180th New York State Legislature


The 180th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3, 1973, to May 30, 1974, during the fifteenth and final year of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, and during Malcolm Wilson's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the One man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1971 by the Legislature, 60 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned without restrictions regarding county boundaries.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Conservative Party and the Liberal Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1972, was held on November 7. The only three statewide elective offices up for election were three seats on the New York Court of Appeals. All three seats were won by Republican judges, two with Conservative endorsement, and one with Liberal endorsement. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the average vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republicans 2,847,000; Democrats 2,709,000; Conservatives 425,000; and Liberals 258,000. To date this was the last time a Republican majority was elected to the State Assembly.
Of the three women members of the previous legislature, Assemblywoman Mary Anne Krupsak, a lawyer of Amsterdam, was elected to the State Senate; and Assemblywomen Constance E. Cook, a lawyer of Ithaca; and Rosemary R. Gunning, a lawyer of Ridgewood, Queens; were re-elected to the Assembly. Karen Burstein, a lawyer of Lawrence, and Carol Bellamy, a lawyer of Brooklyn, were also elected to the State Senate; and Estella B. Diggs, of the Bronx, was also elected to the Assembly.
The New York state election, 1973, was held on November 6. The only statewide elective office up for election was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Republican Charles D. Breitel was elected with Liberal endorsement. One vacancy in the State Senate and five vacancies in the Assembly were filled. Elizabeth Connelly, of Staten Island, was elected to the Assembly.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the first regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1973; and adjourned sine die on May 28.
Perry B. Duryea, Jr. was re-elected Speaker.
Warren M. Anderson was elected Temporary President of the State Senate.
The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on July 25, 1973; and adjourned sine die on July 31. This session was called to consider the issue of a $3.5 million bond issue to finance the construction of additional public transportation capacities in New York City.
The Legislature met for the second regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 9, 1974; and adjourned sine die in the early morning of May 17.
The U.S. Department of Justice found fault with the congressional, senatorial and Assembly districts in Manhattan and Brooklyn under the apportionment of 1971, and ordered a revision to safeguard the rights of minorities.
The Legislature met for another special session at the State Capitol in Albany on May 29, 1974; and adjourned sine die on the next day. This session was called to remap the legislative districts in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and to amend the rent-control law passed during the regular session. The Senate passed Governor Wilson's rent law amendment, but the Assembly did not come to a vote on it.
On July 1, the U.S. Department of Justice accepted the revised districts as passed by the Legislature.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Chester J. Straub, Vander L. Beatty, Joseph R. Pisani, Mary Anne Krupsak, Edwyn E. Mason and James T. McFarland changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of the session.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."

