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.^[2] Its members are elected to two-year terms;^[3] there are no term limits.^[4]

New York State Senate
New York State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
President	Antonio Delgado (D) since May 25, 2022
Senate Majority Leader	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) since January 2, 2019
Senate Minority Leader	Rob Ortt (R) since June 28, 2020
Structure
Seats	63
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (40) Minority   Republican (21) Vacant: 2   Vacant (2)
Length of term	Two years[1]
Authority	Article III, New York Constitution
Salary	$120,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020
Next election	November 8, 2022
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Senate Chamber at New York State Capitol, Albany
Website
NYSenate.gov

As of 2014, there are 63 seats in the Senate.^[5]

Party history

Affiliation	Recent party affiliation history (Shading indicates majority caucus)					Total
	Democratic				Republican
	SDC[a]		IDC[b]	SF[c]			Vacant
Begin 2007 session[6]	29				33	62	0
End 2008 session	30				31	61	1
Begin 2009 session[7]	32				30	62	0
End 2010 session	32				29	61	1
Begin 2011 session	26		4		32	62	0
End 2012 session	25				33	62	0
Begin 2013 session[8]	27		5	1	30	63	0
End 2014 session	24	2			29	61	2
Begin 2015 session[9]	25	1	5	1	32	63	0
End 2016 session	25				31	62	1
Begin 2017 session[10]	24		7	1	31	63	0
End 2018 session[11]	31
Begin 2019 session[12][13]	39			1	23	63	0
March 10, 2019[d][14]					22	62	1
July 1, 2019[e][15]	40
November 26, 2019[f][16]					23	63	0
December 31, 2019[g][17]					22	62	1
June 28, 2020[h][18]					21	61	2
July 20, 2020[i][19]					20	60	3
Latest voting share	66.7%				33.3%

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

^[42]

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

^[42]

Current members

District	Senator	Party	First elected	Counties Represented
1	Kenneth LaValle	Republican	1976	Suffolk
2	Vacant[h]			Suffolk
3	Monica Martinez	Democratic	2018	Suffolk
4	Phil Boyle	Republican	2012	Suffolk
5	Jim Gaughran	Democratic	2018	Nassau, Suffolk
6	Kevin Thomas	Democratic	2018	Nassau
7	Anna Kaplan	Democratic	2018	Nassau
8	John Brooks	Democratic	2016	Nassau, Suffolk
9	Todd Kaminsky	Democratic	2016*	Nassau
10	James Sanders Jr.	Democratic	2012	Queens
11	John Liu	Democratic	2018	Queens
12	Michael Gianaris	Democratic	2010	Queens
13	Jessica Ramos	Democratic	2018	Queens
14	Leroy Comrie	Democratic	2014	Queens
15	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	Democratic	2008	Queens
16	Toby Ann Stavisky	Democratic	1999*	Queens
17	Simcha Felder	Democratic[c]	2012	Kings (Brooklyn)
18	Julia Salazar	Democratic	2018	Kings (Brooklyn)
19	Roxanne Persaud	Democratic	2015*	Kings (Brooklyn)
20	Zellnor Myrie	Democratic	2018	Kings (Brooklyn)
21	Kevin Parker	Democratic	2002	Kings (Brooklyn)
22	Andrew Gounardes	Democratic	2018	Kings (Brooklyn)
23	Diane Savino	Democratic	2004	Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island)
24	Andrew Lanza	Republican	2006	Richmond (Staten Island)
25	Velmanette Montgomery	Democratic	1984	Kings (Brooklyn)
26	Brian P. Kavanagh	Democratic	2017*	Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan)
27	Brad Hoylman	Democratic	2012	New York (Manhattan)
28	Liz Krueger	Democratic	2002*	New York (Manhattan)
29	José M. Serrano	Democratic	2004	New York (Manhattan), Bronx
30	Brian Benjamin	Democratic	2017*	New York (Manhattan)
31	Robert Jackson	Democratic	2018	New York (Manhattan)
32	Luis R. Sepúlveda	Democratic	2018*	Bronx
33	Gustavo Rivera	Democratic	2010	Bronx
34	Alessandra Biaggi	Democratic	2018	Bronx, Westchester
35	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	Democratic	2006	Westchester
36	Jamaal Bailey	Democratic	2016	Bronx, Westchester
37	Shelley Mayer	Democratic	2018*	Westchester
38	David Carlucci	Democratic	2010	Rockland, Westchester
39	James Skoufis	Democratic	2018	Orange, Rockland, Ulster
40	Peter Harckham	Democratic	2018	Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester
41	Sue Serino	Republican	2014	Dutchess, Putnam
42	Jen Metzger	Democratic	2018	Delaware, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster
43	Daphne Jordan	Republican	2018	Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington
44	Neil Breslin	Democratic	1996	Albany, Rensselaer
45	Betty Little	Republican	2002	Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Saint Lawrence, Warren, Washington
46	George A. Amedore Jr.	Republican	2014	Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Ulster
47	Joseph Griffo	Republican	2006	Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence
48	Patty Ritchie	Republican	2010	Jefferson, Oswego, St. Lawrence
49	Jim Tedisco	Republican	2016	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Saratoga, Schenectady
50	Vacant[g]			Cayuga, Onondaga
51	James L. Seward	Republican	1986	Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Otsego, Schoharie, Tompkins, Ulster
52	Fred Akshar	Republican	2015*	Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Tioga
53	Rachel May	Democratic	2018	Madison, Oneida, Onondaga
54	Pam Helming	Republican	2016	Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne
55	Rich Funke	Republican	2014	Monroe, Ontario
56	Joseph Robach	Republican	2002	Monroe
57	George Borrello	Republican	2019*	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Livingston
58	Tom O'Mara	Republican	2010	Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates
59	Patrick M. Gallivan	Republican	2010	Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming
60	Vacant[i]			Erie
61	Michael Ranzenhofer	Republican	2008	Erie, Genesee, Monroe
62	Rob Ortt	Republican	2014	Monroe, Niagara, Orleans
63	Timothy M. Kennedy	Democratic	2010	Erie

* First elected in a special election.

Notes

1. "SDC" stands for "Senate Democratic Conference".
2. "IDC" stands for "Independent Democratic Conference".
3. "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.
4. Republican Catharine Young (District 57) resigned to take a job in the private sector.
5. Simcha Felder joined the Senate Democratic Conference.
6. Republican 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.
7. Republican Bob Antonacci (District 50) resigned from office after being elected to a state court judgeship.
8. Republican John Flanagan (District 2) resigned from office.
9. Republican Chris Jacobs (District 60) resigned from office after being elected to Congress.