146th New York State Legislature


The 146th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to May 4, 1923, during the first year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York, Kings, Bronx, Erie, Monroe, Queens and Westchester. The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party nominated a fusion ticket with the Farmer–Labor Party. The Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1922, was held on November 7. Ex-Governor Al Smith unseated the incumbent Governor Nathan L. Miller ; and Mayor of Schenectady George R. Lunn was elected Lieutenant Governor. The other six statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 1,398,000; Republicans 1,012,000; Socialists/Farmer-Labor 108,000; Prohibition 10,000; and Socialist Labor 4,000.
No women were elected to the Legislature.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1923; and adjourned on May 4.
H. Edmund Machold was re-elected Speaker.
Jimmy Walker was elected Temporary President of the State Senate.

State Senate

Districts

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Philip M. Kleinfeld, Michael E. Reiburn, Benjamin Antin, Walter W. Westall, Seabury C. Mastick, J. Griswold Webb and Ernest E. Cole changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stGeorge L. Thompson*Republicanre-elected
2ndFrank GiorgioDemocratChairman of Public Printing
3rdPeter J. McGarry*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Internal Affairs
4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld*DemocratChairman of Revision
5thDaniel F. Farrell*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Affairs of Cities
6thJames A. HigginsDemocratChairman of Privileges and Elections
7thJohn A. HastingsDemocratChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
8thWilliam L. LoveDemocratChairman of Penal Institutions
9thCharles E. RussellDemocratChairman of Banks
10thJeremiah F. Twomey*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Public Service
11thDaniel J. CarrollDemocratChairman of Public Health
12thJimmy Walker*Democratre-elected; elected Temporary President; Chairman of Rules
13thEllwood M. RabenoldDemocratChairman of Conservation
14thBernard Downing*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Finance
15thNathan Straus, Jr.*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Agriculture
16thThomas I. Sheridan*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
17thMeyer LevyDemocratChairman of General Laws
18thSalvatore A. Cotillo*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Judiciary;
on November 6, 1923, elected to the New York Supreme Court
19thDuncan T. O'BrienDemocratChairman of Military Affairs
20thMichael E. Reiburn*DemocratChairman of Labor and Industries
21stHenry G. Schackno*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Codes
22ndBenjamin AntinDemocratChairman of Education
23rdJohn J. Dunnigan*Democratre-elected; Chairman of Insurance
24thMark W. AllenDemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation
25thWalter W. Westall*Republican
26thSeabury C. Mastick*Republican
27thCaleb H. Baumes*Republicanre-elected
28thJ. Griswold Webb*Republican
29thArthur F. BoutonRepublican
30thWilliam T. ByrneDemocratChairman of Civil Service
31stJohn P. RyanDemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages
32ndFrederick W. Kavanaugh*Republicanre-elected
33rdMortimer Y. Ferris*Republicanre-elected
34thWarren T. Thayer*Republicanre-elected
35thTheodore Douglas Robinson*Republicanre-elected
36thFrederick M. Davenport*Republicanre-elected
37thWillard S. AugsburyRepublican
38thGeorge R. Fearon*Republicanre-elected
39thAllen J. Bloomfield*Republicanre-elected
40thClayton R. Lusk*Republicanre-elected; Minority Leader
41stSeymour Lowman*Republicanre-elected
42ndCharles J. Hewitt*Republicanre-elected
43rdErnest E. Cole*Republican
44thJohn Knight*Republicanre-elected
45thJames L. Whitley*Republicanre-elected
46thHomer E. A. Dick*Republicanre-elected
47thWilliam W. Campbell*Republicanre-elected
48thParton Swift*Republicanre-elected
49thRobert C. LaceyDemocratChairman of Canals
50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs*Republicanre-elected
51stDeHart H. Ames*Republicanre-elected

Employees

Assemblymen

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

Employees