196th New York State Legislature


The 196th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5, 2005, to December 31, 2006, during the eleventh and twelfth years of George Pataki's governorship, in Albany.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Jeffrey D. Klein and George H. Winner Jr. changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this legislature. Assemblywoman Catharine Young was elected to fill a vacancy in the Senate.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stKenneth LaValle*Republican
2ndJohn J. Flanagan*Republican
3rdCaesar Trunzo*Republican
4thOwen H. Johnson*Republican
5thCarl L. Marcellino*Republican
6thKemp Hannon*Republican
7thMichael Balboni*Republican
8thCharles J. Fuschillo Jr.*Republican
9thDean Skelos*Republican
10thAda L. Smith*Democrat
11thFrank Padavan*Republican
12thGeorge Onorato*Democrat
13thJohn Sabini*Democrat
14thMalcolm Smith*Democrat
15thSerphin R. Maltese*Cons./Rep.
16thToby Ann Stavisky*Democrat
17thMartin Malave Dilan*Democrat
18thVelmanette Montgomery*Democrat
19thJohn L. Sampson*Democrat
20thCarl Andrews*Democrat
21stKevin Parker*Democrat
22ndMartin Golden*Republican
23rdDiane SavinoDemocrat
24thJohn J. Marchi*Republican
25thMartin Connor*Democrat
26thLiz Krueger*Democrat
27thCarl Kruger*Democrat
28thJosé M. SerranoDemocrat
29thThomas Duane*Democrat
30thDavid Paterson*DemocratMinority Leader;
on November 7, 2006, elected Lieutenant Governor
31stEric Schneiderman*Democrat
32ndRubén Díaz Sr.*Democrat
33rdEfrain Gonzalez Jr.*Democrat
34thJeffrey D. Klein*Democrat
35thNicholas A. Spano*Republican
36thRuth Hassell-Thompson*Democrat
37thSuzi Oppenheimer*Democrat
38thThomas P. Morahan*Republican
39thWilliam J. Larkin, Jr.*Republican
40thVincent Leibell*Republican
41stStephen M. Saland*Republican
42ndJohn Bonacic*Republican
43rdJoseph Bruno*Republicanre-elected Temporary President
44thHugh T. Farley*Republican
45thBetty Little*Republican
46thNeil Breslin*Democrat
47thRaymond A. Meier*Republican
48thJames W. Wright*Republican
49thDavid J. ValeskyDemocrat
50thJohn A. DeFrancisco*Republican
51stJames L. Seward*Republican
52ndThomas W. Libous*Republican
53rdGeorge H. Winner Jr.*Republican
54thMichael F. Nozzolio*Republican
55thJames S. Alesi*Republican
56thJoseph Robach*Republican
57thPatricia McGee*Republicandied on April 2, 2005
57thCatharine Young*Republicanon May 10, 2005, elected to fill vacancy
58thWilliam Stachowski*Democrat
59thDale M. Volker*Republican
60thByron Brown*Democraton November 8, 2005, elected Mayor of Buffalo
60thMarc A. CoppolaDemocraton February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
61stMary Lou Rath*Republican
62ndGeorge D. Maziarz*Republican

