198th New York State Legislature


The 198th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 2009, to December 31, 2010, during the later part of David Paterson's governorship, in Albany.
On June 8, 2009, began the 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Roy J. McDonald changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this legislature. Assemblyman Jose Peralta 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
3rdBrian X. FoleyDemocrat
4thOwen H. Johnson*Republican
5thCarl L. Marcellino*Republican
6thKemp Hannon*Republican
7thCraig M. Johnson*Democrat
8thCharles J. Fuschillo Jr.*Republican
9thDean Skelos*RepublicanMinority Leader until June 8, 2009;
Majority Leader from June 8 to 15, 2009;
Republican Leader from June 15 to July 9, 2009;
Minority Leader from July 9, 2009
10thShirley Huntley*Democrat
11thFrank Padavan*Republican
12thGeorge Onorato*Democrat
13thHiram MonserrateDemocratexpelled on February 9, 2010
13thJose Peralta*Democraton March 16, 2010, elected to fill vacancy
14thMalcolm Smith*DemocratTemporary President and Acting Lt. Gov. until June 8, 2009;
Minority Leader from June 8 to 15, 2009;
Democratic Leader from June 15 to July 9, 2009;
Temporary President from July 9, 2009
15thJoseph Addabbo Jr.Democrat
16thToby Ann Stavisky*Democrat
17thMartin Malave Dilan*Democrat
18thVelmanette Montgomery*Democrat
19thJohn L. Sampson*DemocratChairman of the Democratic Conference from July 9, 2009
20thEric Adams*Democrat
21stKevin Parker*Democrat
22ndMartin Golden*Republican
23rdDiane Savino*Democrat
24thAndrew Lanza*Republican
25thDaniel SquadronDemocrat
26thLiz Krueger*Democrat
27thCarl Kruger*Democrat
28thJosé M. Serrano*Democrat
29thThomas Duane*Democrat
30thBill Perkins*Democrat
31stEric Schneiderman*Democraton November 2, 2010, elected Attorney General
32ndRubén Díaz Sr.*Democrat
33rdPedro Espada Jr.DemocratTemporary President from June 8 to July 9, 2009;
Acting Lieutenant Governor from June 8 to July 8, 2009;
Majority Leader from July 9, 2009, to December 14, 2010
34thJeffrey D. Klein*Democrat
35thAndrea Stewart-Cousins*Democrat
36thRuth Hassell-Thompson*Democrat
37thSuzi Oppenheimer*Democrat
38thThomas P. Morahan*Republicandied on July 12, 2010
39thWilliam J. Larkin, Jr.*Republican
40thVincent Leibell*Republicanon November 2, 2010, elected Putnam County Executive
resigned his seat on December 2, 2010
41stStephen M. Saland*Republican
42ndJohn Bonacic*Republican
43rdRoy J. McDonald*Republican
44thHugh T. Farley*Republican
45thBetty Little*Republican
46thNeil Breslin*Democrat
47thJoseph Griffo*Republican
48thDarrel Aubertine*Democrat
49thDavid J. Valesky*Democrat
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
57thCatharine Young*Republican
58thWilliam Stachowski*Democrat
59thDale M. Volker*Republican
60thAntoine Thompson*Democrat
61stMichael RanzenhoferRepublican
62ndGeorge D. Maziarz*Republican

