New York State Capitol Albany New York Website New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts with each district having an average population of 128652. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany. Contents 1 Leadership of the assembly 2 Composition 2.1 Members of the New York State Assembly 2.2 Past notable members 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 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 is also 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 at the pleasure of the Speaker. The current Speaker is Democrat Sheldon Silver of the 64th Assembly District (New York City-Lower Manhattan). The Majority Leader is Ronald Canestrari of the 106th Assembly District (parts of Albany Rensselaer and Saratoga counties). The Minority Leader is Republican Brian Kolb of the 129th Assembly District (parts of Cayuga Cortland Onondaga and Ontario counties and all of Seneca County). Position Name Party Residence District Speaker Sheldon Silver Democratic New York 64 Majority Leader Ronald Canestrari Democratic Cohoes 106 Minority Leader Brian Kolb Republican Canandaigua 129 Composition

The Assembly is dominated by the Democrats who currently hold a 48-seat majority in the chamber. The Assembly's one-man one-vote apportionment strongly favors the state's traditional Democratic strongholds of New York City (where the Democrats hold all but two seats) the urban areas of Western New York and the Capital District. The Democrats have controlled the Assembly since 1975. Affiliation Party (Shading indicates Majority Conference) Total Democratic Independence Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 105 2 42 149 1 Begin1 98 1 50 149 1 February 16 20112 51 150 0 May 10 20113 94 1 51 148 4 Latest voting share 63% 34% 49% 2% Members of the New York State Assembly District Member Party First elected Residence 1 Daniel P. Losquadro Rep 2010 Shoreham 2 Fred Thiele Ind 1995 Sag Harbor 3 L. Dean Murray Rep 2010 East Patchogue 4 Steven Englebright Dem 1992 Setauket 5 Alfred C. Graf Rep 2010 Holbrook 6 Philip Ramos Dem 2002 Central Islip 7 Michael J. Fitzpatrick Rep 2002 Smithtown 8 Philip Boyle Rep 2006 Bay Shore 9 Andrew Raia Rep 2002 East Northport 10 James Conte Rep 1988 Huntington Station 11 Robert Sweeney Dem 1988 Lindenhurst 12 Joseph Saladino Rep 2004 Massapequa 13 Charles Lavine Dem 2004 Glen Cove 14 Brian F. Curran Rep 2010 Lynbrook 15 Michael Montesano Rep 2010 Glen Head 16 Michelle Schimel Dem 2007 Great Neck 17 Thomas McKevitt Rep 2006 East Meadow 18 Earlene Hooper Dem 1988 Hempstead 19 David McDonough Rep 2002 Merrick 20 Harvey Weisenberg Dem 1989 Long Beach 21 Edward Ra Rep 2010 Franklin Square 22 Grace Meng Dem 2008 Flushing 23 VACANT N/A N/A N/A 24 David Weprin Dem 2010 Holliswood 25 Rory Lancman Dem 2006 Hillcrest 26 Edward Braunstein Dem 2010 Bayside 27 VACANT N/A N/A N/A 28 Andrew Hevesi Dem 2005 Forest Hills 29 William Scarborough Dem 1994 Jamaica 30 Margaret Markey Dem 1998 Maspeth 31 Michele Titus Dem 2002 Far Rockaway 32 Vivian Cook Dem 1990 Jamaica 33 Barbara Clark Dem 1986 Queens Village 34 Michael DenDekker Dem 2008 East Elmhurst 35 Jeffrion Aubry Dem 1992 Corona 36 Aravella Simotas Dem 2010 Long Island City 37 Catherine Nolan Dem 1984 Ridgewood 38 Michael G. Miller Dem 2009 Glendale 39 Francisco Moya Dem 2010 Corona 40 Inez Barron Dem 2008 Brooklyn 41 Helene Weinstein Dem 1980 Brooklyn 42 Rhoda Jacobs Dem 1978 Brooklyn 43 Karim Camara Dem 2005 Brooklyn 44 James F. Brennan Dem 1984 Brooklyn 45 Steven Cymbrowitz Dem 2000 Brooklyn 46 Alec Brook-Krasny Dem 2006 Brooklyn 47 William Colton Dem 1996 Brooklyn 48 Dov Hikind Dem 1982 Brooklyn 49 Peter Abbate Dem 1986 Brooklyn 50 Joseph Lentol Dem 1972 Brooklyn 51 Felix Ortiz Dem 1994 Brooklyn 52 Joan Millman Dem 1997 Brooklyn Heights 53 