193rd New York State Legislature

The 193rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6, 1999, to December 31, 2000, during the fifth and sixth years of George Pataki's governorship, in Albany.

193rd New York State Legislature
192nd 194th
The facade of the New York State Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyNew York State Legislature
JurisdictionNew York, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1999 – December 31, 2000
Senate
Members61
PresidentLt. Gov. Mary Donohue (R)
Temporary PresidentJoseph Bruno (R)
Party controlRepublican (35-26)
Assembly
Members150
SpeakerSheldon Silver (D)
Party controlDemocratic (98-52)
Sessions
1stJanuary 6 – ?, 1999
2ndJanuary 5 – ?, 2000

Background

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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 1992 by the Legislature, 61 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 contiguously without restrictions regarding county boundaries.

Elections

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The New York state election, 1998, was held on November 3.[1]

Sessions

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The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 222md) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1999; and recessed indefinitely on

Sheldon Silver (Dem.) was re-elected Speaker of the Assembly.

Joseph Bruno (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the Senate.

The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 223rd) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 2000; and recessed indefinitely on

State Senate

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Senators

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The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. John Bonacic and Patricia McGee changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this legislature.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

District Senator Party Notes
1st Kenneth LaValle* Republican
2nd James J. Lack* Republican
3rd Caesar Trunzo* Republican
4th Owen H. Johnson* Republican
5th Carl L. Marcellino* Republican
6th Kemp Hannon* Republican
7th Michael Balboni* Republican
8th Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.* Republican
9th Dean Skelos* Republican
10th Alton R. Waldon Jr.* Democrat in December 1999 appointed to the Court of Claims;[2][3]
Malcolm Smith Democrat on March 28, 2000, elected to fill vacancy
11th Frank Padavan* Republican
12th Ada L. Smith* Democrat
13th Daniel Hevesi Democrat
14th George Onorato* Democrat
15th Serphin R. Maltese* Cons./Rep.
16th Leonard P. Stavisky* Democrat died on June 19, 1999[4]
Toby Ann Stavisky Democrat on November 2, 1999, elected to fill vacancy[5]
17th Nellie R. Santiago* Democrat
18th Velmanette Montgomery* Democrat
19th John L. Sampson* Democrat
20th Marty Markowitz* Democrat
21st Carl Kruger* Democrat
22nd Seymour P. Lachman* Democrat
23rd Vincent J. Gentile* Democrat
24th John J. Marchi* Republican
25th Martin Connor* Democrat Minority Leader
26th Roy M. Goodman* Republican
27th Thomas Duane Democrat
28th Olga A. Méndez* Democrat
29th David Paterson* Democrat
30th Eric Schneiderman Democrat
31st Efrain Gonzalez Jr.* Democrat
32nd David Rosado* Democrat
33rd Larry Seabrook* Democrat
34th Guy J. Velella* Republican
35th Nicholas A. Spano* Republican
36th Suzi Oppenheimer* Democrat
37th Vincent Leibell* Republican
38th Joseph R. Holland* Republican in April 1999 appointed Social Services Commissioner of Rockland Co.[6]
Thomas P. Morahan Republican on May 25, 1999, elected to fill vacancy[7][8]
39th William J. Larkin Jr.* Republican
40th John Bonacic* Republican
41st Stephen M. Saland* Republican
42nd Neil Breslin* Democrat
43rd Joseph Bruno* Republican re-elected Temporary President
44th Hugh T. Farley* Republican
45th Ronald B. Stafford* Republican Chairman of Finance
46th James W. Wright* Republican
47th Raymond A. Meier* Republican
48th Nancy Larraine Hoffmann* Democrat
49th John A. DeFrancisco* Republican
50th James L. Seward* Republican
51st Thomas W. Libous* Republican
52nd Randy Kuhl* Republican
53rd Michael F. Nozzolio* Republican
54th Richard A. Dollinger* Democrat
55th James S. Alesi* Republican
56th Patricia McGee* Republican
57th Anthony Nanula* Democrat on November 2, 1999, elected Buffalo City Comptroller[9]
Alfred Coppola Democrat in March 2000, elected to fill vacancy
58th William Stachowski* Democrat
59th Dale M. Volker* Republican
60th Mary Lou Rath* Republican
61st George D. Maziarz* Republican

Employees

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  • Secretary:

State Assembly

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Assembly members

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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 (the)..."

