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The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each district having an average population of 127,000. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.

The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.

Contents 1 Leadership of the Assembly 1.1 Leadership information 2 Current composition 2.1 Current members of the New York State Assembly 2.2 Past notable members 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Leadership of the Assembly

The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the State Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also its the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Democrat Sheldon Silver of the 64th Assembly District (New York City-Lower Manhattan). The Majority Leader is Paul Tokasz of the 143rd Assembly District (Lancaster). The Minority Leader is Republican James Tedisco of the 110th Assembly District (Saratoga Springs, Schenectady).

[edit] Leadership information

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td> Speaker	Sheldon Silver	Democratic	New York	64
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td> Majority Leader	Paul Tokasz RETIRING	Democratic	Cheektowaga	143
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td> Minority Leader	James Tedisco	Republican	Schenectady	110 </table> Image:MalcolmXNYSA.jpg [edit] Current composition Affiliation Members   Democratic Party 104   Republican Party 44   Vacant 2  Total 150  Majority 58 [edit] Current members of the New York State Assembly </td></tr> District Representative Party First elected Residence 1 Marc Alessi Democrat 2005 Mastic 2 Fred Thiele Republican 1995 Sag Harbor 3 Patricia Eddington Democrat 2000 Medford 4 Steven Englebright Democrat 1992 Setauket 5 Ginny Fields Democrat 2004 Oakdale 6 Philip Ramos Democrat 2002 Central Islip 7 Michael J. Fitzpatrick Republican 2002 Smithtown 8 Philip Boyle Republican 2006 Bay Shore 9 Andrew Raia Republican 2002 East Northport 10 James Conte Republican 1988 Huntington Station 11 Robert Sweeney Democrat 1988 Lindenhurst 12 Joseph Saladino Republican 2004 Massapequa 13 Charles Lavine Democrat 2004 Glen Cove 14 Robert Barra Republican 2000 Lynbrook 15 Robert Walker Republican 2005 Hicksville 16 Thomas DiNapoli Democrat 1986 Great Neck 17 Thomas McKevitt Republican 2006 East Meadow 18 Earlene Hill Hooper Democrat 1988 Hempstead 19 David McDonough Republican 2002 Merrick 20 Harvey Weisenberg Democrat 1989 Long Beach 21 Thomas Alfano Republican 1996 North Valley Stream 22 Jimmy Meng RETIRING Democrat 2004 Queens 23 Audrey Pheffer Democrat 1987 Far Rockaway 24 Mark Weprin Democrat 1994 Fresh Meadows 25 Brian McLaughlin RETIRING Democrat 1992 Flushing 26 Ann-Margaret Carrozza Democrat 1996 Bayside 27 Nettie Mayersohn Democrat 1982 Flushing 28 Andrew Hevesi Democrat 2005 Forest Hills 29 William Scarborough Democrat 1994 Jamaica 30 Margaret Markey Democrat 1998 Maspeth 31 Michele Titus Democrat 2002 Far Rockaway 32 Vivian Cook Democrat 1990 Jamaica 33 Barbara Clark Democrat 1986 Queens Village 34 Ivan Lafayette Democrat 1976 Jackson Heights 35 Jeffrion Aubry Democrat 1992 Corona 36 Michael N. Gianaris Democrat 2000 Astoria 37 Catherine Nolan Democrat 1984 Ridgewood 38 Anthony Seminerio Democrat 1978 Richmond Hill 39 Jose Peralta Democrat 2002 Jackson Heights 40 Diane Gordon Democrat 2000 Brooklyn 41 Helene Weinstein Democrat 1980 Brooklyn 42 Rhoda Jacobs Democrat 1978 Brooklyn 43 Karim Camara Democrat 2005 Brooklyn 44 James F. Brennan Democrat 1984 Brooklyn 45 Steven Cymbrowitz Democrat 2000 Brooklyn 46 Adele Cohen RETIRING Democrat 1998 Brooklyn 47 William Colton Democrat 1996 Brooklyn 48 Dov Hikind Democrat 1982 Brooklyn 49 Peter Abbate Democrat 1986 Brooklyn 50 Joseph Lentol Democrat 1972 Brooklyn 51 Felix Ortiz Democrat 1994 Brooklyn 52 Joan Millman Democrat 1997 Brooklyn Heights 53 Vito Lopez Democrat 1984 Brooklyn 54 Darryl Towns Democrat 1992 Brooklyn 55 William Boyland, Jr. Democrat 2003 Brooklyn 56 Annette Robinson Democrat 2002 Brooklyn 57 Roger Green RETIRING Democrat 2004 Brooklyn 58 N. Nick Perry Democrat 1992 Brooklyn 59 Alan Maisel Democrat 2006 Brooklyn 60 Matthew Mirones RETIRING Republican 2002 Staten Island 61 John Lavelle Democrat 