Vito Lopez Dem 1984 Brooklyn 54 VACANT N/A N/A N/A 55 William Boyland Jr. Dem 2003 Brooklyn 56 Annette Robinson Dem 2002 Brooklyn 57 Hakeem Jeffries Dem 2006 Brooklyn 58 N. Nick Perry Dem 1992 Brooklyn 59 Alan Maisel Dem 2006 Brooklyn 60 Nicole Malliotakis Rep 2010 Brooklyn/Staten Island 61 Matthew Titone Dem 2007 Staten Island 62 Louis Tobacco Rep 2007 Staten Island 63 Michael Cusick Dem 2002 Staten Island 64 Sheldon Silver Dem 1976 Manhattan 65 Micah Kellner Dem 2007 Manhattan 66 Deborah Glick Dem 1990 Manhattan 67 Linda Rosenthal Dem 2006 Manhattan 68 Robert J. Rodriguez Dem 2010 Manhattan 69 Daniel O'Donnell Dem 2002 Manhattan 70 Keith L. T. Wright Dem 1992 Manhattan 71 Herman D. Farrell Dem 1974 Manhattan 72 Guillermo Linares Dem 2010 Manhattan 73 Jonathan Bing Dem 2002 Manhattan 74 Brian Kavanagh Dem 2006 Manhattan 75 Richard Gottfried Dem 1970 Manhattan 76 Peter Rivera Dem 1992 The Bronx 77 Vanessa Gibson Dem 2009 The Bronx 78 Jose Rivera Dem 2000 The Bronx 79 Eric Stevenson Dem 2010 The Bronx 80 Naomi Rivera Dem 2004 The Bronx 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Dem 1994 The Bronx 82 Michael Benedetto Dem 2004 The Bronx 83 Carl Heastie Dem 2000 The Bronx 84 Carmen E. Arroyo Dem 1994 The Bronx 85 Marcos Crespo Dem 2009 The Bronx 86 Nelson Castro Dem 2008 The Bronx 87 J. Gary Pretlow Dem 1992 Mount Vernon 88 Amy Paulin Dem 2000 Scarsdale 89 Robert Castelli Rep 2010 Lewisboro 90 Sandy Galef Dem 1992 Ossining 91 George Latimer Dem 2004 Rye 92 Thomas Abinanti Dem 2010 White Plains 93 Mike Spano Dem 2006 Yonkers 94 Kenneth Zebrowski Jr. Dem 2007 New City 95 Ellen C. Jaffee Dem 2006 Suffern 96 Nancy Calhoun Rep 1990 Blooming Grove 97 Ann Rabbitt Rep 2004 Greenwood Lake 98 Aileen Gunther Dem 2003 Forestburgh 99 Steve Katz Rep 2010 Mohegan Lake 100 Tom Kirwan Rep 2010 Newburgh 101 Kevin Cahill Dem 1998 Kingston 102 Joel Miller Rep 1994 Poughkeepsie 103 Marcus Molinaro Rep 2006 Red Hook 104 John McEneny Dem 1992 Albany 105 George Amedore Rep 2007 Rotterdam 106 Ronald Canestrari Dem 1988 Cohoes 107 Clifford Crouch Rep 1995 Guilford 108 Steven McLaughlin Rep 2010 Melrose 109 Robert Reilly Dem 2004 Colonie 110 James Tedisco Rep 1982 Glenville 111 William Magee Dem 1990 Nelson 112 Tony Jordan Rep 2008 Jackson 113 Teresa Sayward Rep 2002 Willsboro 114 Janet Duprey Rep 2006 Peru 115 Claudia Tenney Rep 2010 New Hartford 116 VACANT N/A N/A N/A 117 Marc Butler Rep 1995 Newport 118 Addie Jenne Russell Dem 2008 Theresa 119 Sam Roberts Dem 2010 Syracuse 120 William Magnarelli Dem 1998 Syracuse 121 Donald R. Miller Rep 2010 Liverpool 122 Kenneth Blankenbush Rep 2010 Black River 123 Gary Finch Rep 1999 Springport 124 William A. Barclay Rep 2002 Pulaski 125 Barbara Lifton Dem 2002 Ithaca 126 Donna Lupardo Dem 2004 Endwell 127 Peter Lopez Rep 2006 Schoharie 128 Robert Oaks Rep 1992 Macedon 129 Brian Kolb Rep 2000 Canandaigua 130 Sean T. Hanna Rep 2010 Mendon 131 Harry B. Bronson Dem 2010 Rochester 132 Joseph Morelle Dem 1990 Irondequoit 133 David Gantt Dem 1982 Rochester 134 Bill Reilich Rep 2002 Greece 135 Mark C. Johns Rep 2010 Webster 136 Philip Palmesano Rep 2010 Corning 137 Christopher Friend Rep 2010 Horseheads 138 John Ceretto Rep 2010 Lewiston 139 Stephen Hawley Rep 2006 Batavia 140 Robin Schimminger Dem 1976 Kenmore 141 Crystal Peoples-Stokes Dem 2002 Buffalo 142 Jane Corwin Rep 2008 Clarence 143 Dennis H. Gabryszak Dem 2006 Cheektowaga 144 Sam Hoyt Dem 1992 Buffalo 145 Mark J.F. Schroeder Dem 2004 Buffalo 146 Kevin Smardz Repu 2010 Hamburg 147 Daniel Burling Rep 1998 Warsaw 148 James Hayes Rep 1998 Amherst 149 Joseph Giglio Rep 2005 Gowanda 150 Andrew Goodell Rep 2010 Jamestown Past notable members