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Assembly members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictAssembly memberPartyNotes
1stPatricia Acampora*Republicanon June 16, 2005, appointed to the NYS Public Service Commission
1stMarc AlessiDemocraton September 13, 2005, elected to fill vacancy
2ndFred W. Thiele, Jr.*Republican
3rdPatricia Eddington*Democrat
4thSteve Englebright*Democrat
5thGinny Fields*Democrat
6thPhilip Ramos*Democrat
7thMichael J. Fitzpatrick*Republican
8thThomas F. Barraga*Republicanon November 8, 2005, elected to the Suffolk County Legislature
8thPhil BoyleRepublicanon February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
9thAndrew Raia*Republican
10thJames D. Conte*Republican
11thRobert K. Sweeney*Democrat
12thJoseph Saladino*Republican
13thCharles D. LavineDemocrat
14thRobert Barra*Republican
15thDonna Ferrara*Republicanin April 2005 appointed to the NYS Workers Compensation Board
15thRob WalkerRepublicanon May 24, 2005, elected to fill vacancy
16thThomas DiNapoli*Democrat
17thMaureen O'Connell*Republicanon November 8, 2005, elected Nassau County Clerk
17thThomas McKevittRepublicanon February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
18thEarlene Hill Hooper*Democrat
19thDavid McDonough*Republican
20thHarvey Weisenberg*Democrat
21stThomas Alfano*Republican
22ndJimmy MengDemocrat
23rdAudrey Pheffer*Democrat
24thMark Weprin*Democrat
25thBrian M. McLaughlin*Democrat
26thAnn-Margaret Carrozza*Democrat
27thNettie Mayersohn*Democrat
28thMichael Cohen*Democratresigned effective March 14, 2005
28thAndrew HevesiDemocraton May 10, 2005, elected to fill vacancy
29thWilliam Scarborough*Democrat
30thMargaret Markey*Democrat
31stMichele Titus*Democrat
32ndVivian E. Cook*Democrat
33rdBarbara M. Clark*Democrat
34thIvan C. Lafayette*Democrat
35thJeffrion L. Aubry*Democrat
36thMichael Gianaris*Democrat
37thCatherine Nolan*Democrat
38thAnthony S. Seminerio*Democrat
39thJose Peralta*Democrat
40thDiane Gordon*Democrat
41stHelene Weinstein*Democrat
42ndRhoda S. Jacobs*Democrat
43rdClarence Norman Jr.*Democratlost his seat on September 27, 2005
43rdKarim CamaraDemocraton November 8, 2005, elected to fill vacancy
44thJames F. Brennan*Democrat
45thSteven Cymbrowitz*Democrat
46thAdele Cohen*Democrat
47thWilliam Colton*Democrat
48thDov Hikind*Democrat
49thPeter J. Abbate Jr.*Democrat
50thJoseph R. Lentol*Democrat
51stFélix W. Ortiz*Democrat
52ndJoan Millman*Democrat
53rdVito J. Lopez*Democrat
54thDarryl C. Towns*Democrat
55thWilliam Boyland Jr.*Democrat
56thAnnette Robinson*Democrat
57thRoger L. Green*Democrat
58thN. Nick Perry*Democrat
59thFrank R. Seddio*Democraton November 8, 2005, elected Surrogate of Kings County
59thAlan MaiselDemocraton February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
60thMatthew Mirones*Republican
61stJohn W. Lavelle*Democrat
62ndVincent M. IgnizioRepublican
63rdMichael Cusick*Democrat
64thSheldon Silver*Democratre-elected Speaker
65thAlexander B. Grannis*Democrat
66thDeborah J. Glick*Democrat
67thScott Stringer*Democraton November 8, 2005, elected Borough President of Manhattan
67thLinda RosenthalDemocraton February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
68thAdam Clayton Powell IV*Democrat
69thDaniel J. O'Donnell*Democrat
70thKeith L. T. Wright*Democrat
71stHerman D. Farrell, Jr.*DemocratChairman of Ways and Means
72ndAdriano Espaillat*Democrat
73rdJonathan Bing*Democrat
74thSteven Sanders*Democratresigned effective December 31, 2005
74thSylvia FriedmanDemocraton February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
75thRichard N. Gottfried*Democrat
76thPeter M. Rivera*Democrat
77thAurelia Greene*Democrat
78thJose Rivera*Democrat
79thMichael Benjamin*Democrat
80thNaomi RiveraDemocrat
81stJeffrey Dinowitz*Democrat
82ndMichael BenedettoDemocrat
83rdCarl Heastie*Democrat
84thCarmen E. Arroyo*Democrat
85thRubén Díaz Jr.*Democrat
86thLuis Diaz*Democrat
87thJ. Gary Pretlow*Democrat
88thAmy Paulin*Democrat
89thAdam Bradley*Democrat
90thSandy Galef*Democrat
91stGeorge LatimerDemocrat
92ndRichard L. Brodsky*Democrat
93rdLouis MosielloRepublican
94thKenneth ZebrowskiDemocrat
95thRyan Karben*Democratresigned on May 18, 2006
96thNancy Calhoun*Republican
97thAnn RabbittRepublican
98thAileen Gunther*Democrat
99thWillis Stephens*Republican
100thThomas J. Kirwan*Republican
101stKevin A. Cahill*Democrat
102ndJoel M. Miller*Republican
103rdPatrick R. Manning*Republican
104thJohn McEneny*Democrat
105thPaul D. Tonko*Democrat
106thRonald Canestrari*Democrat
107thClifford Crouch*Republican
108thPat M. Casale*Republican
109thRobert ReillyDemocrat
110thJim Tedisco*RepublicanMinority Leader from November 29, 2005
111thBill Magee*Democrat
112thRoy J. McDonald*Republican
113thTeresa Sayward*Republican
114thChris Ortloff*Republicanin June 2006 appointed to the New York State Board of Parole
115thDavid R. Townsend Jr.*Republican
116thRoAnn Destito*Democrat
117thMarc W. Butler*Republican
118thDarrel Aubertine*Democrat
119thJoan Christensen*Democrat
120thWilliam Magnarelli*Democrat
121stJeffrey Brown*Republican
122ndDede Scozzafava*Republican
123rdGary Finch*Republican
124thWilliam Barclay*Republican
125thBarbara Lifton*Democrat
126thDonna LupardoDemocrat
127thDaniel L. Hooker*Republican
128thBob Oaks*Republican
129thBrian Kolb*Republican
130thJoseph Errigo*Republican
131stSusan V. John*Democrat
132ndJoseph D. Morelle*Democrat
133rdDavid Gantt*Democrat
134thBill Reilich*Republican
135thDavid Koon*Democrat
136thJames Bacalles*Republican
137thTom O'MaraRepublican
138thFrancine DelMonte*Democrat
139thCharles H. Nesbitt*RepublicanMinority Leader until November 23, 2005;
on November 23, 2005, appointed to the NYS Tax Appeals Tribunal
139thStephen HawleyRepublicanon February 28, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
140thRobin Schimminger*Democrat
141stCrystal Peoples*Democrat
142ndSandra Lee Wirth*Republicandied on March 11, 2006
142ndMichael W. ColeRepublicanon May 2, 2006, elected to fill vacancy
143rdPaul Tokasz*DemocratMajority Leader
144thSam Hoyt*Democrat
145thMark J. F. SchroederDemocrat
146thJack Quinn IIIRepublican
147thDaniel Burling*Republican
148thJames P. Hayes*Republican
149thCatharine Young*Republicanon May 10, 2005, elected to the State Senate
149thJoseph GiglioRepublicanon June 28, 2005, elected to fill vacancy
150thWilliam L. Parment*Democrat

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