2000 Staten Island 62 Vincent Ignizio Republican 2004 Annadale 63 Michael Cusick Democrat 2002 Staten Island 64 Sheldon Silver Democrat 1976 New York 65 Alexander Pete Grannis Democrat 1974 New York 66 Deborah Glick Democrat 1990 New York 67 Linda Rosenthal Democrat 2006 New York 68 Adam Clayton Powell IV Democrat 2000 New York 69 Daniel O'Donnell Democrat 2002 New York 70 Keith L. T. Wright Democrat 1992 New York 71 Herman D. Farrell Democrat 1974 New York 72 Adriano Espaillat Democrat 1996 New York 73 Jonathan Bing Democrat 2002 New York 74 Sylvia Friedman DEFEATED IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Democrat 2006 New York 75 Richard Gottfried Democrat 1970 New York 76 Peter Rivera Democrat 1992 Bronx 77 Aurelia Greene Democrat 1982 Bronx 78 Jose Rivera Democrat 2000 Bronx 79 Michael Benjamin Democrat 2003 Bronx 80 Naomi Rivera Democrat 2004 Bronx 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Democrat 1994 Bronx 82 Michael Benedetto Democrat 2004 Bronx 83 Carl Heastie Democrat 2000 Bronx 84 Carmen Arroyo Democrat 1994 Bronx 85 Ruben Diaz, Jr. Democrat 1996 Bronx 86 Luis Diaz Democrat 2002 Bronx 87 J. Gary Pretlow Democrat 1992 Mount Vernon 88 Amy Paulin Democrat 2000 Scarsdale 89 Adam Bradley Democrat 2002 White Plains 90 Sandra Galef Democrat 1992 Ossining 91 George Latimer Democrat 2004 Rye 92 Richard Brodsky Democrat 1982 Greenburgh 93 Louis Mosiello RETIRING Republican 2004 Yonkers 94 Kenneth Zebrowski Democrat 2004 New City 95 VACANT 96 Nancy Calhoun Republican 1990 Blooming Grove 97 Ann Rabbitt Republican 2004 Greenwood Lake 98 Aileen Gunther Democrat 2003 Forestburgh 99 Willis Stephens DEFEATED IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Republican 1994 Brewster 100 Thomas Kirwan Republican 1994 Newburgh 101 Kevin Cahill Democrat 1998 Kingston 102 Joel Miller Republican 1994 Poughkeepsie 103 Patrick R. Manning DEFEATED IN PRIMARY Republican 1994 East Fishkill 104 John McEneny Democrat 1992 Albany 105 Paul Tonko Democrat 1983 Amsterdam 106 Ronald Canestrari Democrat 1988 Cohoes 107 Clifford Crouch Republican 1995 Guilford 108 Pat Casale RETIRING Republican 1992 Schaghticoke 109 Robert Reilly Democrat 2004 Colonie 110 James Tedisco Republican 1982 Schenectady 111 William Magee Democrat 1990 Nelson 112 Roy McDonald Republican 2002 Saratoga 113 Teresa Sayward Republican 2002 Willsboro 114 VACANT 115 David Townsend Republican 1990 Kirkland 116 RoAnn Destito Democrat 1992 Rome 117 Marc Butler Republican 1995 Newport 118 Darrel Aubertine Democrat 2002 Cape Vincent 119 Joan Christensen Democrat 1990 Syracuse 120 William Magnarelli Democrat 1998 Syracuse 121 Jeffrey Brown RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-49TH SD Republican 2002 Manlius 122 Dierdre Scozzafava Republican 1998 Gouverneur 123 Gary Finch Republican 1999 Springport 124 William A. Barclay Republican 2002 Pulaski 125 Barbara Lifton Democrat 2002 Ithaca 126 Donna Lupardo Democrat 2004 Endwell 127 Daniel Hooker RETIRING Republican 2002 Saugerties 128 Robert Oaks Republican 1992 Macedon 129 Brian Kolb Republican 2000 Canandaigua 130 Joseph Errigo Republican 2000 Conesus 131 Susan John Democrat 1990 Rochester 132 Joseph Morelle Democrat 1990 Irondequoit 133 David Gantt Democrat 1982 Rochester 134 Bill Reilich Republican 2002 Greece 135 David Koon Democrat 1996 Perinton 136 James Bacalles Republican 1995 Corning 137 Tom O'Mara Republican 2004 Horseheads 138 Francine DelMonte Democrat 2000 Lewiston 139 Stephen Hawley Republican 2006 Batavia 140 Robin Schimminger Democrat 1976 Kenmore 141 Crystal Peoples Democrat 2002 Buffalo 142 Michael Cole Republican 2006 Alden 143 Paul Tokasz RETIRING Democrat 1988 Cheektowaga 144 Sam Hoyt Democrat 1992 Buffalo 145 Mark Schroeder Democrat 2004 Buffalo 146 Jack Quinn Republican 2004 Hamburg 147 Daniel Burling Republican 1998 Warsaw 148 James Hayes Republican 1998 Amherst 149 Joseph Giglio Republican 2005 Gowanda 150 William Parment Democrat 1982 North Harmony [edit] Past notable members Prominent members of the State Assembly in the past include U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Millard Fillmore, Al Smith, Thomas V. Welch, Frederick W. Seward and Theodore Roosevelt. 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