Employees

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
1stMarc Alessi*Democrat
2ndFred W. Thiele, Jr.*Republican
2ndFred W. Thiele, Jr.*Independencechanged party affiliation in October 2009
3rdPatricia Eddington*Democraton November 3, 2009, elected Town Clerk of Brookhaven
3rdL. Dean MurrayRepublicanon February 9, 2010, elected to fill vacancy
4thSteve Englebright*Democrat
5thGinny Fields*Democrat
6thPhilip Ramos*Democrat
7thMichael J. Fitzpatrick*Republican
8thPhil Boyle*Republican
9thAndrew Raia*Republican
10thJames D. Conte*Republican
11thRobert K. Sweeney*Democrat
12thJoseph Saladino*Republican
13thCharles D. Lavine*Democrat
14thRobert Barra*Republican
15thRob Walker*Republicanin January 2010 appointed Chief Deputy Nassau County Executive
15thMichael MontesanoRepublicanon February 9, 2010, elected to fill vacancy
16thMichelle Schimel*Democrat
17thThomas McKevitt*Republican
18thEarlene Hill Hooper*Democrat
19thDavid McDonough*Republican
20thHarvey Weisenberg*Democrat
21stThomas Alfano*Republican
22ndGrace MengDemocrat
23rdAudrey Pheffer*Democrat
24thMark Weprin*Democraton November 3, 2009, elected to the New York City Council
24thDavid WeprinDemocraton February 9, 2010, elected to fill vacancy
25thRory Lancman*Democrat
26thAnn-Margaret Carrozza*Democrat
27thNettie Mayersohn*Democrat
28thAndrew Hevesi*Democrat
29thWilliam Scarborough*Democrat
30thMargaret Markey*Democrat
31stMichele Titus*Democrat
32ndVivian E. Cook*Democrat
33rdBarbara M. Clark*Democrat
34thMichael DenDekkerDemocrat
35thJeffrion L. Aubry*Democrat
36thMichael Gianaris*Democrat
37thCatherine Nolan*Democrat
38thAnthony S. Seminerio*Democratresigned on June 23, 2009
38thMichael G. MillerDemocraton September 15, 2009, elected to fill vacancy
39thJose Peralta*Democraton March 16, 2010, elected to the State Senate
40thInez BarronDemocrat
41stHelene Weinstein*Democrat
42ndRhoda S. Jacobs*Democrat
43rdKarim Camara*Democrat
44thJames F. Brennan*Democrat
45thSteven Cymbrowitz*Democrat
46thAlec Brook-Krasny*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
57thHakeem Jeffries*Democrat
58thN. Nick Perry*Democrat
59thAlan Maisel*Democrat
60thJanele Hyer-Spencer*Democrat
61stMatthew Titone*Democrat
62ndLouis Tobacco*Republican
63rdMichael Cusick*Democrat
64thSheldon Silver*Democratre-elected Speaker
65thMicah Kellner*Democrat
66thDeborah J. Glick*Democrat
67thLinda Rosenthal*Democrat
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
74thBrian P. Kavanagh*Democrat
75thRichard N. Gottfried*Democrat
76thPeter M. Rivera*Democrat
77thAurelia Greene*Democratin April 2009, appointed as Deputy Bronx Borough President
77thVanessa GibsonDemocraton June 2, 2009, elected to fill vacancy
78thJose Rivera*Democrat
79thMichael Benjamin*Democrat
80thNaomi Rivera*Democrat
81stJeffrey Dinowitz*Democrat
82ndMichael Benedetto*Democrat
83rdCarl Heastie*Democrat
84thCarmen E. Arroyo*Democrat
85thRubén Díaz Jr.*Democraton April 21, 2009, elected Borough President of the Bronx
85thMarcos CrespoDemocraton June 2, 2009, elected to fill vacancy
86thNelson CastroDemocrat
87thJ. Gary Pretlow*Democrat
88thAmy Paulin*Democrat
89thAdam Bradley*Democraton November 3, 2009, elected Mayor of White Plains
89thRobert CastelliRepublicanon February 9, 2010, elected to fill vacancy
90thSandy Galef*Democrat
91stGeorge Latimer*Democrat
92ndRichard L. Brodsky*Democrat
93rdMike Spano*Democrat
94thKenneth Zebrowski Jr.*Democrat
95thEllen Jaffee*Democrat
96thNancy Calhoun*Republican
97thAnn Rabbitt*Republican
98thAileen Gunther*Democrat
99thGreg Ball*Republican
100thFrank SkartadosDemocrat
101stKevin A. Cahill*Democrat
102ndJoel M. Miller*Republican
103rdMarcus Molinaro*Republican
104thJohn McEneny*Democrat
105thGeorge A. Amedore Jr.*Republican
106thRonald Canestrari*DemocratMajority Leader
107thClifford Crouch*Republican
108thTimothy P. Gordon*Ind./Dem.
109thRobert Reilly*Democrat
110thJim Tedisco*RepublicanMinority Leader until April 2009
111thBill Magee*Democrat
112thTony JordanRepublican
113thTeresa Sayward*Republican
114thJanet Duprey*Republican
115thDavid R. Townsend Jr.*Republican
116thRoAnn Destito*Democrat
117thMarc W. Butler*Republican
118thAddie JenneDemocrat
119thJoan Christensen*Democrat
120thWilliam Magnarelli*Democrat
121stAlbert A. Stirpe Jr.*Democrat
122ndDede Scozzafava*Republican
123rdGary Finch*Republican
124thWilliam Barclay*Republican
125thBarbara Lifton*Democrat
126thDonna Lupardo*Democrat
127thPete Lopez*Republican
128thBob Oaks*Republican
129thBrian Kolb*RepublicanMinority Leader from April 2009
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'Mara*Republican
138thFrancine DelMonte*Democrat
139thStephen Hawley*Republican
140thRobin Schimminger*Democrat
141stCrystal Peoples*Democrat
142ndJane CorwinRepublican
143rdDennis Gabryszak*Democrat
144thSam Hoyt*Democrat
145thMark J. F. Schroeder*Democrat
146thJack Quinn III*Republican
147thDaniel Burling*Republican
148thJames P. Hayes*Republican
149thJoseph Giglio*Republican
150thWilliam L. Parment*Democrat