Prominent past Assembly members include current U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer former U.S. presidents Millard Fillmore and Theodore Roosevelt former New York governors George Pataki and Al Smith as well as George H. Sharpe and Thomas V. Welch. See also New York State Capitol New York Legislature New York State Senate List of members of the New York State Assembly New York state elections 2008 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis New York state elections 2010 References 100th District race still undecided. Kolb Gains Seat Loses Goatee http://www.wktv.com/news/politics/Governor-Cuomo-announces-unanimous-Senate-confirmation-of-Destito-121596934.html--> External links New York State Assembly v d eMembers of the New York State Assembly Speaker of the Assembly: Sheldon Silver (D) Speaker pro Tempore: Peter Rivera (D) Majority Leader: Ronald Canestrari (D) Minority Leader: Brian Kolb (R)        Daniel Losquadro (R)    Fred Thiele (I)    Dean Murray (R)    Steven Englebright (D)    Alfred C. Graf (R)    Philip Ramos (D)    Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R)    Philip Boyle (R)    Andrew Raia (R)    James Conte (R)    Robert K. Sweeney (D)    Joseph Saladino (R)    Charles Lavine (D)    Brian F. Curran (R)    Michael Montesano (R)    Michelle Schimel (D)    Thomas McKevitt (R)    Earlene Hill Hooper (D)    David McDonough (R)    Harvey Weisenberg (D)    Edward Ra (R)    Grace Meng (D) Vacant     David Weprin (D)    Rory I. Lancman (D)    Edward Braunstein (D) Vacant     Andrew Hevesi (D)    William Scarborough (D)    Margaret Markey (D)    Michele Titus (D)    Vivian Cook (D)    Barbara M. Clark (D)    Michael DenDekker (D)    Jeffrion Aubry (D)    Aravella Simotas (D)    Catherine Nolan (D)    Michael G. Miller (D)    Francisco Moya (D)    Inez Barron (D)    Helene Weinstein (D)    Rhoda Jacobs (D)    Karim Camara (D)    James F. Brennan (D)    Steven Cymbrowitz (D)    Alec Brook-Krasny (D)    William Colton (D)    Dov Hikind (D)    Peter Abbate (D)    Joseph Lentol (D)    Felix Ortiz (D)    Joan Millman (D)    Vito Lopez (D) Vacant     William Boyland (D)    Annette Robinson (D)    Hakeem Jeffries (D)    Nick Perry (D)    Alan Maisel (D)    Nicole Malliotakis (R)    Matthew Titone (D)    Louis Tobacco (R)    Michael Cusick (D)    Sheldon Silver (D)    Micah Kellner (D)    Deborah Glick (D)    Linda Rosenthal (D)    Robert J. Rodriguez (D)    Daniel J. O'Donnell (D)    Keith Wright (D)    Herman D. Farrell (D)    Guillermo Linares (D)    Jonathan Bing (D)    Brian Kavanagh (D)    Richard Gottfried (D)    Peter Rivera (D)    Vanessa Gibson (D)    Jose Rivera (D)    Eric Stevenson (D)    Naomi Rivera (D)    Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)    Michael Benedetto (D)    Carl Heastie (D)    Carmen E. Arroyo (D)    Marcos Crespo (D)    Nelson Castro (D)    Gary Pretlow (D)    Amy Paulin (D)    Robert Castelli (R)    Sandy Galef (D)    George S. Latimer (D)    Tom Abinanti (D)    Mike Spano (D)    Kenneth Zebrowski (D)    Ellen Jaffee (D)    Nancy Calhoun (R)    Ann Rabbitt (R)    Aileen Gunther (D)    Steve Katz (R)    Thomas Kirwan (R)    Kevin Cahill (D)    Joel Miller (R)    Marcus Molinaro (R)    John McEneny (D)    George Amedore (R)    Ronald Canestrari (D)    Clifford Crouch (R)    Steven McLaughlin (R)    Robert Reilly (D)    Jim Tedisco (R)    William Magee (D)    Tony Jordan (R)    Teresa Sayward (R)    Janet Duprey (R)    Claudia Tenney (R) Vacant     Marc Butler (R)    Addie Jenne Russell (D)    Samuel D. Roberts (D)    William Magnarelli (D)    Donald R. Miller (R)    Kenneth Blankenbush (R)    Gary Finch (R)    William Barclay (R)    Barbara Lifton (D)    Donna Lupardo (D)    Pete Lopez (R)    Robert Oaks (R)    Brian Kolb (R)    Sean Hanna (R)    Harry Bronson (D)    Joseph Morelle (D)    David Gantt (D)    Bill Reilich (R)    Mark C. 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