District Assembly member Party Notes
1st Patricia Acampora* Republican
2nd Fred W. Thiele Jr.* Republican
3rd Debra J. Mazzarelli* Democrat
4th Steve Englebright* Democrat
5th Paul E. Harenberg* Democrat
6th Robert C. Wertz* Republican
7th Thomas F. Barraga* Republican
8th Phil Boyle* Republican
9th John J. Flanagan* Republican
10th James D. Conte* Republican
11th Robert K. Sweeney* Democrat
12th Steven L. Labriola* Republican
13th David Sidikman* Democrat
14th Marc Herbst* Republican
15th Donna Ferrara* Republican
16th Thomas DiNapoli* Democrat
17th Maureen O'Connell* Republican
18th Earlene Hill Hooper* Democrat
19th Kate Murray* Republican
20th Harvey Weisenberg* Democrat
21st James Darcy Republican
22nd Thomas Alfano* Republican
23rd Audrey Pheffer* Democrat
24th Mark Weprin* Democrat
25th Brian M. McLaughlin* Democrat
26th Ann-Margaret Carrozza* Democrat
27th Nettie Mayersohn* Democrat
28th Michael Cohen* Democrat
29th William Scarborough* Democrat
30th Margaret Markey* Democrat
31st Pauline Rhodd-Cummings* Democrat
32nd Vivian E. Cook* Democrat
33rd Barbara M. Clark* Democrat
34th Ivan C. Lafayette* Democrat
35th Jeffrion L. Aubry* Democrat
36th Denis J. Butler* Democrat
37th Catherine Nolan* Democrat
38th Anthony S. Seminerio* Democrat
39th Frank R. Seddio Democrat
40th Edward Griffith* Democrat
41st Helene Weinstein* Democrat
42nd Rhoda S. Jacobs* Democrat
43rd Clarence Norman Jr.* Democrat
44th James F. Brennan* Democrat
45th Lena Cymbrowitz Democrat died on August 21, 2000[10]
46th Adele Cohen* Democrat
47th William Colton* Democrat
48th Dov Hikind* Democrat
49th Peter J. Abbate Jr.* Democrat
50th Joseph R. Lentol* Democrat
51st Félix W. Ortiz* Democrat
52nd Joan Millman* Democrat
53rd Vito J. Lopez* Democrat
54th Darryl C. Towns* Democrat
55th William F. Boyland* Democrat
56th Albert Vann* Democrat
57th Roger L. Green* Democrat
58th N. Nick Perry* Democrat
59th Elizabeth Connelly* Democrat
60th Eric N. Vitaliano* Democrat
61st Robert A. Straniere* Republican
62nd Sheldon Silver* Democrat re-elected Speaker
63rd Steven Sanders* Democrat
64th Richard N. Gottfried* Democrat
65th Alexander B. Grannis* Democrat
66th Deborah J. Glick* Democrat
67th Scott Stringer* Democrat
68th Nelson Antonio Denis* Democrat
69th Edward C. Sullivan* Democrat
70th Keith L. T. Wright* Democrat
71st Herman D. Farrell Jr.* Democrat Chairman of Ways and Means
72nd Adriano Espaillat* Democrat
73rd John Ravitz* Republican
74th Carmen E. Arroyo* Democrat
75th Rubén Díaz Jr.* Democrat
76th Peter M. Rivera* Democrat
77th Aurelia Greene* Democrat
78th Roberto Ramirez* Democrat
79th Gloria Davis* Democrat
80th Jeffrey D. Klein* Democrat
81st Jeffrey Dinowitz* Democrat
82nd Stephen B. Kaufman* Democrat
83rd Samuel Bea Jr.* Democrat
84th J. Gary Pretlow* Democrat
85th Ronald C. Tocci* Democrat
86th Richard L. Brodsky* Democrat
87th Mike Spano* Republican
88th Audrey Hochberg* Democrat
89th Naomi C. Matusow* Democrat
90th Sandy Galef* Democrat
91st Willis Stephens* Republican
92nd Alexander J. Gromack* Democrat
93rd Samuel Colman* Democrat
94th Nancy Calhoun* Republican
95th Howard Mills III Republican
96th Thomas J. Kirwan* Republican
97th Joel M. Miller* Republican
98th Jacob E. Gunther III* Democrat
99th Patrick R. Manning* Republican
100th Robert A. D'Andrea* Republican
101st Kevin A. Cahill Democrat
102nd John Faso* Republican Minority Leader
103rd James Tedisco* Republican
104th John McEneny* Democrat
105th Paul D. Tonko* Democrat
106th Ronald Canestrari* Democrat
107th Robert G. Prentiss* Republican
108th Pat M. Casale* Republican
109th Betty Little* Republican
110th Chris Ortloff* Republican
111th Bill Magee* Democrat
112th Dede Scozzafava Republican
113th Marc W. Butler* Republican
114th H. Robert Nortz* Republican
115th David R. Townsend Jr.* Republican
116th RoAnn Destito* Democrat
117th Frances T. Sullivan* Republican
118th Michael J. Bragman* Democrat Majority Leader
119th Joan Christensen* Democrat
120th William Magnarelli Democrat
121st Harold C. Brown Jr.* Republican
122nd Clifford W. Crouch* Republican
123rd Jay J. Dinga* Republican
124th Robert J. Warner* Republican
125th Martin A. Luster* Democrat
126th Daniel J. Fessenden* Republican
Gary Finch Republican on November 2, 1999, elected to fill vacancy[11]
127th George H. Winner Jr.* Republican
128th Bob Oaks* Republican
129th Craig J. Doran* Republican
Brian Kolb Republican in February 2000 elected to fill vacancy
130th James Bacalles* Republican
131st Susan V. John* Democrat
132nd Joseph D. Morelle* Democrat
133rd David F. Gantt* Democrat
134th Joseph Robach* Democrat
135th David Koon* Democrat
136th Jerry Johnson* Republican
137th Charles H. Nesbitt* Republican
138th Robert A. Daly Republican
139th David E. Seaman* Republican
140th Robin Schimminger* Democrat
141st Arthur O. Eve* Democrat
142nd James P. Hayes Republican
143rd Paul Tokasz* Democrat
144th Sam Hoyt* Democrat
145th Brian Higgins Democrat
146th Richard A. Smith Democrat
147th Daniel Burling Republican
148th Sandra Lee Wirth* Republican
149th Catharine Young Republican
150th William Parment* Democrat

Employees

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Notes

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Sources

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