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Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. George A. Murphy and John J. LaFalce changed from the Senate to the Assembly at the beginning of the session.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
1stPerry B. Duryea, Jr.*Republicanre-elected Speaker
2ndPeter J. Costigan*Republican
3rdIcilio W. Bianchi, Jr.Democrat
4thRobert C. Wertz*Republican
5thDennis O'DohertyRepublican
6thJohn C. CochraneRepublican
7thJohn J. FlanaganRepublican
8thJohn G. McCarthy*Republican
9thWilliam L. Burns*Republican
10thStuart R. LevineRepublican
11thPhilip B. Healey*Republican
12thGeorge A. Murphy*Republican
13thMilton Jonas*Republican
14thJoseph M. Reilly*Republican
15thJohn E. Kingston*RepublicanMajority Leader
16thIrwin J. Landes*Democrat
17thJoseph M. Margiotta*Republican
18thArmand P. D'AmatoRepublican
19thJohn S. Thorp Jr.*Democrat
20thArthur J. Kremer*Democrat
21stGeorge J. Farrell, Jr.*Republican
22ndHerbert A. Posner*Democrat
23rdJohn A. Esposito*Rep./Cons.
24thSaul Weprin*Democrat
25thVincent F. NicolosiDemocrat
26thLeonard P. Stavisky*Democrat
27thArthur J. Cooperman*Dem./Lib.
28thAlan G. Hevesi*Democrat
29thGuy R. Brewer*Democrat
30thHerbert J. Miller*Democrat
31stAlfred A. DelliBovi*Rep./Cons.
32ndEdward AbramsonDemocrat
33rdJohn T. Flack*Rep./Cons.
34thJoseph F. Lisa*Democrat
35thJohn G. Lopresto*Rep./Cons.
36thJoseph S. Calabretta*Democraton November 6, 1973, elected to the New York City Civil Court
36thAnthony V. GazzaraDemocraton February 14, 1974, elected to fill vacancy
37thRosemary R. Gunning*Cons./Rep.
38thVito P. Battista*Rep./Cons.
39thStanley Fink*Democrat
40thEdward GriffithDemocrat
41stStanley Steingut*DemocratMinority Leader
42ndBrian Sharoff*Dem./Lib.
43rdGeorge A. Cincotta*Democrat
44thMel Miller*Democrat
45thStephen J. Solarz*Dem./Lib.
46thHoward L. LasherDemocrat
47thFrank J. BarbaroDemocrat
48thLeonard Silverman*Democrat
49thDominick L. DiCarlo*Rep./Cons.
50thRobert F. Kelly*Rep./Cons.appointed as Chairman of the NYS Cable TV Commission
50thChristopher J. MegaRep./Cons.on November 6, 1973, elected to fill vacancy
51stVincent A. Riccio*Rep./Cons.
52ndMichael L. PesceDemocrat
53rdWoodrow LewisDemocrat
54thSamuel D. Wright*Dem./Rep./Lib.resigned to run for the New York City Council
54thCharles T. HamiltonDemocraton November 6, 1973, elected to fill vacancy
55thThomas R. Fortune*Democrat
56thCalvin Williams*Dem./Lib.
57thHarvey L. Strelzin*Democrat
58thJoseph R. LentolDemocrat
59thPeter G. Mirto*Democrat
60thLucio F. Russo*Rep./Cons.
61stEdward J. Amann Jr.*Rep./Cons.appointed to the New York Court of Claims
61stElizabeth ConnellyDem./Cons.on November 6, 1973, elected to fill vacancy
62ndLouis DeSalvio*Democrat
63rdAnthony G. DiFalco*Dem./Lib.
64thWilliam F. Passannante*Dem./Lib.
65thAndrew J. Stein*Dem./Lib.
66thAntonio G. Olivieri*Dem./Lib.
67thRichard N. Gottfried*Dem./Lib.
68thPeter A. A. Berle*Dem./Lib.
69thAlbert H. Blumenthal*Dem./Lib.
70thJesse GrayDemocrat
71stFranz S. Leichter*Dem./Lib.
72ndGeorge W. Miller*Dem./Lib.
73rdEdward H. LehnerDemocrat
74thMark T. Southall*Democrat
75thEugenio AlvarezDemocratin 1974 appointed as Deputy NYC Commissioner of Housing Supervision
76thSeymour Posner*Dem./Lib.
77thArmando Montano*Dem./Rep./Lib.
78thEstella B. DiggsDemocrat
79thLouis Niñé*Democrat
80thGuy VelellaRep./Cons.
81stAlan Hochberg*Dem./Lib.
82ndThomas J. CulhaneDemocrat
83rdBurton Hecht*Dem./Lib.
84thG. Oliver Koppell*Dem./Lib.
85th*Dem./Lib.resigned on January 3 and took a seat in the New York City Council
85thJohn C. DearieDemocraton February 27, 1973, elected to fill vacancy
86thAnthony J. Stella*Dem./Lib.
87thBruce F. CaputoRep./Cons.
88thRichard C. RossRep./Cons.
89thAlvin M. Suchin*Rep./Cons.
90thGordon W. Burrows*Rep./Cons.
91stRichard E. MannixRep./Cons.
92ndJ. Edward Meyer*Rep./Cons.elected as a Republican with Conservative endorsement
92ndJ. Edward Meyer*Democraton December 4, 1973, became a Democrat
93rdPeter R. Biondo*Republican
94thWillis H. Stephens*RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means
95thEugene Levy*Rep./Cons.
96thHarold K. GruneRep./Cons.
97thLawrence Herbst*Republican
98thLouis IngrassiaRepublican
99thEmeel S. Betros*Rep./Cons.
100thBenjamin P. Roosa, Jr.Republican
101stH. Clark Bell*Rep./Cons.
102ndClarence D. Lane*Republican
103rdFred G. Field, Jr.*Republican
104thThomas W. Brown*Democrat
105thCharles D. CookRepublican
106thNeil W. Kelleher*Rep./Cons.
107thClark C. Wemple*Rep./Cons.
108thFred W. Droms, Jr.*Rep./Cons.
109thGlenn H. Harris*Rep./Cons./Lib.
110thGerald B. H. SolomonRep./Cons.
111thAndrew W. Ryan, Jr.*Rep./Cons.
112thK. Daniel Haley*Dem./Lib.
113thHarold C. LutherRepublicandied on May 15, 1973
113thPeter S. DokuchitzRepublicanon November 6, 1973, elected to fill vacancy
114thDonald L. Taylor*Rep./Cons.
115thWilliam R. Sears*Republican
116thNicholas J. CalogeroRepublican
117thEdward F. Crawford*Rep./Cons.Chairman of Judiciary;
on November 6, 1973, elected to the New York Supreme Court
117thRalph ShapiroDem./Cons.on February 14, 1974, elected to fill vacancy; died on April 8, 1974
118thLeonard F. Bersani*Rep./Cons.
119thHyman M. Miller*Republican
120thEdward M. Kinsella*Rep./Cons.died on December 3, 1973
120thRocco PirroRepublicanon February 14, 1974, elected to fill vacancy
121stThomas J. Murphy*Rep./Cons.
122ndClarence D. Rappleyea, Jr.Republican
123rdJames W. McCabeDemocrat
124thFrancis J. Boland, Jr.*Rep./Cons.
125thLloyd Stephen Riford, Jr.*Rep./Cons.
126thL. Richard Marshall*Rep./Cons.
127thCharles D. Henderson*Republican
128thConstance E. Cook*Republican
129thJames F. HurleyRep./Cons.
130thThomas A. HannaRep./Cons.
131stRaymond J. Lill*Democrat
132ndThomas R. FreyDemocrat
133rdFrank A. Carroll*Rep./Cons.
134thWilliam M. Steinfeldt*Rep./Cons.
135thDon W. Cook*Rep./Cons.
136thJames L. Emery*Republican
137thWilliam C. KnightsRepublicandied on February 5, 1973
137thR. Stephen HawleyRepublicanon November 6, 1973, elected to fill vacancy
138thJohn B. DalyRepublican
139thRichard J. Hogan*Rep./Cons.
140thJohn J. LaFalce*Dem./Lib.on November 5, 1974, elected to the 94th U.S. Congress
141stChester R. Hardt*Rep./Cons.
142ndStephen R. Greco*Dem./Cons.
143rdArthur O. Eve*Democrat
144thAlbert J. Hausbeck*Rep./Cons.
145thFrancis J. Griffin*Dem./Lib.
146thAlan J. JustinRep./Cons.
147thRonald H. Tills*Rep./Cons.
148thDale M. VolkerRepublican
149thDaniel B. WalshDem./Lib.
150thJohn W. Beckman*Rep./Cons.

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