197th New York State Legislature


The 197th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3, 2007, to December 31, 2008, during Eliot Spitzer's and the early part of David Paterson's governorship, in Albany.

State Senate

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine 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*Republicanon January 1, 2007, appointed NYS Deputy Secretary for Public Safety
7thCraig M. JohnsonDemocraton February 6, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
8thCharles J. Fuschillo Jr.*Republican
9thDean Skelos*RepublicanTemporary President and Acting Lt. Gov. from June 24, 2008
10thShirley HuntleyDemocrat
11thFrank Padavan*Republican
12thGeorge Onorato*Democrat
13thJohn Sabini*Democratin June 2008, appointed NYS Racing Commissioner
14thMalcolm Smith*Democrat
15thSerphin R. Maltese*Cons./Rep.
16thToby Ann Stavisky*Democrat
17thMartin Malave Dilan*Democrat
18thVelmanette Montgomery*Democrat
19thJohn L. Sampson*Democrat
20thEric AdamsDemocrat
21stKevin Parker*Democrat
22ndMartin Golden*Republican
23rdDiane Savino*Democrat
24thAndrew LanzaRepublican
25thMartin Connor*Democrat
26thLiz Krueger*Democrat
27thCarl Kruger*Democrat
28thJosé M. Serrano*Democrat
29thThomas Duane*Democrat
30thBill PerkinsDemocrat
31stEric Schneiderman*Democrat
32ndRubén Díaz Sr.*Democrat
33rdEfrain Gonzalez Jr.*Democrat
34thJeffrey D. Klein*Democrat
35thAndrea Stewart-CousinsDemocrat
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*RepublicanTemporary President until June 24, 2008;
Acting Lt. Gov. from March 17 to June 24, 2008;
resigned his seat on July 18, 2008
44thHugh T. Farley*Republican
45thBetty Little*Republican
46thNeil Breslin*Democrat
47thJoseph GriffoRepublican
48thJames W. Wright*Republicanresigned effective December 31, 2007
48thDarrel Aubertine*Democraton February 26, 2008, elected to fill vacancy
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 ThompsonDemocrat
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
1stMarc Alessi*Democrat
2ndFred W. Thiele, Jr.*Republican
3rdPatricia Eddington*Democrat
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*Republican
16thThomas DiNapoli*Democraton February 7, 2007, elected State Comptroller
16thMichelle SchimelDemocraton March 27, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
17thThomas McKevitt*Republican
18thEarlene Hill Hooper*Democrat
19thDavid McDonough*Republican
20thHarvey Weisenberg*Democrat
21stThomas Alfano*Republican
22ndEllen YoungDemocrat
23rdAudrey Pheffer*Democrat
24thMark Weprin*Democrat
25thRory LancmanDemocrat
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
34thIvan C. Lafayette*Democrat
35thJeffrion L. Aubry*Democrat
36thMichael Gianaris*Democrat
37thCatherine Nolan*Democrat
38thAnthony S. Seminerio*Democrat
39thJose Peralta*Democrat
40thDiane Gordon*Democratlost seat on April 8, 2008, upon conviction for bribery
41stHelene Weinstein*Democrat
42ndRhoda S. Jacobs*Democrat
43rdKarim Camara*Democrat
44thJames F. Brennan*Democrat
45thSteven Cymbrowitz*Democrat
46thAlec Brook-KrasnyDemocrat
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 JeffriesDemocrat
58thN. Nick Perry*Democrat
59thAlan Maisel*Democrat
60thJanele Hyer-SpencerDemocrat
61stJohn W. Lavelle*Democratdied on January 24, 2007
61stMatthew TitoneDemocraton March 27, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
62ndVincent M. Ignizio*Republicanon February 20, 2007, elected to the New York City Council
62ndLouis TobaccoRepublicanon March 27, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
63rdMichael Cusick*Democrat
64thSheldon Silver*Democratre-elected Speaker
65thPete Grannis*Democraton April 1, 2007, confirmed as Commissioner of NYSDEC
65thMicah KellnerDemocraton June 5, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
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. KavanaghDemocrat
75thRichard N. Gottfried*Democrat
76thPeter M. Rivera*Democrat
77thAurelia Greene*Democrat
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.*Democrat
86thLuis Diaz*Democratresigned in July 2008
87thJ. Gary Pretlow*Democrat
88thAmy Paulin*Democrat
89thAdam Bradley*Democrat
90thSandy Galef*Democrat
91stGeorge Latimer*Democrat
92ndRichard L. Brodsky*Democrat
93rdMike SpanoRepublican
93rdMike SpanoDemocratchanged party affiliation in July 2007
94thKenneth Zebrowski*Democratdied on March 18, 2007
94thKenneth Zebrowski Jr.Democraton May 1, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
95thEllen JaffeeDemocrat
96thNancy Calhoun*Republican
97thAnn Rabbitt*Republican
98thAileen Gunther*Democrat
99thGreg BallRepublican
100thThomas J. Kirwan*Republican
101stKevin A. Cahill*Democrat
102ndJoel M. Miller*Republican
103rdMarcus MolinaroRepublican
104thJohn McEneny*Democrat
105thPaul Tonko*Democraton June 15, 2007, confirmed to head NYSERDA
105thGeorge A. Amedore Jr.Republicanon July 21, 2007, elected to fill vacancy
106thRonald Canestrari*DemocratMajority Leader
107thClifford Crouch*Republican
108thTimothy P. GordonInd./Dem.
109thRobert Reilly*Democrat
110thJim Tedisco*RepublicanMinority Leader
111thBill Magee*Democrat
112thRoy J. McDonald*Republican
113thTeresa Sayward*Republican
114thJanet DupreyRepublican
115thDavid R. Townsend Jr.*Republican
116thRoAnn Destito*Democrat
117thMarc W. Butler*Republican
118thDarrel Aubertine*Democraton February 26, 2008, elected to the State Senate
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 LopezRepublican
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'Mara*Republican
138thFrancine DelMonte*Democrat
139thStephen Hawley*Republican
140thRobin Schimminger*Democrat
141stCrystal Peoples*Democrat
142ndMichael W. Cole*Republicanin May 2007, censured by the Assembly
143rdDennis GabryszakDemocrat
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

Employees